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Erin Nora Quirk

Professeure, Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines
FLSH Arts, langues et littératures

Présentation

Sujet de recherche

Bilinguisme et multilinguisme

Disciplines de recherche

Linguistique, Psychologie

Mots-clés

bilinguisme, développement du langage chez l'enfant, politique linguistique familiale, transfert interlinguistique, transmission des langues d'origine

Intérêts de recherche

Mon programme de recherche porte sur divers aspects du développement des enfants multilingues. Je m'intéresse à la façon dont les facteurs linguistiques (par exemple, le transfert interlinguistique) et environnementaux (par exemple, l'exposition aux langues) influencent le développement. Je m'intéresse également au contexte sociolinguistique du Québec, en particulier aux croyances et aux pratiques parentales concernant l'acquisition d'une L2 par leurs enfants, et la transmission de la langue d'origine. Enfin, je m'intéresse également à la façon dont les enfants acquièrent trois langues (ou plus).

Langues parlées et écrites

Anglais, Espagnol (castillan), Français

Diplômes

(2020). (Doctorat, ).

(2008). (Maîtrise avec mémoire, ).

(2000). (Baccalauréat, ). Pennsylvania State University.

Expérience académique

Assistant Professor/Professeure adjointe. (2024-). Université de Sherbrooke. Canada.

Postdoctoral Fellow/Boursière postdoctorale. (2021-). Concordia University. Canada.

Adjunct Instructor/Chargée de cours. (2018-2019).

Research Assistant/Assistante de recherche. (2009-2013). City University of New York - Hunter College. États-Unis d'Amérique.

Instructor/Enseignante. (2009-2013). Columbia University. États-Unis d'Amérique.

Adjunct Instructor/Chargée de cours. (2010-2010). City University of New York - Staten Island. États-Unis d'Amérique.

Adjunct Instructor/Chargée de cours. (2009-2010). Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. États-Unis d'Amérique.

Visiting Lecturer/Conferencière invitée. (2009-2009).

Graduate Teaching Fellow. (2007-2008). Brooklyn College. États-Unis d'Amérique.

Financement

  • Bourse de recherche. (Terminé). Candidat principal. Bourse postdoctorale (B3Z), Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture. (2022-2024)

Publications

Articles de revue

  • Quirk, E., Brouillard, M., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K., & Kircher, R. (2024). A corpus-assisted discourse study of parental concerns regarding multilingual child-rearing. (Article soumis).
  • Quirk, E., Brouillard, M., & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2024). Reading in two languages: Parents’ strategy and language use across book formats during bilingual shared reading. Bilingual Research Journal DOI. (Article publié).
  • Kircher, R., Brouillard, M., Ahooja, A., Quirk, E., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K. & Kircher, R. (2024). The attitudes at the heart of multilingual family policies. (Article soumis).
  • Quirk, E., Hadeed, N., & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2024). Trilingual families' language strategies: potential predictors and effect on trilingual exposure. International Journal of Multilingualism 1-18. DOI. (Article publié).
  • Quirk, E., Brouillard, M., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K., & Kircher, R. (2023). Quebec-based parents’ concerns regarding their children’s multilingual development. International Journal of Multilingualism 1-18. DOI. (Article publié).
  • Ahooja, A., Brouillard, M., Quirk, E., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K., & Kircher, R. (2022). Family language policy among Québec-based parents raising multilingual infants and toddlers: A study of resources as a form of language management. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 1-20. DOI. (Article publié).
  • Dal Ben, R., Brouillard, M., Gonzalez-Barrero, A., Killam, H., Kremin, L., Quirk, E., Sander-Montant, A., Schott, E., Ka-Ying Tsui, R., & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2022). How open science can benefit bilingualism research: A lesson in six tales. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition 25 (5), 913-920. DOI. (Article publié).
  • Kircher, R., Quirk, E., Brouillard, M., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2022). Quebec-based parents’ attitudes towards childhood multilingualism: Evaluative dimensions and potential predictors. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 41 (5), 527-552. DOI. (Article publié).
  • Quirk, E., & Cohen, C. (2022). The development of the cognate advantage from elementary to middle school years in French-English bilinguals attending a dual language program in France. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 25 (10), 3859–3874. DOI. (Article publié).
  • Quirk, E. (2020). Inter-speaker code-switching use in school-aged bilinguals and its relation with affective factors and language proficiency. Applied Psycholinguistics 42 (2), 367-393. DOI. (Article publié).
  • Pozzan, L. & Quirk, E. (2014). Asking questions in L2 English: An elicited production study. Applied Psycholinguistics 35 (6), 1055-1086. DOI. (Article publié).

