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Dora Alexopoulou is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge. She specializes in Language Acquisition and Language Typology, research that investigates the relationship between syntax and cognitive processes during language learning. Her work examines how variations in language can impact learning outcomes, focusing on the influence of a learner's native language on their ability to interpret and process a second language. Alexopoulou's research methodologies combine experimental approaches with corpus data, emphasizing the role of Chomsky’s generative grammar in understanding these processes. She has been involved in collaborative research projects that address linguistic complexity in second language development and cross-linguistic influence. Her latest interests include learner data analysis, input processing instruction, and child second language acquisition, particularly within the contexts of big data and online language learning platforms.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Teaching and research in Language Acquisition and Language Typology, supervising student research, and leading projects in the EF Lab on Applied Language Learning.
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