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Prof Enlli Thomas

Professor in Education; Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor

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Position: Director of Research and Impact 

Email: enlli.thomas@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 383053

Location: Eifionydd, Normal Site

Prof Enlli Thomas

View Prof Enlli Thomas’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Overview

Enlli Thomas is Director of Research and Impact at the School of Education and Human Development. Her main research interests and expertise span psycholinguistic approaches to the study of bilingual language acquisition, including children’s acquisition of complex structures under conditions of minimal language input, bilingual assessment, and education approaches to language transmission, acquisition and use. She has conducted research and published widely in many areas of language study, including papers on aspects of bilingual acquisition, including impact factors influencing successful L1-L2 acquisition; bilingual transfer; bilingual assessment; bilingual literacy; Executive Function and bilingualism,; socio-economic status and language abilities; and factors influencing language use.  She gives regular invited lectures to practitioners and child-care workers both in the education and in the mental health sector on topics relating to language development and bilingualism, and had made regular appearances on tv and radio as an expert informant.

She graduated with a degree in Psychology from Bangor University in 1996 and went on to receive a PhD in Psychology in 2001, which looked at Welsh-speaking children’s acquisition of grammatical gender in Welsh. After completing her PhD, she remained at Bangor to work as a post-doctoral researcher on an ESRC-funded study looking at Welsh-speaking children’s acquisition of mutation, gender, and grammatical categories. During her subsequent years working as a Teaching Associate in the School of Psychology, she was involved as a co-author on a number of successful large-scale research grants, looking at language transmission practices in the home (Welsh Language Board), cognitive effects of bilingualism across the lifespan (ESRC), developing Welsh language assessment tools (Welsh Assembly Government), neuropsychological assessment of bilingual Welsh-English speakers (North Wales Research Committee & West Wales NHS Trust Research and Development Grants Awarding Committee) and bilingualism and dementia (North Wales Research Committee).

Since moving to the School of Education in 2007, she has continued to collaborate on a number of studies including a large-scale grant looking at the impact of bilingualism on patients with Altzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease (ESRC), and she was a core member of the Executive of the ESRC Centre for Research on Education in Theory and Practice. At the same time, she has been actively applying her expertise in the education context. Since joining the School of Education, she has led on a number of research projects, including those looking at developing children’s social use of Welsh both within and outside the classroom (Hunaniaith and Welsh Language Board), those exploring the opportunities afforded to L2 children to use Welsh within the classroom (Welsh Government), developing Welsh-language adaptations of standardised measures of linguistic and non-linguistic measures widely used in schools (GL Assessment), evaluating the Premier League Reading Stars Cymru reading programme (National Literacy Trust), and evaluating a family-based programme - The Family Learning Signature - in helping education authorities to improve attainment, attendance and behaviour, particularly with hard to reach families and disengaged learners (Widening Access Funds). She recently co-led on a project funded by the Gwynedd and Anglesey Post-16 Consortia to evaluate the various types of ‘bilingual’ teaching employed across the region and to develop new software to equip institutions to track the use of Welsh and English across the curriculum annually as part of their language planning strategy. The software is now used in all institutions in Gwynedd and Anglesey which provide for post-16 pupils.  She is recently co-author of a large-scale ESRC grant (£1.8 million), which is a multi-institution project to develop the first mass corpus to capture and inform the past, present and future use of the Welsh language. She will co-lead on the development and evaluation of a dedicated resource for teachers and learners of Welsh that will result from Corpus as part of the research.

She is also the author and co-author of a number of articles and book chapters, and co-author of a standardized tool for measuring children’s receptive vocabulary in Welsh. She recently co-edited a volume entitled “Advances in the Study of Bilingualism”.

