The lovers, the dreamers, and me.

Joined May 2020
🆕 New in Applied Psycholinguistics! Our study examines how acculturation and well-being shape English & Arabic proficiency in first-generation Syrian refugee children in Canada 🇸🇾🇨🇦 Read the open-access paper 👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S01427164251… #RefugeeChildren #Bilingualism
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✉️Refugee children develop bicultural identities but face lasting well-being challenges 5 years after resettlement. 📊Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we reveal both direct and mediated pathways linking socioemotional development and bilingual outcomes.
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The third paper of my PhD thesis is now published🥳 Many thanks to the participants and all supervisory figures who have kindly supported this work. Learn about how bilingual students in Edmonton Canada learn Mandarin tones! pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/20…
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Spoiler: Tone 3 is, of course, challenging! More input, whether it's from home or school, is needed to support continual development of Mandarin skills📈 View this 3-Minute Thesis for a quick summary youtu.be/e4a6CMXSLFs?feature…
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Learn about frontline teachers' perspectives of bilingual children's pronunciation learning in Mandarin- A minority language in Canada! I think the interview approach really reveals how resourceful the teachers are, and we wholeheartedly celebrate that! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Got published🥰 frontiersin.org/articles/10.… It was not an easy task to synthesize the multidisciplinary literature on L2 pronunciation! So we wrote up a review to help researchers who are interested in this topic quickly grasp some essential aspects:
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And more importantly, we tried to make implications for child learners of a minority language of society, especially when the target L2 is non-English. This population is really understudied and is of interest to me and my lab!
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Many thanks to my supervisors and co-authors. Thanks to the Frontiers of Psychology! If you want to have a quick idea about "L2 pronunciation" and how broad the field can be, check the article out!😃📷 🤓
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"Ugh, Mandarin tones are so hard for our students!" -- Who said that? Why? Please check out my 3-minute thesis and vote for me! 🥰ualberta.ca/graduate-studies…
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Ep.13-Meet Youran: Chinese knitting & crochet traditions, Suzhou Silk Embroidery🪡🧶 🔗Link in bio. In this episode of the Seedling Stitch Podcast, I invited my old friend Youran @youran_slp to talk about all her knitting, crocheting, cross stitching,… instagr.am/p/CiMjHkyOfIf/
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"Rosetta"😏
🔺 Climb and uncover the secrets of a pyramid in this new #PICO8 @celeste_game mod! Made in under a week for the CCMAMJ, featuring 🎵 by RubyRed. #gamedev #celeste meepmoop.itch.io/rosetta
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How do community and family support F-E bilingual language development in AB, ON, and QC? There are multiple paths to bilingualism, parents should choose what works best for them, and monitor the amount of exposure received.1/3 @CPFNational @rsaAlberta tandfonline.com/eprint/HGZTP…
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Hi! I'm attending International Child Phonology Conference 2021. Let's start connecting with each other now. whova.com/whova-event-app/ #icpc2021
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Why do we need a global perspective in Child Phonology? Helsinki Initiative on Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication (2019): Research is international. Multilingual research is essential to ensuring global and local impact. #InAllLanguages tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Another study of our group!
📢 #2020CSDResearchDay Presentation 7: Meghan Edgson, Sydney Manuel & Carli Peloso (@megedgers @smanuel96 @PelosoCarli) "Acquisition of Sibilant Fricatives in Children Enrolled in a Mandarin-English Bilingual Program" 👄🧠👂#UAlbertaCSD #slpeeps #bilingual #language #Education
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Our team's study!
📢 #2020CSDResearchDay Presentation 3: Anastasia Meckelborg, Mimi Luu & Theresa Nguyen (@anaspeech @Mimi_SLP) "Development of Tones in Mandarin- English Bilingual Children" 🧠👄👂 #UAlbertaCSD #slpeeps #bilingual #language #speech #LearningLanguage
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