Marjolijn Verspoor

Marjolijn Verspoor (born 1952) is a Dutch linguist. She is a professor of English language and English as a second language at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.[1] She is known for her work on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and the application of dynamical systems theory to study second language development. Her interest is also in second language writing.

Marjolijn Verspoor
Verspoor in 2018.
Born (1952-03-11) 11 March 1952
Leiden, Netherlands
Alma mater
Known for
Spouse(s)Kees de Bot
Children
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisSemantic Criteria in Complement Selection (1990)
WebsiteVerspoor on the website of the University of Groningen

She is one of the members of the "Dutch School of Dynamic Systems" who proposed to apply time-series data to study second language development along with de Bot, van Geert, and Lowie.

Career
Verspoor at the University of Vigo

Verspoor obtained her PhD Thesis at the University of Leiden in 1990. The title of her thesis was Semantic Criteria in Complement Selection.

Verspoor has published journal articles and edited several books on different areas of linguistics including second language development, effects of bilingual education, effects of cognitive insights into second language development, cognitive lingusitic approach to English complementation.

Verspoor was appointed as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant in German at the German Department of the Louisiana State University, The United States in 1973. In 1976 she was appointed as an Instructor of German, French and English as a Second Language in Foreign Language Department at the Northeast Louisiana University. In 1989 she became an Asstant Professor at the English Department of the University of Missouri, The United States where she was also the Coordinator of 'Academic English for International students' program. Between 1991 and 1994 she was an Instrcutor at the English Department of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Between 1995 and 2005 she was appointed as the Chair National Exam Board (CEVO: VWO-HAVO) for English. She was responsible for content of national English exam. Since 1994 she has been a University Lecturer at the English Department of the University of Groningen. Between 2005 and 2009 she was appointed as the Study advisor and coordinator MA program Applied Linguistics-Teaching English as a foreign language.[2]

In 2009 she was nominated for the University of Groningen Best Lecturer Award 2009.[3]

She is one of the members of the Solidarity Award Committee of the International Association of Applied Linguistics along with Kees de Bot and Rosa Manchón.[4]

In 2016 she was one of the keynote speakers at the EUROSLA26 at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.[5]

In July 2020, a book, entitled Usage-based Dynamics in Second Language Acquisition, was published to honour her work in the field of applied linguistics. The book was edited by her colleagues at the University of Groningen, including Wander Lowie. Among the contributors there are Ronald Langacker, Diane Larsen-Freeman, Luke Harding and Kees de Bot.[6] The book was planned to be presented to her at the AILA conference in Groningen. However, the conference was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Works

Verspoor has published articles in journals such as Applied Linguistics, Journal of Second Language Writing[7], The Modern Language Journal, Language Teaching Research, and Language Learning[8].

In 2004 she wrote a seminal article along with de Bot and Lowie on second language development, in which she applied the dynamic systems theory to study second language writing development. This was the first research paper in which time-series data were used to explicate changes in the development of second language writing.[9]

In 2015 Verspoor presented A dynamic perspective on developmental patterns in Finnish as an L2 at the ELC 4. Fourth International Postgraduate Conference on Language and Cognition at the University of Vigo.[10]

In 2017 Verspoor's first article was published in which she and her colleagues applied the Hidden Markov Model to simulate language development.[11]

She is also noted for her work on language complexity. She proposed the finite verb ratio index to measure general syntactic complexity and the average word length of content words to gauge lexical complexity in second language writing development.

