Grants

Improving English listening and speaking skills in Chinese students
Richard Pemberton, Nikki Pitchford, Walter van Heuven, Kathy Conklin, Magaret Dowens, £20K; 2009 - 2010
Funded by the University of Nottingham

Subtitles as an aid to L2 acquisition
Richard J. Tunney & Walter van Heuven, £1,080; 2009 - 2010
Funded by the School of Psychology, University of Nottingham

Language interaction in Chinese-English bilinguals: Effects of language similarity, proficiency, and context.
Walter van Heuven & Kathy Conklin. £ 12,500; 2007-2008.
Funded by the University of Nottingham Humanities and Social Sciences Strategy Group fund and the Research on and in Asia fund.

An investigation of gender processing in monolinguals and bilinguals: Evidence from eye-tracking and computational modelling.
Kathy Conklin & Walter van Heuven. £ 72,036; 2006-2008.
Funded by the British Academy.

PhD project oppertunities

We are happy to supervise PhD students interested in bilingual research. Contact us for details about possible PhD projects. Information about doing a PhD at the School of Psychology can be found here, and for doing a PhD in Applied Linguistics (Modern English Language) information can be found here.

PhD Funding

The School of Psychology funds every year about 8 PhD students. Further information about PhD funding can be found here.