Laura Collins, Concordia University

Research

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Latest funding

The pedagogical use of speech technologies to extend the reach of the second language classroom
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$94,227
Documenting the emergence and development of second language grammatical features throughout a school program: Providing information to increase the efficiency of instructional time
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$63,742
Developmental sequences in second language phonology:: acquisition and effects of instruction
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$96,791

All 5 grants and awards

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The pedagogical use of speech technologies to extend the reach of the second language classroom

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cardoso, Walcir C.

Keywords: teaching; learning; extend the reach of the classroom; anytime anywhere learning; technology; speech; text-to-speech; speech recognition; mobile learning; ubiquitous l2 education

$94,227

Documenting the emergence and development of second language grammatical features throughout a school program: Providing information to increase the efficiency of instructional time

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bell, Philippa

Keywords: (1) Second language grammatical development; (2) Corpus linguistics; (3) Interlanguage analysis; (4) Learner developmental readiness; (5) Quebec compulsory English as a second language programme; (6) Second language instruction; (7) Francophone learners of English; (8) CHILDES

$63,742

Developmental sequences in second language phonology:: acquisition and effects of instruction

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cardoso, Walcir C.

Keywords: teaching second language pronunciation; second language acquisition of phonology; interlanguage; laboratory phonology; second language pedagogy; Portuguese phonology; Mandarin phonology

$96,791

The sounds, the forms, and the meanings: an integrated perspective on second language teaching and learning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Collins, Laura

Keywords: second language learning; second language teaching; second language acquisition

$110,952

Learning each other's language: the missing link in second language research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Lyster, Roy

Keywords: second language learning; immersion education; peer interaction

$39,994

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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