Chapitres de livre

  • Quirk, E., Blumer, S., Langevin, A., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Brouillard, M., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K., & Kircher, R. (2024). Planning ahead for schooling: Education-related family language policies among Quebec-based parents raising multilingual infants and toddlers. Plurilingualism for Social Justice in (Language) Education Marina Antony-Newman. (Article soumis).

Rapports

  • Nicolás Alessandroni, Krista Byers-Heinlein Zaki Alasmar,Ji Yae Bong, Joshua Chalifour, Danielle Dennie, Mathieu Dugré, Laia Fibla-Reixachs, Tristan Glatard, Rachel Harris, Aaron Johnson, Rassim Khelifa, Gregor Kos, Charlotte Moore, Pedro Peres-Neto, Melanie López Pérez, Erin Quirk, Andrea Sander-Montant, Paul Savary, Christopher Steele, Brian Vermeire, Madison Williams. (2023). Recommendations for fostering open science at Concordia University. Concordia University. 10 p.

Autres contributions

Cours enseignés

  • Research Methods and Design I. PSY 310. (2022-09-06 à 2022-12-06).Concordia University. Canada. (3CR).
  • Lifespan Development. PSY 333. (2022-01-10 à 2022-05-06).Concordia University. Canada. (3CR).
  • English (B2 level). (2018-10-09 à 2019-04-19).Institut Mines-Télécom (Paris Télécom). Niveau : Premier cycle.
  • Modern English Grammar. (2010-09-07 à 2010-12-14).City University of New York - Staten Island. États-Unis d'Amérique. (3CR).
  • Introduction to the Study of Language. (2010-01-05 à 2010-05-14).Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. États-Unis d'Amérique. (3CR).
  • Introduction to Linguistic Theory. (2009-09-01 à 2009-12-11).Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. États-Unis d'Amérique. (3CR).
  • Speech and Language Development. (2007-09-01 à 2007-12-14).Brooklyn College. États-Unis d'Amérique. (3CR).

