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Dr. John W. Schwieter is Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and Spanish. He is Director of the Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Cognition Laboratory and Bilingualism Matters @ Laurier. He is also Adjunct Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics and Languages at McMaster University.
Dr. Schwieter received a PhD from the Florida State University, an MBA from the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium, and an MSEd and BA from Western Illinois University.
Dr. Schwieter is interested in how humans learn and process more than one language and how this affects general cognition and executive functioning. In his Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Cognition Laboratory, psychological/behavioural experiments are conducted to better understand language acquisition and how two or more languages function and interact in one mind.
He is the founding Executive Editor of Bilingual Processing and Acquisition (John Benjamins Publishing), founding Editor of Cambridge Elements in Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge University Press), and serves on several editorial advisory boards.
Involvement in Funded Projects
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Principal Investigator of Bilingualism Matters in the Waterloo Region and Canada, funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership Development Grant, 2019-2022, $199,678.
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Co-Principal Investigator (with Alexandra Gottardo as Co-Principal Investigator) of Language experience and linguistic skills among multilinguals in higher education, funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight Development Grant, 2018-2020, $74,990.
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Collaborator (with Gary Libben as Principal Investigator) of Words in the World, funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership Grant, 2016-2022, $2,499,832.
Dr. Schwieter is a recipient of the Faculty of Arts Teaching Scholar Award, which is presented to one faculty member per year in recognition of his/her explicit and creative integration of scholarly research and teaching. He has also received University Merit Awards for outstanding or superior performance in teaching, research, and/or service on several occasions.
Dr. Schwieter is interested in supervising students in any area related to his research. He directs an active research lab and Bilingualism Matters @ Laurier, both of which offer opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. He also welcomes a limited number of undergraduate volunteers who wish to gain research training and experience.
For a list of books, articles, and chapters published, visit the Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Cognition Laboratory
In Wilfrid Laurier University's Department of Languages and Literatures:
- LL223: Sound, structure, and meaning
- LL224: Language acquisition, cognition, and society
- SP101: Introductory Spanish I
- SP102: Introductory Spanish II
- SP201: Intermediate Spanish I
- SP202: Intermediate Spanish II
- SP220: Spanish cultural studies
- SP288*: Study Abroad
- SP308: Spanish phonetics and phonology
- SP318: Spanish grammar and structure
- SP408: Spanish in society
- SP451: Stylistics and Professional Writing
- SP461: Hispanic Linguistics
In Wilfrid Laurier University's Department of Psychology:
- PS101: Introduction to psychology I
- PS102: Introduction to psychology II
- PS260: Introduction to cognitive psychology
- PS366: Introduction to psycholinguistics
- PS378: Language development
In McMaster Univeristy's Department of Lingusitics and Languages:
- Ling1A03: Introduction to linguistics: Speaking, Hearing, and Signing
- Ling1AA3: Introduction to linguistics: Words, Sentences, and Meaning
At the University of Guelph-Humber
- AHSS1410: Spanish Language and Culture
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2019Contact Info:
Office location: P303, Frank C. Peters Building
Office hours: By appointment.
Languages spoken: English, Spanish