BIO

Prof. Gathercole conducts research on monolingual and bilingual language acquisition in relation especially to semantics, morpho-syntax, and assessment.  Her work also addresses issues concerning the relationship between language and cognition.  She has specialized primarily in the acquisition of English, Spanish, and Welsh in monolinguals and in Spanish-English, Welsh-English, and Welsh-Spanish bilinguals.





Areas of Expertise:
Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, First-Language Acquisition, Bilingual Language Acquisition, Language Assessment for Bilinguals, ESL/TESOL, Minority Language Survival and Maintenance, Spanish, Welsh