Présentations

  • Langevin, A., Blumer, S., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Brouillard, M., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K. & Kircher, R. (2024). School-entry concerns and education-related resources desired among multilingual Quebec families. Congrès de l’ACLA. Montréal, Canada
  • Langevin, A., Blumer, S., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Brouillard, M., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K. & Kircher, R. (2024). What about when they go to school? : Education-related family language policies among Quebec-based parents raising young multilinguals. Conférence Approches multidisciplinaires en planification et politiques linguistiques. Ottawa, Canada
  • Hadeed, N. & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2023). Heritage language status and language exposure in early trilingual development. Boston University Conference on Language Development. Boston, États-Unis d'Amérique
  • Brouillard, M., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K. & Kircher, R. (2023). Parental concerns regarding multilingual child-rearing. Colloque du centre canadien d’études et de recherche en bilinguisme et aménagement linguistique (CCERBAL). Ottawa, Canada
  • Lambert, L. & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2023). Parents’ Code-switching Behavior During Shared Book Reading Sessions: What Does it Look Like?. Colloque du centre canadien d’études et de recherche en bilinguisme et aménagement linguistique (CCERBAL). Ottawa, Canada
  • Phillips, N., Polka, L., Ballinger, S., Byers-Heinlein, K. & Kircher, R. (2023). Quels sont les déterminants de l'utilisation de la langue des parents avec leurs tout-petits en contexte multilingue ?. 90e congrès de l'ACFAS. Montréal, Canada
  • Brouillard, M., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K. & Kircher, R. (2023). What concerns parents about raising a multilingual child in a multilingual society: A large-scale study in Quebec, Canada. International Symposium on Bilingualism. Sydney, Australie
  • (2022). A large-scale questionnaire study of the concerns of parents raising children with multiple languages in a multilingual society. Ling Lunch series au Fryske Akademy / Mercator Research Centre. Leeuwarden, Pays-Bas
  • Kircher, R., Brouillard, M., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2022). Beyond the binary of status and solidarity: The cognitive development dimension of attitudes towards childhood multilingualism. Sociolinguistics Symposium. Gand, Belgique
  • Kircher, R., Brouillard, M., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Polka, L. & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2022). Quebec-based parents’ attitudes towards childhood multilingualism: Evaluative dimensions and potential predictors. International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Hong Kong, Chine
  • Hadeed, N. & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2022). The home language environment and development of receptive and expressive vocabularies in trilingual toddlers. McGill University’s 6th Annual Human Development Conference. Montréal, Canada
  • Hadeed, N. & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2021). A quantitative analysis of the language environment and lexical development of trilingual toddlers. CRBLM Scientific Day. Montréal, Canada
  • Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Brouillard, M., Byers-Heinlein, K., Kircher, R. Phillips, N., Polka, L., & Quirk, E. (2021). Family language policies among Quebec-based parents raising multilingual infants and toddlers. Bilingual TESOL Bi-/Multilingualism Special Interest Group Webinar.
  • Ahooja, A., Brouillard, M., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K., & Kircher, R. (2021). Family language policy among Québec-based parents raising multilingual infants and toddlers: A study of resources as a form of language management. Symposium International de Politique Linguistique Familiale. Paris, France
  • Ahooja, A., Brouillard, M., Ballinger, S., Kircher, R., Polka, L. & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2021). Intersections of official and family language policy: Mixed-methods findings. International Symposium on Bilingualism. Vorsovie, Pologne
  • Cohen, C. (2021). The cognate advantage in picture-identification in bilingual children from elementary into middle school years. Conference on Multilingualism. Constance, Allemagne
  • (2019). Code-switching and indirect input as predictors of bilingual language skill. Capturing and Quantifying Individual Differences in Bilingualism Workshop. Tromsø, Norvège
  • (2018). The role of speaking and hearing English on language proficiency in primary-aged bilinguals. British Council’s Sharing Languages Conference. Paris, France
  • Valian, V. (2018). Use and exposure effects in bilingual school-aged children. Child Language Symposium. Reading, Royaume-Uni
  • Valian, V. (2014). (Lack of) frequency effects in children’s early speech. Boston University Conference on Language Development. Boston, États-Unis d'Amérique
  • Valian, V. (2013). Children are more formulaic as they develop. Boston University Conference on Language Development. Boston, États-Unis d'Amérique
  • Feitzinger, P., Zeitlin, M., Chodorow, M. & Valian, V. (2011). A computational analysis of grammar change and grammar similarity. AMLaP, Paris Descartes University. Paris, France
  • Pozzan, L., Bencini, M.G., Eng, N., & Valian, V. (2010). The acquisition of English main and embedded questions in child and adult SLA: An elicited production study. Boston University Conference on Language Development. Boston, États-Unis d'Amérique
  • Pozzan, L. (2009). Second language acquisition of English main and embedded questions. Second Language Research Forum. Lansing, États-Unis d'Amérique
  • Pozzan, L. (2009). Three factors in L2 acquisition of English interrogatives. Psycholinguistics Supper Talk Series. New York, États-Unis d'Amérique
  • Tortora, C., Bernstein, J., den Dikken, M., Zanuttini, R., Dooley, G.A. (2007). Subject Agreement Variation: Confronting the Hypothesis Space with Novel Data. Formal Approaches to Variation in Syntax. York, Royaume-Uni