Since December 2016 I am Assistant Professor ("Docent") at the Department of Linguistics (Dutch Linguistics) at Ghent University. My main current research interest is related to changes in the role of standard languages in Europe, commonly referred to as destandardization. More specifically, I am interested in how changes to standard language ideology manifest themselves in the beliefs about language and multilingualism of university students.
Current and past projects
- Language ideologies of young mobile, highly educated speakers
Projects: „Learning standard languages in a globalizing Europe“ & “Mobility trajectories and multilingualism” (since 2015)
- Attitudes towards English in Higher Education in Flanders
Project: Language policy and practice in higher education in Flanders, the Netherlands, Aruba and South Africa (initiated by the Dutch Language Union, since 2017)
- Language use and language contact in 16th and 17th centuries foreign language textbooks
Project: "Speaking 'European' in Early Modern Flanders" (since 2017)
- Language variation and language learning /teaching
Project: EU Lifelong Learning Multilateral project “Dutch++ Examples and new models for learning and teaching pluricentric languages” (2012-2014)
- History of standard language ideology and multilingual practices
Project: “Forms of multilingualism in European history”, within the framework of DYLAN (Language Dynamics and Management of Diversity) (2006-2011)
