Marieke Vanbuel is a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University and KU Leuven. Her main research interests center around untangling how instruction may effectively enhance (second) language and literacy acquisition, both in K12 education and in adult education.

Projects

Projects as supervisor

Non-formal Dutch practice opportunities. Effects on language proficiency and social integration (2025 - 2027)

Projects as co-supervisor

Projects as postdoc

The effectiveness of L2 instruction for low-literate, low-educated adult learners (2021 - 2024)
Centre for Language, Diversity and Learning (1995 -

Projects as researcher

Steunpunt centrale toetsen in onderwijs. Toetsontwikkeling Nederlands (2021 - 2025)

Publications

Key publications

Each primary school a school-based language policy? The impact of the school context on policy implementation(2020)
- Marieke Vanbuel
- Kris Van den Branden
How stakeholders see the implementation of language education policy : a Q-study(2022)
- Marieke Vanbuel
Gauging the impact of literacy and educational background on receptive vocabulary test scores(2022)
- Bart Deygers
- Marieke Vanbuel
Assessing Receptive Skills in an Adult L2 Learner Population with Diverse Educational Backgrounds(2024)
- Marieke Vanbuel
- Bart Deygers
Predicting vocabulary knowledge in adult L2 learners : the role of word-level variables across educational backgrounds(2024)
- Marieke Vanbuel

Most recent publications

Full bibliography

Teaching

Vakdidactiek B: Nederlands niet-thuistaal