Staff members with discipline Language & Linguistics
Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.
Higher Education Research; Doctoral education; Researcher Development; Academic writing; Publishing; Academic work; Peer-mentoring; Community-building

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m.m.aarnikoivu rug.nl
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Coordinator (PhD Academy & Double/Joint doctorates, GSSE)
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Language teaching in multilingual contexts, second and third language acquisition, German as a foreign language

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n.abel rug.nl
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PhD candidate / Coordinator and lecturer for German language proficiency courses
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j.alba.duran rug.nl
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Lecturer and Researcher
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Dutch language history; Early Modern History; History of Ostfriesland; Church History; German Literature; Speculative & Science Fiction; the Interwar Period.

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g.w.m.altena rug.nl
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PhD student
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cognitive processes, writing models, keystroke logging, text production processes, writing strategies

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Assistant professor
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English for Academic Purposes, Interdisciplinarity, Dystopian Literature, Projects

Natural Language Processing/Computational Linguistics, Neural Model Interpretability, Machine Translation, Morphology *** For more details, see link to my Homepage below ***

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a.bisazza rug.nl
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Associate Professor
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Dutch as a second language
Photo: Annamarijn Vlinder Photography
Photo: Annamarijn Vlinder Photography

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Head of section Dutch / lecturer
Field / Discipline
Taalverwerving Zweeds en Nederlands/Nederlands als tweede taal

Russian language and culture, language acquisition, translation, bilingualism

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a.i.buiting rug.nl
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Teacher and coordinator for Russian Language Proficiency
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event extaction; opinion minig, sentiment analysis, perspective extraction; abusive language; storyline & causal relation extration

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t.caselli rug.nl
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Assistant professor
Discourse, Gender and Sexuality; Sociolinguistics; Queer Linguistics; Multilingualism and Minority Languages

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j.chojnicka rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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voice technology (speech analysis, speaker-state detection, prosodic and paralinguistic phenomena)
linguistics (agglutinative morphology, subtractive disfixation, Amazonian/Andean languages, minoritized languages)
cognition (sensory perception,... read more
linguistics (agglutinative morphology, subtractive disfixation, Amazonian/Andean languages, minoritized languages)
cognition (sensory perception,... read more

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m.coler rug.nl
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Associate Professor + Director of the MSc. Voice Technology
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Intercultural Competence; Teaching and learning in multicultural settings; Bilingual education; Teaching academic skills in English;

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Intercultural Competence (IC) trainer
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Computational Linguistics. Statistical parsing. Computational Literary Studies.

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a.w.van.cranenburgh rug.nl
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Assistant professor Digital Humanities and Information Sciences
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I am an advocate for transformative education. As a transdisciplinary scholar in applied linguistics, discourse and organizational studies, I explore how language creates and shapes social structures.
My teaching and research intersect around fostering... read more
My teaching and research intersect around fostering... read more

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e.darics rug.nl
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Multilingualism and education | Diversity and inclusion | Global citizenship education | Language didactics | Minority languages

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Full professor of educational sciences
critical (multimodal) discourse analysis; political and legal discourse; migration, integration, and (un)belonging; identity; language policy and multilingualism

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e.e.davis rug.nl
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PhD student
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Old English philology, Middle English philology, medieval literature, encyclopaedic literature of the early medieval period, manuscript studies, the history of the Germanic languages, thel study of Old English and Old Germanic languages and cultures... read more

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c.dekker rug.nl
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Senior Lecturer in Older English Literature and Culture
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teacher-child interactions; language and literacy development; Early Childhood Education and Care; discourse analysis; differentiation; cultural diversity and inclusion in education; critical (self-)reflection through art; art-based pedagogy

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Assistant professor
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b.e.dijkstra rug.nl
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Funding Officer & Coordinator Graduate School
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Lecturer in English
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South America, Indigenous languages, migration, coffee, cocaine

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n.q.emlen rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Language & Culture
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Dutch as a second language (Nt2), Second language acquisition, CALL, Testing
Language and education, E-learning (SpeakApps, EU LLP 2010-2014), Online taalonderwijs (Online Dutch, E-learning Language centre) / LMOOCs (Introduction to Dutch - futurelearn... read more
Language and education, E-learning (SpeakApps, EU LLP 2010-2014), Online taalonderwijs (Online Dutch, E-learning Language centre) / LMOOCs (Introduction to Dutch - futurelearn... read more

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j.van.engen rug.nl
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Head of Modern Foreign Languages
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auditory perception, (clinical) linguistics, phonetics / phonology, speech prosody

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m.k.everhardt rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
- Language and social interaction
- Questionnaire design and research methodology
- Questionnaire design and research methodology

