Yasaman Rafat, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

The differential contribution of auditory, visual articulatory gestures and orthographic input to perceptual learning in early vs. late bilinguals
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$57,749
The differential contribution of auditory, visual articulatory gestures and orthographic input to perceptual learning in early vs. late bilinguals
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$26,024
How handwriting and typewriting may help or hinder second language learning
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

The differential contribution of auditory, visual articulatory gestures and orthographic input to perceptual learning in early vs. late bilinguals

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rafat, Yasaman

Keywords: second langauge speech learning; bilingualism: heritage speech learning; audio-visual; orthographic; training; Spanish; English

$57,749

The differential contribution of auditory, visual articulatory gestures and orthographic input to perceptual learning in early vs. late bilinguals

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rafat, Yasaman

Keywords: second langauge speech learning; bilingualism: heritage speech learning; audio-visual; orthographic; training; Spanish; English

$26,024

How handwriting and typewriting may help or hinder second language learning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Rafat, Yasaman

Keywords: language learning; linguistics; writing; tutoring; education; computer assisted instruction

$25,000

Second language speech production, processing and reading of highly proficient bilinguals living in Canada: What does orthography have to do with it?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Rafat, Yasaman

Keywords: (1) Bilingualism; (2) Second language speech learning; (3) Production; (4) Processing; (5) Reading; (6) English; (7) Persian; (8) Korean; (9) Orthography; (10) Phonology

$67,286

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 Rafat, 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 "The differential contribution of auditory, visual articulatory gestures and orthographic input to perceptual learning in early vs. late bilinguals" (2022), 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]