Conference Presentation

The Management of Additional Support Needs in Gaelic Medium Education: Developing Assessment Strategies to Enhance Pupil Achievement and Inclusion

Qualifications

2010 PGCertHE (merit)

1996 - 2001 Bangor University

PhD Psychology

“Aspects of Gender Mutation in Welsh”

1993 - 1996 Bangor University

BA (hons.) Psychology, 2:1

Dissertation: “The Cognitive Benefits of Bilingualism”

2011 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

2006 Recipient of Bangor University Teaching Fellow Award

1996 Recipient of Bangor University’s Development Trust 3 year PhD Studentship, funded by Bookland.

Links

  • www.bilingualism.bangor.ac.uk
  • www.pgc.bangor.ac.uk

 

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching and Supervision

Year 1: Child Psychology (MO) (XAE1033) – Semester 1 (10 credits)

Seicoleg Plentyn (MO) (XAC1033) – Semester 1 (10 credits)

Year 2: Researching Childhood (MO) (XAE2033) – Semester 1 (10 credits)

Ymchwilio Plentyndod (MO) (XAC2033) – Semester 1 (10 credits)

Year 3: Iaith a Dwyieithrwydd (MO) (XAC3007) – Semester 1 (10 credits); Semester 2, 3 lectures

Language and Bilingualism (MO) (XAE3007) – Semester 1 (10 credits); Semester 2, 3 lectures

MA: Bilingualism: Research and Methods (PLP4020) – Semester 2, 3 sessions (3.5 hours)

PhD: First supervisor: 5 students (all externally funded)

Second supervisor: 3 students

2008-2011 Co-ordinator of MA in Bilingualism

Research Interests

Research grants held

2012 Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol: “Llais y Plentyn” (Thomas, £2409)

2011 Welsh Government: “Exploring the role of classroom language transmission practices in developing L1/L2 fluency in Welsh” (Thomas & Lewis, £10,000).

2010 ESRC: “Bilingualism as a protective factor in age-related neurodegenerative disorders” (Clare, Gathercole, Thomas, Hindle, Whittacker, Bialystok, & Craik, £630,000)

Hunaniaith and Welsh Language Board: “Arolwg o ddefnydd cymdeithasol plant cynradd o’r Gymraeg” (Roberts & Thomas, £20,000)

2009 Welsh Government: “Continued Development of Standardised Measures for the Assessment of Welsh” (Gathercole & Thomas, £90,000).

2007 ESRC: “Cognitive effects of bilingualism across the lifespan” (Gathercole & Thomas: £720,000)

North Wales Research Committee: “Does bilingualism delay the onset of dementia? A pilot study comparing bilingual Welsh/English and monolingual English speakers”(Clare, Thomas, Whitaker, & Jones, £5,000)

2005 Welsh Assembly Government: “Development of Welsh language assessment tools for children” (Gathercole & Thomas: £90,000)

North Wales Research Committee: “Neuropsychological assessment of bilingual Welsh-English speakers: meeting the needs of Welsh-speaking older people” (Thomas, Clare, Woods, & Jones: £5,000)

North West Wales NHS Trust Research and Development Grants Awarding

Committee: “Neuropsychological assessment of bilingual Welsh-English speakers: meeting the needs of Welsh-speaking older people” (Clare, Thomas, Woods, & Jones: £5,000)

2003 Welsh Language Board: “Trosglwyddo Iaith mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru”(Gathercole, Thomas, Deuchar & Williams; £93,000).

Consultancy work

2012 GL Assessment, London

Consult on the development of a Welsh version of the Cognitive Abilities Test 4

2012 NFER Cymru/Welsh Government

Consult on the development of new Welsh reading tests

Publications

2019

  • Accepted/In pressAddressing Teacher Confidence as a Barrier to Bilingual Classroom Transmission Practices in Wales
    Parry, N. & Thomas, E., 30 Jun 2019, (Accepted/In press) The psychological experience of integrating language and content. Talbot, K., Gruber, M-T. & Nishida, R. (eds.). Multilingual Matters
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedLong-term outcomes for bilinguals in minority language contexts: Welsh-English teenagers’ performance on measures of Grammatical Gender and Plural Morphology in Welsh
    Binks, H. & Thomas, E., Jul 2019, In : Applied Psycholinguistics. 40, 4, p. 1019-1049
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedTeasing apart factors influencing executive function performance in bilinguals and monolinguals at different ages: Teasing apart factors
    Gathercole, V., Thomas, E., Vinas-Guasch, N., Kennedy, I., Prys, C., Young, N., Roberts, E., Hughes-Parry, E. & Jones, L., 12 Jun 2019, Bilingualism, Executive Function, and Beyond: Questions and insights. Sekerina, I., Spradlin, L. & Valian, V. (eds.). Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, Vol. 57 . p. 295-336 42 p. (Studies in Bilingualism; vol. 57).
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedWHODUNNIT? Language interaction in identification of sentential subjects in Wales and Patagonia
    Gathercole, V., Perez-Tattam, R., Stadthagen-Gonzalez, H., Laporte, N. & Thomas, E., 3 Oct 2019, In : International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 22, 7, p. 897-918
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