Bibliography

Books
  • Lexical and Syntactical Constructions and the Construction of Meaning (1997)[12]
  • Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics (1998)[13]
  • Explorations in Linguistic Relativity (2000)[14]
  • Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book (2005)[15]
  • A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development. Methods and Techniques (2011)[16]

Articles
  • Verspoor, M.; Lowie, W. (2003). "Making sense of polysemous words". Language learning. 53 (3): 547–586. doi:10.1111/1467-9922.00234.
  • De Bot, K.; Verspoor, M.; Lowie, W. (2005). "Dynamic Systems Theory and Applied Linguistics: the ultimate "so what"?". International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 15 (1): 116–118. doi:10.1111/j.1473-4192.2005.0083b.x.
  • De Bot, K.; Lowie, W.; Verspoor, M. (2007). "A dynamic view as a complementary perspective". Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 10 (1): 51–55. doi:10.1017/s1366728906002811.
  • De Bot, K.; Lowie, W.; Verspoor, M. (2007). "A dynamic systems theory approach to second language acquisition". Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 10 (1): 7–21. doi:10.1017/s1366728906002732.
  • Verspoor, M.; Lowie, M.; van Dijk, M. (2008). "Variability in second language development from a dynamic systems perspective". The Modern Language Journal. 92 (2): 214–231. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4781.2008.00715.x.
  • Spoelman, M.; Verspoor, M. (2010). "Dynamic patterns in development of accuracy and complexity: A longitudinal case study in the acquisition of Finnish". Applied Linguistics. 31 (4): 532–553. doi:10.1093/applin/amq001.
  • Verspoor, M. H. (2012). "Symposium: Dynamic systems/Complexity theory as a new approach to second language development". Language Teaching. 45 (4): 553–534.
  • Rousse-Malpat, A.; Verspoor, M. (2012). "Measuring effectiveness in Focus on Form versus Focus on Meaning". Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics. 1 (2): 263–276. doi:10.1075/dujal.1.2.07rou.
  • Smiskova, H.; Verspoor, M. H.; Lowie, W. M. (2012). "Conventionalized ways of saying things (CWOSTs) and L2 development". Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics. 1 (1): 125–142. doi:10.1075/dujal.1.1.09smi.
  • de Bot, K.; Chan, B.; Lowie, W. M.; Plat, R.; Verspoor, M. H. (2012). "A dynamic perspective on language processing and development". Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics. 1 (2): 188–218. doi:10.1075/dujal.1.2.03deb.
  • Verspoor, M.; Schmid, M. (2012). "S., & Xu X. (2012). A dynamic usage based perspective on L2 writing". Journal of Second Language Writing. 21 (3): 239–263. doi:10.1016/j.jslw.2012.03.007.
  • Chan, H.; Verspoor, M.; Vahtrick, L. (2015). "Dynamic Development in Speaking Versus Writing in Identical Twins". Language Learning. 65 (2): 298–325. doi:10.1111/lang.12107.
  • Lowie, W.; Verspoor, M. (2015). "Variability and variation in second language acquisition orders: A dynamic reevaluation". Language Learning. 65 (1): 63–88. doi:10.1111/lang.12093.
  • Hou, J.; Verspoor, M.; Loerts, H. (2016). "An exploratory study into the dynamics of Chinese L2 writing development". Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics. 5 (1): 65–96. doi:10.1075/dujal.5.1.04loe.
  • Verspoor, M.; Lowie, W.; Chan, H.; Vahtrick, L. (2017). "Linguistic complexity in second language development: variability and variation at advanced stages". Recherches en didactique des langues et des culture. Les cahiers de l'Acedle. 14: 1. doi:10.4000/rdlc.1450.
  • Lesonen, S.; Suni, M.; Steinkrauss, R.; Verspoor, M. (2017). "From conceptualization to constructions in Finnish as an L2: a case study". Pragmatics and Cognition. 24 (2): 212–262. doi:10.1075/pc.17016.les.
  • Lowie, W.; van Dijk, M.; Chan, H.; Verspoor, M. (2017). "Finding the key to successful L2 learning in groups and individuals". Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching. 7 (1): 127–148. doi:10.14746/ssllt.2017.7.1.7.
