Dr Kevin McManus PhD, MA

Research Fellow in French Applied Linguistics

Dr Kevin McManus is a Research Fellow in French Applied Linguistics in Modern Languages at the University of Southampton.

2006: BSc (Hons) Modern Languages: French and German, Aston University
2008: MA in Applied Linguistics, Aston University
2011: PhD in Second Language Acquisition, Newcastle University

Before taking up my current position at the University of Southampton, I was previously a Research Assistant on the ESRC-funded project 'Learning French from ages 5, 7 and 11: An investigation into starting ages, rates and routes of learning amongst early foreign language learners'.

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Research interests

My research interests are in second language (L2) acquisition, primarily of French but also of German; in particular, the acquisition of meaning (e.g. tense, aspect, mood), morphosyntax and theory building in the field. In my research I seek to shed light on universal principles of language learning based on empirical investigations of L2 development. My research is primarily based on instructed learners and recently I have turned to addressing the role of instruction/explicit information in L2 development.

Research project(s)

Languages and social networks abroad (LANG-SNAP)

Social networks, target language interaction, and second language acquisition during the year abroad.

Dr Kevin McManus
Modern Languages Avenue Campus University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ

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