Dr. Marco Bril

Biography

Marco Bril is an Assistant Professor in Psycholinguistics and French Linguistics at Utrecht University. His research primarily focuses on the grammatical development of foreign language learners, addressing central questions related to how grammatical knowledge impacts language production and comprehension. He investigates the cognitive, linguistic, and educational factors that contribute to the grammatical development in foreign languages. By combining methods from linguistics and social sciences, Marco aims to gain a deeper understanding of the structure of language as it develops in foreign language acquisition, contributing to discussions about grammar and language competencies. Marco teaches both Bachelor's and Master's level courses in language acquisition theory, language education, and experimental research. He is involved in various programs such as the BA in French Language Culture, the minor in Language Development, and the Master's in Multilingualism & Language Acquisition. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he supervises BA, MA, and PhD research projects aligned with his research interests. Marco is a member of the Ethics Assessment Committee for Linguistics, serves as the MA thesis coordinator for the Educational Master program, and is part of the Language & Education research group. He also holds a place on the steering board of the international Going Romance Conference and reviews for several international scientific journals, including the International Journal of Listening and the Language Teaching Research Journal. Furthermore, he is an active board member of the Dutch Association of Linguistics and an international association for generative linguistics.

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