  • PublishedBilingual Teaching Methods: A quick reference guide for educators
    Thomas, E., Apolloni, D. & Parry, N., 22 Nov 2018, Bangor University. 72 p.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book
  • PublishedDulliau Addysgu Dwyieithog: cyfeirlyfr cyflym i addysgwyr
    Thomas, E., Apolloni, D. & Parry, N., 9 Nov 2018, UK: Bangor University. 72 p.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book

2017

  • PublishedAgweddar ar Ddwyieithrwydd
    Thomas, E. & Webb-Davies, P., 6 Aug 2017, Caerfyrddin, Wales: Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book
  • PublishedExploring minority language input sources as means of supporting the early development of L2 vocabulary and grammar
    Williams, N. & Thomas, E., Jul 2017, In : Applied Psycholinguistics. 38, 4, p. 855-880
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedGweld y Gair: Standardisation and clinical application of a Welsh language measure for estimation of premorbid intellectual functioning
    Clare, L., Toms, G., Thomas, E., Hindle, J. & Woods, R., 31 Jul 2017, In : FPOP Bulletin. 139
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedRe-thinking Educational Attainment and Poverty (REAP) - in Rural Wales
    ap Gruffudd, G., Spencer, L., Payne, J., Wilde, A., Watkins, R., Jones, S., Thomas, E. M., Hughes, C. & O'Connor, B., 1 Nov 2017, Bangor University. 130 p.
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
  • PublishedThe effects of lifelong cognitive lifestyle on executive function in older people with Parkinson’s disease
    Hindle, J., Martin-Forbes, P., Martyr, A., Bastable, A., Pye, K., Gathercole, V., Thomas, E. & Clare, L., Dec 2017, In : International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 32, 12, p. e157-e165
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedThe linguistic, cognitive and emotional advantages of minority language bilingualism
    Young, N., Rhys, M., Kennedy, I. A. & Thomas, E., 1 Feb 2017, Bilingualism and Minority Language in Europe: Current Trends and Developments. Lauchlan, F. & Parafita Couto, M. D. C. (eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 120-142
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2016

  • PublishedBilingualism, executive control, and age at diagnosis among people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease in Wales
    Clare, L., Whitaker, C. J., Craik, F. I. M., Bialystok, E., Martyr, A., Martin-Forbes, P. A., Bastable, A. J. M., Pye, K. L., Quinn, C., Thomas, E. M., Gathercole, V. C. M. & Hindle, J. V., Sep 2016, In : Journal of Neuropsychology. 10, 2, p. 163-85 23 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedEffaith amlder iaith yn y cartref ar wybodaeth oedolion o’r system o greu enwau lluosog yn y Gymraeg
    Binks, H. & Thomas, E., Oct 2016, In : Gwerddon. 22, p. 31-46
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedExecutive control in older Welsh monolinguals and bilinguals
    Clare, L., Whitaker, C. J., Martyr, A., Martin-Forbes, P. A., Bastable, A. J. M., Pye, K. L., Quinn, C., Thomas, E. M., Gathercole, V. C. M. & Hindle, J. V., 6 Apr 2016, In : Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 28, 4, p. 412-426
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedSocioeconomic level and bilinguals' performance on language and cognitive measures
    Mueller Gathercole, V. C., Kennedy, I. A. & Thomas, E. M., Nov 2016, In : Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedTeasing apart factors influencing Executive Function performance in bilinguals and monolinguals at different ages
    Gathercole, V. C. M., Thomas, E. M., Viñas Guasch, N., Kennedy, I., Prys, C., Young, N. E., Roberts, E. J., Hughes, E. K. & Jones, L., Oct 2016, In : Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism. 6, 5, p. 605-647
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2015

