Start date:
September 2019Research Topic:
Child vocabulary development - Explicit etymology and morphology teaching at the transition from primary to secondary schoolResearch pathway:
IeithyddiaethResearch Supervisor:
Dr Lise Fontaine and Dr Sara Pons-SanzSupervising school:
Ysgol Saesneg, Cyfathrebu ac Athroniaeth, Prifysgol CaerdyddPrimary funding source:
ESRC StudentshipResearch keywords:
child language; Education; etymology; language acquisition; morphology; Sociolinguistics; Vocabulary developmentMy research is in the field of vocabulary development. I have designed a morphology and etymology focused Vocabulary Development Programme, which explores whether explicit teaching of word parts, word history and vocabulary decoding skill could influence pupils’ ability to comprehend complex, unfamiliar academic vocabulary at the transition from primary to secondary school.
E-bost:
BristowEL@cardiff.ac.ukTwitter:
@E_Bristow1