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Lecturer Communication and Information Studies
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English as a Second Language, English for Academic Purposes, inclusive international classrooms

Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis, Multilingualism

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j.m.fuller rug.nl
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Chair, Language and Society
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My research focus on tackling the challenge of figurative language, with a specific emphasis on sarcasm, within the domain of language technology, applying machine-learning-based approaches. I delve into the intricate nuances of linguistic cues associated... read more

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xiyuan.gao rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Neurolinguistics

English linguistics | Hip-hop | African-American English

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s.r.k.i.gilbers rug.nl
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Assistant Professor (English linguistics)
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Language and literacy development

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c.m.de.glopper rug.nl
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Professor emeritus of Speech Communication and Discourse Analysis (briefly: Discourse Studies)
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I have worked in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT) for more than twenty years as a teacher, lecturer, head of English, academic director, teacher trainer and researcher. I am currently a lecturer and researcher in the Chair Group of Language... read more

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s.o.gok rug.nl
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EAP Lecturer & Researcher
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kennisontwikkeling in interactie, uitleginteracties, basisonderwijs, conversatie-analyse

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m.n.gosen rug.nl
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Universitair Docent
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Machine Translation, Translation Technology, Creativity in Translation, Usability, Human Computer Interaction

Language testing

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h.i.hacquebord rug.nl
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Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics (retired)
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From a combined background in Languages and Cultures of the Middle East (Arabic) and Translation Studies, I study literary, ideological and ideational exchanges between Western Europe and the Arabic Middle East; modern Arabic literature; literary... read more

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h.hamad rug.nl
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Lecturer
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Identity negotiation in companion service

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PhD student
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language and music cognition, speech perception, cochlear-implanted hearing

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e.e.harding rug.nl
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Postdoctoral researcher
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Second language development, writing, EMI

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p.g.heisterkamp rug.nl
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PhD Student
Field / Discipline
Linguistics, semantics, pragmatics, language development, cognitive science, language and autism

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Professor of Semantics and Cognition
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Literature, Modernism, Women's Travel Writing, and Migrant Fiction

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a.c.hoag rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Linguistics, Child language, Serious Gaming, Syntax, Semantics and Cognition

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b.hollebrandse rug.nl
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Assistant Professor (tenured)
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Sociolinguistics, Minoritised languages, Indigenous Languages, Language Revitalisation, Language attitudes and ideologies, Collaborative Research, Multilingualism.

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m.i.huilcan.herrera rug.nl
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PhD candidate and Research Officer
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ICT in teaching and learning, especially in teaching and learning of foreign/second languages (Computer-Assisted Language Learning/CALL)
Online International Learning, international and intercultural learning through the use of online collaboration and... read more
Online International Learning, international and intercultural learning through the use of online collaboration and... read more

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Project Manager Teaching and Learning Innovation
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Spanish, Italian Sociolinguistics

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Associate Professor
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Neurological language and speech disorders in adults

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full professor in Neurolinguistics
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Minority languages, language endangerment and revitalisation; Language ideologies and attitudes; External history of Romance languages; French linguistics, French regional languages, Occitan and Catalan

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a.d.e.joubert rug.nl
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Assistant Professor Language and Society (French)
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Academic writing and speaking, English as a Second Language, English syntax, reporting on research in linguistics.

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t.v.kassenberg rug.nl
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Instructor English linguistics and applied linguistics
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- Twentieth-century English literature
- Contemporary Ukrainian literature
- Memory Studies
- Language pedagogy
- Contemporary Ukrainian literature
- Memory Studies
- Language pedagogy

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y.kazanova rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Bilingualism, Bilingual processing, first language attrition, bilingualism and cognitive aging, second language pedagogy

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Professor of English Linguistics and English as a Second Language (ESL) / Rosalind Franklin Fellow
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Economic Geography, Regional labour markets, Data Science, Natural language processing (NLP), Machine learning

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i.p.s.kema rug.nl
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PhD student
Field / Discipline
Sociolinguistics
Sociophonetics
Language variation
Language change
Language contact
Language, gender and sexuality
Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Faroese)
Sociophonetics
Language variation
Language change
Language contact
Language, gender and sexuality
Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Faroese)

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Assistant Professor in English Language and Linguistics
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Neurolinguistics, Development of tools for diagnosis/treatment of language disorders

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d.a.de.kok rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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teacher of Dutch (as a second language)
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Seconc Language Learning, Bilingualism and Multilingualism in (Primary) Education, Young Refugee Students, Well-being, Trauma

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h.leeuwestein rug.nl
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PhD Student Developmental Psychology
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Translation Studies, Sociolinguistics (specifically, urban youth language), Literary Studies (specifically, migrant literature and YA literature), Sociology of Literature