  • PublishedCognitive Reserve in Parkinson’s Disease: The Effects of Welsh-English Bilingualism on Executive Function
    Martin, P. A., Hindle, J. V., Martin-Forbes, P. A., Bastable, A. J., Pye, K. L., Martyr, A., Whitaker, C. J., Craik, F. I., Bialystock, E., Thomas, E. M., Mueller Gathercole, V. C. & Clare, L., 14 Apr 2015, In : Parkinson's Disease. p. 1-10
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2014

  • PublishedAdvances in the Study of Bilingualism
    Mennen, I. C. (ed.), Thomas, E. M. (ed.) & Mennen, I. (ed.), 9 May 2014, 2014 ed. Multilingual Matters.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book
  • PublishedBilingual construction of two systems: To interact or not to interact?
    Gathercole, V. M., Perez-Tattam, R. S., Gathercole, V. C., Perez Tattam, R., Stadthagen-Gonzalez, H., Thomas, E. M., Thomas, E. M. (ed.) & Mennen, I. (ed.), 27 Nov 2014, Advances in the Study of Bilingualism. 2014 ed. Multilingual Matters, p. 63-89
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedCross-linguistic influence and patterns of acquisition: the emergence of gender and word order in German-Welsh bilinguals
    Thomas, E. M., Cantone, K. F., Davies, S., Shadrova, A., Thomas, E. M. (ed.) & Mennen, I. (ed.), 27 Nov 2014, Advances in the Study of Bilingualism. 2014 ed. Multilingual Matters, p. 41-62
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedDoes language dominance affect cognitive performance in bilinguals? Lifespan evidence from preschoolers through older adults on card sorting, Simon, and metalinguistic tasks
    Kennedy, I. A., Young, N. E., Gathercole, V. C., Thomas, E. M., Kennedy, I., Prys, C., Young, N., Viñas Guasch N., N. V., Roberts, E. J., Hughes, E. K. & Jones, L., 5 Feb 2014, In : Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology. 5
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedIntroduction: Advances in the study of bilingualism
    Mennen, I. C., Thomas, E. M., Mennen, I. & Thomas, E. M. (ed.), 9 May 2014, Advances in the Study of Bilingualism. 2014 ed. Multilingual Matters, p. xvii-xxv
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedThe learner's voice: exploring bilingual children's selective language use and perceptions of minority language competence
    Lewis, W. G., Thomas, E. M., Apolloni, D. & Lewis, G., 8 Jan 2014, In : Language and Education. 28, 4, p. 340-361
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2013

  • PublishedAcquiring complex structures under minority language conditions: Bilingual acquisition of plural morphology in Welsh
    Binks, H. L., Thomas, E. M., Williams, N., Jones, L. A., Davies, S. & Binks, H., 21 Nov 2013, In : Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 17, 3, p. 478-494
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedBilingual Welsh–English children's acquisition of vocabulary and reading: implications for bilingual education
    Rhys, M. & Thomas, E., 2013, In : International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 16, 6, p. 633-656
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedBilingualism, orthography and self-esteem: How children learning to read and write in Welsh and English view themselves
    Young, N. & Thomas, E., Apr 2013.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2012

  • PublishedElectrophysiological Cross-Language Neighborhood Density Effects in Late and Early English-Welsh Bilinguals
    Grossi, G., Savill, N., Thomas, E. & Thierry, G., 18 Oct 2012, In : Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. p. 3475346
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedVariation in language choice in extended speech in primary schools in Wales: implications for teacher education
    Thomas, E. M., Lewis, W. G. & Apolloni, D., 1 May 2012, In : Language and Education. 26, 3, p. 245-261
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2011

  • PublishedExploring bilinguals' social use of language inside and out of the minority language classroom.
    Thomas, E. M. & Roberts, D. B., 1 Jan 2011, In : Language and Education. 25, 2, p. 89-108
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2010

