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Psycholinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Early Literacy
South Africa

Biography

Carien Wilsenach works in the field of Linguistics as a lecturer, researcher and supervisor. She has a background in formal linguistics (syntax especially), but specialized in the field of Psycholinguistics (particularly reading and language disorders). Currently, she lectures in the field of Applied Linguistics and supervises postgraduate students on a wide range of topics related to the fields of Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Literacy and Bilingualism.

Her current research focuses on the relationship between various cognitive-linguistic skills and literacy development in African languages (specifically Northern-Sotho, isiXhosa and isiZulu).

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Employment (5)

University of South Africa: Pretoria, ZA

2022-01-01 to present | Professor (Linguistics and Modern Languages)
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University of South Africa: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | Associate Professor (Linguistics and Modern Languages)
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University of South Africa: Pretoria, ZA

2011-09-01 to 2017-12-31 | Senior Lecturer (Linguistics and Modern Languages)
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University of the Witwatersrand: Johannesburg-Braamfontein, Gauteng, ZA

2010-07-01 to 2011-08-31 | Lecturer (Linguistics)
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Universiteit Utrecht: Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

2001-09-01 to 2005-07-31 | PhD student/researcher (Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Utrecht University: Utrecht, NL

2001-09-01 to 2005-07-31 | PhD (Utrecht Institute of Linguisitcs OTS)
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Stellenbosch University: Matieland, Western Cape, ZA

1997-01-01 to 1999-01-31 | MA (General Linguistics)
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Stellenbosch University: Matieland, Western Cape, ZA

1994-01-01 to 1996-12-01 | Bachelor of Arts
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Professional activities (2)

Literacy Association of South Africa: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

2018-10-01 to 2020-02-28 | National Chairperson
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Literacy Association of South Africa: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

2017-10-01 to 2018-09-28 | National Vice-Chairperson
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Works (16)

Longitudinal predictors of single word spelling in Northern Sotho-English bilingual children: a cross-linguistic study

Reading and Writing
2024-10-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Patricia Makaure; Carien Wilsenach; Maxine Schaefer
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Explaining Variation in Reading Comprehension in Northern Sotho-English Bilingual Readers: A Simple View of Reading Perspective on Longitudinal Data

Reading Psychology
2024-02-17 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0270-2711
Part of ISSN: 1521-0685
Contributors: Patricia Makaure; Carien Wilsenach
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A longitudinal study of the efficacy of the Cellfield reading intervention in a South African context

Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties
2024-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Angela Charalambous; Carien Wilsenach
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Examining the generalisability of the simple view of reading comprehension for emergent bilinguals

Infant and Child Development
2023-12-26 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1522-7227
Part of ISSN: 1522-7219
Contributors: Maxine Schaefer; Nompumelelo Mohohlwane; Carien Wilsenach
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Examining the bilingual phonological processing and reader profiles for (non)readers of three consistent orthographies: evidence from South Africa

2023-07-31 | Preprint
Contributors: Maxine Schaefer; Carien Wilsenach
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Development and initial validation of productive vocabulary tests for isiZulu, Siswati and English in South Africa

Language Testing
2022-01-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0265-5322
Part of ISSN: 1477-0946
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The Development of Cognitive-Linguistic Skills in Multilingual Learners: A Perspective of Northern Sotho–English Children

English in Multilingual South Africa
2019-11 | Other
Contributors: Carien Wilsenach
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Phonological awareness and reading in Northern Sotho – Understanding the contribution of phonemes and syllables in Grade 3 reading attainment

South African Journal of Childhood Education
2019-03-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Carien Wilsenach
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Gender effects on phonological processing and reading development in Northern Sotho children learning to read in English: A case study of Grade 3 learners

South African Journal of Childhood Education
2018-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2223-7682
Contributors: Carien Wilsenach; Patricia Makaure
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Identifying phonological processing deficits in Northern Sotho-speaking children: The use of non-word repetition as a language assessment tool in the South African context

South African Journal of Communication Disorders
2016-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2225-4765
Contributors: Carien Wilsenach
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Receptive vocabulary and early literacy skills in emergent bilingual Northern Sotho-English children

Reading & Writing
2015-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2308-1422
Contributors: Carien Wilsenach
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Phonological skills as predictor of reading success: An investigation of emergent bilingual Northern Sotho/English learners

Per Linguam
2013 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2224-0012
Contributors: Carien Wilsenach
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Transfer from LI to L2: A study of parameter values in the Afrikaans of a child L2 learner

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
2013-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2224-3380
Contributors: Cecile Le Roux; Carien Wilsenach
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Syntactic Processing in Developmental Dyslexia and in Specific Language Impairment

2006 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Early language development in children with a genetic risk of dyslexia

Dyslexia
2004 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1076-9242
Contributors: Petra van Alphen; Elise de Bree; Ellen Gerrits; Jan de Jong; Carien Wilsenach; Frank Wijnen
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Perceptual sensitivity to morphosyntactic agreement in language learners. Evidence from Dutch children at risk for developing dyslexia

Proceedings of 28th BU Conference on Language Development
2004 | Book chapter
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