Mattia Zingaretti
Thesis title: Between acquisition and attrition: First language change in late second language learners
PhD Linguistics and English Language
Year of study: 2
- Linguistics and English Language
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Contact details
- Email: mattia.zingaretti@ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisors:
Address
- Street
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2.17, Dugald Stewart Building
- City
- 3 Charles Street, Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9AD
Qualifications
2018-present : PhD in Linguistics and English Language, University of Edinburgh
- Project: 'Between acquisition and attrition: First language change in late second language learners', supervised by Prof Antonella Sorace, Dr Vicky Chondrogianni and Prof Robert Ladd
2016-17: MSc in English Language, University of Edinburgh
- Dissertation title: 'On nativeness and near-nativeness: An analysis of the implications of convergence between L1 attriters and L2 speakers', supervised by Prof Antonella Sorace
2013-16: BA in English and German (Italian Laurea con Lode), Università di Roma La Sapienza
- Dissertation title: 'Beyond native-speakerism: Teaching and learning criteria in ELF use', supervised by Prof Mary Wardle
Responsibilities & affiliations
1. Tutor in Linguistics and English Language
2. Tutor for the PPLS Writing Centre
3. Social Media Ambassador (research-focus)
4. Volunteer at Bilingualism Matters
Undergraduate teaching
2019-20
Tutor:
- First Language Acquisition (Honours)
- Second Language Acquisition (Honours)
- Child Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
2018-19
Tutor:
- Linguistics and English Language 1A
- Linguistics and English Language 1B
- First Language Acquisition (Honours)
- Second Language Acquisition (Honours)
- Linguistics and English Language 2D: Cross-Linguistic Variation - Limits and Theories (marking only)
Current project grants
PhD Studentship: AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership (managed by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities).
Organiser
2019
- Linguistics and English Language Postgraduate Conference 2019 (LELPGC19), Edinburgh
Participant
2019
- Bilingualism Matters Research Symposium (BMRS) 2019, Edinburgh
- Linguistics and English Language Postgraduate Conference 2019 (LELPGC19), Edinburgh
- Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition Research (EMLAR) XV, Utrecht (Netherlands)