  • PublishedChildren's acquisition of Welsh in bilingual setting: a psycholinguistic perspective.
    Thomas, E. M., Mayr, R. & Morris, D. (ed.), 1 Jan 2010, Welsh in the 21st Century.. 2010 ed. University of Wales, Press, p. 99-117
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedCognitive effects of bilingualism: digging deeper for the contributions of language dominance, linguistic knowledge, socio-economic status and cognitive abilities
    Gathercole, V. M., Thomas, E. M., Jones, L., Guash, N. V., Young, N. & Hughes, E. K., 1 Sep 2010, In : International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 13, 5, p. 617-664
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedPosterior N1 asymmetry to English and Welsh words in Early and Late English-Welsh bilinguals.
    Grossi, G., Savill, N., Thomas, E. M. & Thierry, G., 1 Sep 2010, In : Biological Psychology. 85, 1, p. 124-133
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2009

  • PublishedBilingual first-language development: Dominant language takeover, threatened minority language take-up.
    Gathercole, V. M. & Thomas, E. M., 1 Apr 2009, In : Bilingualism - Language and Cognition. 12, 2, p. 213-237
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedBrain potentials reveal semantic priming in both the 'active' and the 'non-attended' language of early bilinguals
    Martin, C. D., Dering, B., Thomas, E. M. & Thierry, G., 1 Aug 2009, In : Neuroimage. 47, 1, p. 326-333
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2008

  • PublishedDesigning a normed receptive vocabulary test for bilingual populations: A model from Welsh.
    Gathercole, V. M., Gathercole, V. C., Thomas, E. M. & Hughes, E., 1 Jan 2008, In : International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 11, 6, p. 678-720
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedDeveloping language-appropriate task items for identifying literacy difficulties in Welsh-speaking children.
    Thomas, E. M. & Lloyd, S. W., 1 Jan 2008, In : Dyslexia Review. 20, 1, p. 4-9
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2007

  • PublishedChildren's productive command of grammatical gender and mutation in Welsh: an alternative to rule-based learning.
    Gathercole, V. M., Thomas, E. M. & Gathercole, V. C., 1 Aug 2007, In : First Language. 27, 3, p. 251-278
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedTrosglwyddo Iaith Mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog Yng Nghymru / Language Transmission in Bilingual Families in Wales.
    Gathercole, V. C. (ed.) & Thomas, E. M. (ed.), 1 Jan 2007, 2007 ed. Welsh Language Board.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book

2006

  • PublishedTeaching and assessing psychology through a minority language: lessons from Wales.
    Thomas, E. M., Wilkinson, R. (ed.), Zegers, V. (ed.) & Van Leeuwen, C. (ed.), 1 Jan 2006, Bridging the Assessment Gap in English-Medium Higher Education.. 2006 ed. AKS-Verlag, p. 179-194
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2005

  • PublishedMinority Language Survival: Input Factors Influencing the Acquisition of Welsh.
    Thomas, E. M., Gathercole, V. C., Cohen, J. (ed.), McAlister, K. T. (ed.), Rolstad, K. (ed.) & MacSwan, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Bilingualism.. 2005 ed. Cascadilla Press, p. 852-874
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2004

  • PublishedPsychology Teaching and Learning in Wales.
    Thomas, E. M., 1 Jan 2004, In : Psychology Learning and Teaching. 4, 1, p. 11-14
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Activities

2019

  • Addressing literacy difficulties in languages with transparent orthographies: issues for Welsh

    Keynote presentation

    10 Jun 2019 – 14 Jun 2019

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • The long-term outcomes for bilinguals in minority language contexts

    Research Seminar at Department of Language Studies, Umea University, Sweden

    6 Mar 2019

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Teacher Education for minority language teachers and immersion school teachers in Wales

    Teacher Training on Teaching Minority Language Oral Skills

    18 Jan 2019

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Journal of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech (Journal)

    Editorial Board Member

    1 Jan 2019 →

    Links:

    • https://journal.equinoxpub.com/index.php/JMBS/about/editorialTeam
    Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

2018

  • Cynhadledd y Gymraeg mewn Addysg a Dwyieithrwydd

    Cynhadledd undydd i athrawon a gweision sifil

    9 Nov 2018

    Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker)
  • Multilingual Education in Linguistically Diverse Contexts: The Issues in Wales

