Fred H. Genesee

Professor


Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg.
Room N7/19, 398-6022
genesee at psych.mcgill.ca
http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/perpg/fac/genesee/fredad.html

Research Areas


Cognition-Language-Perception, Developmental

Research Summary

Prof. Genesee's primary research interests focus on bilingualism and bilingual first language acquisition in normal and impaired populations.  In particular, his research examines the early stages of the acquisition of two languages with the view to (a) better understanding this form of language acquisition and (b) ascertaining the neuro-cognitive limits of the child's innate ability to acquire language.  He is also interested in second language acquisition in school and the modalities for effective acquisition in school contexts.

Selected References

Genesee, F. What do we know about bilingual education for majority language students. In T. K. Bhatia & W. Ritchie (Eds.), Handbook of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism (pp. 547-576).  Malden, M A: Blackwell, (2004).

Comeau, L., Genesee, F. & Lapaquette L. The modeling hypothesis and child bilingual codemixing.  International Journal of Bilingualism, 7: (2003) 113-126

Genesee, F. (2001). Bilingual first language acquisition: Exploring the limits of the language faculty.  In M. McGroarty (Ed). Annual Review of Applied Linguistics: Language and Psychology, V. 21, 153-168. Cambridge University Press.

Genesee, F. (2001). Portrait of the bilingual child. In V. Cook (Ed.) Portraits of the Second Language User. Clevedon, Eng.: Multilingual Matters.

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