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assistant professor
Field / Discipline
Psycholinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Research Methodology, Basic Statistics, Eye Tracking, Event-Related Potentials

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Assistant Professor
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20th Century American Literature
English for Academic Purposes
Legal English
English proficiency
Presentation skills
Writing skills
Holds: UTQ
English for Academic Purposes
Legal English
English proficiency
Presentation skills
Writing skills
Holds: UTQ

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j.r.van.loon rug.nl
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PhD Candidate / English Lecturer
Field / Discipline
English, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

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Professor of Applied Linguistics
Field / Discipline
Clinical linguistics / Neurolinguistics

I am Assistant Professor in European Languages and Cultures at the University of Groningen's Center for Language and Cognition. My research centers on how people produce socially meaningful patterns of language variation, with a particular focus on how... read more

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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing

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PhD Student
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j.m.mahoney rug.nl
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M.Ed, Lecturer, Programs Coordinator, AI in Education Consultant
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a.bruscato rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Sociolinguistics and language contact; Morphology of Algonquian languages; Creoles and mixed languages

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Assistant professor
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anna.meijer rug.nl
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Academic Editor
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Second language learning and teaching, Content and Launguage Integrated Learning (CLIL), Film and Language Integrated Learning (FLIL)

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i.a.menke-bazhutkina rug.nl
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German language teacher and coordinator
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a.menninga rug.nl
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Assistant professor
Field / Discipline
Check out the website of team Language Learning - link below* task-based language teaching (TBLT)* second language acquisition (SLA)* second language (L2) pedagogy* digitally mediated L2 learning* alignment* eye-tracking

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m.c.michel rug.nl
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Full Professor of Second Language Acquisition & Chair of Language Learning
Field / Discipline
Critical Discourse Studies
Gender studies
Rhetoric
Gender studies
Rhetoric

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m.p.milagros.garcia rug.nl
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Lecturer of English
Field / Discipline
Critical Sociolinguistics; Sociology of Language; Language Policy;

Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Speech science, Language processing

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dan.mu rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
Field / Discipline
My full academic page is here

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m.nissim rug.nl
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Professor of Computational Linguistics and Society
Field / Discipline
Language Technology

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g.j.m.van.noord rug.nl
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Professor
Field / Discipline
Natural Language Processing
Large Language Models
AI in Education
Large Language Models
AI in Education

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r.i.k.van.noord rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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grant advice, academic editing, translation, translation studies

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t.nutters rug.nl
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Funding Officer at the Faculties of Spatial Sciences and Religion, Culture and Society
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Old English language and literature; Middle English language and literature; Old Norse language and literature; early Irish literature

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k.e.e.olsen rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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f.padovani rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Computational Linguistics, Computational Literary Studies, Semantic Web Technology, Academic Website here

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f.a.pannach rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Second Language Acquisition, Language Teaching, Audiovisual input, Captioning, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Cognitive Individual differences, Eye-Tracking


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s.c.pentermann rug.nl
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Dutch language teacher / Junior educational development officer
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PhD student
Field / Discipline
Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Psycholinguistics, Bilingualism & Cognition, Executive Function

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g.j.poarch rug.nl
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Associate Professor of English Linguistics and English as a Second Language (ESL)
Field / Discipline
Old Frisian, Frisian language history

Argumentation theory, health communication, metaphor studies, pragmatics, rhetoric

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l.van.poppel rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Bi- & Multilingualism
Psycholinguistics
Germanic Linguistics (especially Swedish and Scandinavian linguistics)
Sociolinguistics
Basic Statistics for Linguists
EEG/ERP Research
Psycholinguistics
Germanic Linguistics (especially Swedish and Scandinavian linguistics)
Sociolinguistics
Basic Statistics for Linguists
EEG/ERP Research

Conversation Analysis, Ethnomethodology, Interactional Linguistics, Language and Social Interaction, Pragmatic Typology, Multimodality

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f.possemato rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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I am Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism at the University of Groningen's Center for Language and Cognition. My research agenda is driven by a personal commitment to advancing approaches to multilingualism in education and in... read more

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josh.prada rug.nl
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Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism
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Second language teaching, English for academic purposes, oral proficiency, group work

Clinical linguistics: brain tumors, infections, dementia, stroke, assessment/outcomes, rehabilitation, test standardization
Brain mapping: DES, MRI, TMS, tractography
Psycholinguistics: lexico-semantics, morphosyntax, nouns/verbs, fluency tasks,... read more
Brain mapping: DES, MRI, TMS, tractography
Psycholinguistics: lexico-semantics, morphosyntax, nouns/verbs, fluency tasks,... read more