    Keynote Address

    30 Aug 2018 – 1 Sep 2018

    Links:

    • https://meldc18.wordpress.com/keynote-speakers/
    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Welsh in Education and Bilingualism Conference

    A one-day conference for teachers and civil servants

    22 Jun 2018

    Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker)
  • Understanding factors influencing bi- and multilingual development in minority language contexts

    Keynote Address

    8 Jun 2018 – 10 Jun 2018

    Links:

    • http://multilingualism2018.uw.edu.pl/en/
    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Childhood Bilingualism: the Welsh-English context.

    Keynote Address

    12 Jan 2018

    Links:

    • https://yellow.place/en/e/trinity-long-room-hub-arts-and-humanities-resear-201801121200 https://childbilingualismresearch.com/january-2018-meeting/
    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2017

  • Lansio llyfr Agweddau Ar Ddwyieithrwydd [Book launch]

    Lansiad y llyfr newydd Agweddau ar Ddwyieithrwydd i'r cyhoedd, ar stondin Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, gyda chyfweliad gan Ifor ap Glyn gyda' awduron, Enlli Thomas a Peredur Webb-Davies.

    Public book launch of Welsh textbook about bilingualism, at the stall of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, featuring an interview by Ifor ap Glyn with the authors, Enlli Thomas and Peredur Webb-Davies.

    9 Aug 2017

    Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
  • Welsh Government (External organisation)

    Aelod o Gyngor Partneriaethau'r Gymraeg

    1 Jul 2017 – 1 Jul 2020

    Activity: Membership of council (Chair)
  • Psycho- and socio-linguistic factors influencing minority language competence in bi- and multilingual contexts: implications for education

    Keynote Address

    11 May 2017 – 13 May 2017

    Links:

    • https://bragaconfmultiling.wordpress.com/keynote-speakers/
    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2016

  • International Conference on Bilingualism in Education, Bangor University

    International Conference on Bilingualism in Education

    10 Jun 2016 – 12 Jun 2016

    Links:

    • http://bilingualism-in-education.bangor.ac.uk/
    Activity: Participation in conference (Organiser)

2015

  • John Benjamins (Publisher)

    Editorial Booard Member, Studies in Bilingualism, John Benjamins

    31 Dec 2015 – 31 Dec 2025

    Links:

    • https://benjamins.com/#catalog/books/sibil/board
    Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)
  • Applied Psycholinguistics (Journal)

    Editorial Board Member

    30 Nov 2015 – 31 Dec 2019

    Links:

    • https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/appliedpsycholinguistics/information/editorial-board
    Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

2014

  • Applied Psycholinguistics (Journal)

    Editorial Board Member

    2014 – 2018

    Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)
  • John Benjamins Publishing Company (Publisher)

    Studies in Bilingualism Book Series Advisory Editorial Board member

    2014 →

    Links:

    • https://benjamins.com/catalog/sibil/board
    Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

2011

  • Psycholinguistic aspects of the acquisition of Welsh: Challenges to the sustainability of a minority linguistic community.

    Keynote Address

    28 Mar 2011

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

Projects

  • COVID-19 LOT 3: The impact of this on learners in Welsh-Medium education, particularly those who live in English-Medium homes.

    01/09/2020 – 30/04/2021 (Active)

  • The role of Initial Teacher Education (ITA) programs and research in the field of bilingualism and promoting the Welsh language

    01/01/2018 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

  • CorCenC: Corpws Cenedlaethol Cymraeg (The Welsh National Corpus)

    01/03/2016 – 31/12/2020 (Finished)

    Links:

    • http://www.corcencc.org/
  • Use of Welsh in post-16 education - Gwynedd and Môn

    01/02/2015 – 14/07/2017 (Finished)

  • Manteision Addysg Gymraeg a Dwyieithog: Ysgoloriaeth PhD

    01/09/2009 – 30/09/2012 (Finished)

  • Survey of Primary School-Aged Children's Social use of Welsh

    01/09/2009 – 31/07/2010 (Finished)

    Links:

    • http://moodle.cynnal.co.uk/course/view.php?id=397

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