Completed Research Projects

2015-2017     

Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Malaysia

‘Effect of bilingualism and multilingualism on grey matter volume in the brain of Malaysian bilingual and trilingual speakers in Malaysia.’

Principal Investigator: Ngee Thai Yap

Co-investigators: Mei Yuit Chan, Wong Bee Eng, Theo Marinis, Abdul Jalil Nordin, Shameem Begum Bt Mohd Rafik Khan, Doug Saddy

Nuffield Foundation

Primary Modern Languages: the impact of teaching approaches on attainment and preparedness for secondary school language learning

Principal Investigator: Suzanne Graham

Co-investigators: Theo Marinis, Alan Tonkyn

Onassis Foundation Fellowship

‘Language development, education and assessment of immigrant children in Greece’

2011-2012     

Nuffield Foundation

‘Factors driving adolescents’ second language achievement in Germany’

Principal Investigator: Martha Young-Scholten

Co-investigators: Theo Marinis, Anna Vainikka

2011-2012

Latsis Foundation

‘Mapping out the Linguistic Profile of (Greek speaking) individuals with Autism’

Principal Investigator: Arhonto Terzi

Co-investigators: Konstantinos Francis, Angeliki Kotsopoulou, Theo Marinis

2008-2011     

Dutch research council (NWO)

‘Cross-linguistic study of the production and processing of grammatical morphemes in L2 children compared to children with Specific Language Impairment’

Principal Investigator: Theo Marinis

Co-investigator: Susan Edwards

2008-2009     

British Academy Grant

‘Lexical overlap of words and gestures in deaf children’s spoken language development’

Principal Investigator: Merle Mahon

Co-investigators: Juliette Corrin, Theo Marinis

2008-2009     

British Academy Grant

Sentence processing in children with Williams syndrome using eye-tracking’

Principal Investigator: Vesna Stojanovik

Co-investigators: Theo Marinis, Diane Nelson

2007-2010     

ESRC Grant

Real-time processing of syntactic information in children with English as a Second Language & children with Specific Language Impairment

Principal Investigator: Theo Marinis

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2007-2008     

Goldsmith's College Research Fund, University of London

‘Investigation of syntactic expectancy in second language learners: an ERP study’

Principal Investigator: Elisabeth Fonteneau

Co-investigator: Theo Marinis

2006   

RETF Small Grants Pump-Priming Award, University of Reading

‘Sentence processing in children with English as a Second Language’.

Principal Investigator: Theo Marinis