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a.rofes rug.nl
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Assistant professor
Field / Discipline
Taalverwerving Nederlands als tweede/vreemde taal, taalverwerving Duits als vreemde taal, vertalen

Bilingualism/bilingual experiences, cognitive aging, Alzheimer's Disease, (resting-state) EEG, functional brain activity

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j.rook rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
Field / Discipline
Second Language Acquisition
Foreign Language education
French linguistics and language development
Foreign Language education
French linguistics and language development

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a.rousse-malpat rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of language learning at the program European Languages and Cultures
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Dyslexia, Bilingualism

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l.l.m.rouweler rug.nl
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Researcher Dyslexia Center & Coordinator INCREC Project
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Complex Dynamic Systems Theory - Task-based Language Teaching

I work as a policy officer and data scientist as part of Research Intelligence Services (RISe) of the university. I work closely with members of the Talent, Funding and Quality (TFQ) domain, the University Library (UB) and the University Medical Center... read more

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miguel.santin rug.nl
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Policy Officer Research Intelligence
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j.k.schauble rug.nl
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Assistant Professor Data Science
Field / Discipline
Psycho/Neurolinguistics, Clinical Linguistics
Acquired Language Disorders (aphasia), bi/multilingualism
Electroencephalogram (EEG) applications in linguistics, Language Modelling
Acquired Language Disorders (aphasia), bi/multilingualism
Electroencephalogram (EEG) applications in linguistics, Language Modelling

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s.d.tokac rug.nl
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Teacher at the AI Department
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Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Phonetics
Experimental linguistics
English as Medium of Instruction (EMI)
Scandinavian languages
Sociolinguistics
Phonetics
Experimental linguistics
English as Medium of Instruction (EMI)
Scandinavian languages

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a.schueppert rug.nl
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Associate professor
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h.sikkens rug.nl
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PhD student
Field / Discipline
Neurolinguistics

Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Psychology

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Assistant professor
Field / Discipline
L1 and L2 development
Usage-based / Cognitive Linguistics
Usage-based / Cognitive Linguistics

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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Discourse studies, text linguistics, stylistics, cognitive linguistics

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Associate Professor
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As a lecturer at the University of Groningen, I teach Italian language and Linguistics within the Bachelor of European Languages and Cultures programme. My academic portfolio includes teaching several courses in Linguistics, where I integrate my passion... read more

(Clinical) phonetics, articulation, tongue- and oral cancer, speech motor control, motor equivalence strategies, clinical linguistics

archive; bloggen; writing stories Frisia

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frida.van.til rug.nl
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Scientific Information Specialist
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m.trippenzee rug.nl
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(Junior) academic teacher
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Sustainable Fashion Communications and Deceptive Language in Sustainability

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m.p.uribe.silva rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
Field / Discipline
Language Technology
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing

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PhD student (Computational Linguistics)
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Second language acquisition, second language teaching, English for academic purposes, sociolinguistics, phonetics and phonology, second language phonology

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a.c.vaatstra rug.nl
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Lecturer
Field / Discipline
- phonetics and phonology
- speech prosody
- speech perception and production
- speech prosody
- speech perception and production

English language and second language acquisition

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Interim Professor of Language Learning
Field / Discipline
Multilangualism
Language Acquisition
Bookclubs
Public engagement
Research Impact
Language Acquisition
Bookclubs
Public engagement
Research Impact

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Co-ordinator Reinforcement Nederlands
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Syntax, theoretical linguistics

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Associate professor
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wietse.de.vries rug.nl
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PhD-candidate
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Ancient Greek linguistics; Ancient Greek Literature; Discourse Analysis

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Professor of Ancient Greek Language and Literature
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w.m.a.j.wijnhoven rug.nl
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M.Ed, English Lecturer, Scheduler English Section Language Centre
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Linguistics, pragmatics, discourse, information structure, coherence, experimental methods

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h.a.wilke rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Second and Foreign Language Learning

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g.j.m.wouters rug.nl
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Teacher of Dutch as a Second Language
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Digital Humanities, Computational Literature, Cultural Evolution, Fan Study, Knowledge Representation, NLP

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xiaoyan.yang rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Digital Humanities, Computational Literary Studies, Comparative Studies

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z.yu rug.nl
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PhD student
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Researcher at the Knowledge Platform, which collects and shares knowledge and research that is relevant for social policy in the Groningen gas extraction area. The Knowledge Platform stimulates partnerships to create more attention for social impact. It... read more

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a.a.zijlstra rug.nl
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Researcher Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen
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l.zotos rug.nl
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PhD Student in Computational Linguistics
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Syntax, linguistic typology

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Professor of theoretical linguistics
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