Projects
Sabbatical Werner Thomas: Inquisition and social control in early modern Spain KU Leuven
Preparation of a publication (monograph) on Inquisition and social control in early modern Spain, building on my previous research on the persecution of Protestantism in the Iberian Peninsula. Not only will a sabbatical give me the opportunity to spend a longer period at the Archivo Histórico Nacional in Madrid – where the documents of the Consejo de Inquisición are kept – it will also be easier to work continuously and exclusively on the ...
Is 'leuk' sufficiently cool? The social meaning of English loanwords: an acquisitional perspective. KU Leuven
Is leuk sufficiently cool? The social meaning of English loanwords: an acquisitional perspective KU Leuven
This project wants to investigate how the speech community of tomorrow, viz. elementary school children evaluate the use of English words in a Dutch context, which contextual parameters affect their evaluation and whether an evolution is visible in the dimensions shaping these attitudes as children grow older. By focusing on these questions, the project I am proposing intents to break new ground in the study of social meaning of English ...
Termwise: Creating resources specialised language use. KU Leuven
Linguistic partnerships between schools and parents. A study of productive parental involvement interventions at home. Ghent University
How can you encourage effective parental involvement in learning and language acquisition? And how can we improve existing Flemish practices to better support parental involvement at home? The academic success and well-being of students depends partly on the extent to which parents are involved in their children's school careers. The involvement of parents at home appears to be of relatively great importance: parents who show an interest in ...
Mimicry in location and mode choices for foreign investments: The role of cultural tightness-looseness in source and target locations KU Leuven
The differential role of cognitive and linguistic skills in the development of reading in Arabic language KU Leuven
The proposed longitudinal study will simultaneously target the core domains of the academic skill literacy, including word reading accuracy, fluency, phonological awareness, morphological awareness. It aims to investigate literacy development of children from kindergarten to second grade in order to learn about the predictors of and risks factors for specific reading disabilities. Firstly, there should be an identification of children at risk ...
Human Capital, Religiosity, and Economic Development: Evidence from 19th Century France KU Leuven
This research project aims to contribute to the existing literature on the role of cultural factors (such as education and religiosity) for long-term economic development, by answering two crucial questions for both researchers and policy makers: 1. Does mass education matter for economic development? In the existing studies, mass education is generally considered irrelevant for innovation and early industrialization. However, it has always ...
Automation and Evaluation of Image-Derived Workflows on 3D and 4D Cardiac CT KU Leuven
Cardiovascular diseases are a major public health concern and currently the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Medical imaging supports several cardiovascular disease applications, and recent technological advancements have increased the quality and quantity of medical images available. In turn, the additional information provided has been supporting diagnosis procedures, treatments and patient monitoring. However, to ...