  • Dale, L.; Ron, O.; Verspoor, M. (2018). "Searching for identity and focus: towards an analytical framework for language teachers in bilingual education". International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 21 (3): 366–383. doi:10.1080/13670050.2017.1383351.
  • Hou, J.; Loerts, H.; Verspoor, M. (2018). "Exploring attitude and test-driven motivation towards English at Chinese universities". International Journal of Language Studies. 12 (1): 37–60.
  • Hou, J.; Loerts, H.; Verspoor, M. (2018). "Chunk use and development in advanced Chinese L2 learners of English". Language Teaching Research. 22 (2): 148–168. doi:10.1177/1362168816662290.
  • Dale, L.; Oostdam, R.; Verspoor, M. (2018). "Juggling ideals and constraints The position of English teachers in CLIL contexts". Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics. 7 (2): 177–202. doi:10.1075/dujal.18002.dal.
  • Lowie, W. M.; Verspoor, M. H. (2019). "Individual Differences and the Ergodicity Problem". Language Learning. 69: 184–206. doi:10.1111/lang.12324.
  • Rousse-Malpat, A.; Steinkrauss, R.; Verspoor, M. (2019). "Structure-based or dynamic usage‑based instruction". Instructed Second Language Acquisition. 3 (2): 181–205. doi:10.1558/isla.38054.
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References
  1. "Marjolijn Verspoor - Faculty of Arts". University of Groningen. 21 January 2018.
  2. "Marjolijn Verspoor CV". University of Groningen. 2018.
  3. "Marjolijn Verspoor (Applied Linguistics) nominated for fhe University of Groningen Best Lecturer Award 2009 | News articles | News and Events | About us | University of Groningen".
  4. "AILA - Committees". Aila. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  5. "EuroSLA 26". University of Jyväskylä. 31 August 2018.
  6. Lowie, Wander; Michel, Marije; Rousse-Malpat, Audrey; Keijzer, Merel; Steinkrauss, Rasmus (2020). Usage-Based Dynamics in Second Language Development. Multilingual Matters. p. 328. ISBN 9781788925273.
  7. Verspoor, Marjolijn; Schmid, Monika S.; Xu, Xiaoyan (2012). "Verspoor, M., Schmid, M. & Xu, X. (2012). A dynamic usage based perspective on L2 writing". Journal of Second Language Writing. 21 (3): 239–263. doi:10.1016/j.jslw.2012.03.007.
  8. Chan, Huiping; Verspoor, Marjolijn; Vahtrick, Louisa (2015). "Chan, H., Verspoor, M., & Vahtrick, L. (2015). Dynamic Development in Speaking Versus Writing in Identical Twins". Language Learning. 65 (2): 298–325. doi:10.1111/lang.12107.
  9. Lowie, W. M.; Bot, K. de; Verspoor, M. H. (2004). "Dynamic systems theory and variation: a case study in L2-writing". Words in Their Places. A Festschrift for J. Lachlan: 407–421.
  10. "Instruction or not? A dynamic perspective on developmental patterns in Finnish as an L2". UVigoTV. 2015.
  11. Verspoor, Marjolijn; Lowie, Wander; Chan, Hui Ping; Vahtrick, Louisa (2017). "Linguistic complexity in second language development: variability and variation at advanced stages". Recherches en Didactique des Langues et des Cultures. 14. doi:10.4000/rdlc.1450.
  12. Verspoor, Marjolijn (1997). Lexical and Syntactical Constructions and the Construction of Meaning. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 454. ISBN 9789027236548.
  13. Verspoor, Marjolijn (1998). Cognitive exploration of language and linguistics. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 277. ISBN 9789027219060.
  14. Verspoor, Marjolijn (2000). Explorations in linguistic relativity. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 369. ISBN 9789027237064.
  15. Verspoor, Marjolijn (2005). Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. p. 320. ISBN 9780415338707.
  16. Verspoor, Marjolijn (2011). A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development. Methods and Techniques. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 211. ISBN 9789027219985.
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