Frank Boers, Western University

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Latest funding

Comparing the efficacy of exercises for language learning: A process - outcome perspective
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$28,155
Comparing the efficacy of exercises for language learning: A process - outcome perspective
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$49,075

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Comparing the efficacy of exercises for language learning: A process - outcome perspective

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Boers, Frank

Keywords: second/foreign language learning; exercise formats; trial and error; memory; interference

$28,155

Comparing the efficacy of exercises for language learning: A process - outcome perspective

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Boers, Frank

Keywords: second/foreign language learning; exercise formats; trial and error; memory; interference

$49,075

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Boers, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Comparing the efficacy of exercises for language learning: A process - outcome perspective" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]