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Zahraa Sahyoun

Title: 
PhD Student
Academic title(s): 

PhD Student

Zahraa Sahyoun
Laboratory: 
Dr. Elin Thordardottir (Supervisor)
Contact Information
Email address: 
zahraa.sahyoun [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Degree(s): 

BA in English Language and Literature, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA

MA in English Language Teaching (ELT) with a focus on Second Language Acquisition, University of Balamand, Lebanon

Professional activities: 

Student Member, Centre for Research on Brain, Language, and Music (CRBLM)

Student Member, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR)

Research areas: 
Bilingualism
Extralinguistic factors
Language Development
Sociolinguistics
Typically-developing infants and children
Current research: 

My research examines how multilingualism develops when input to some languages is reduced. I mainly focus on trilingual language acquisition in elementary school children in Montreal, investigating how varying exposure levels influence linguistic outcomes. My work aims to identify the factors that facilitate or hinder the acquisition process in a trilingual setting, shedding light on the interplay between language input, cognitive mechanisms, metalinguistic awareness, and environmental influences.

Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

McGill Excellence Graduate Student Fellowship

Group: 
PhD Student
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