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ABOUT Multi-R-Hub

The Multilingualism Research Hub at UW was created in 2021 thanks to the UW Excellence Initiative (IDUB Action II 3.7 “Multilingualism” led by Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic).

Multilingualism is ubiquitous in contemporary societies: Many people develop multilingually as a result of international mobility or migration. Others acquire several languages through schooling. However, knowledge about multilingualism and the social awareness of the phenomenon are still limited. Thus, the Multilingualism Research Hub UW aims to facilitate empirical research on multilingualism and interest in the multilingualism among the scientific community and society at large.

The Multi-R-Hub UW

gathers researchers studying linguistic, cognitive, social and educational aspects of multilingualism. Currently, it comprises three research teams:

  • Experimental Linguistics Lab (Faculty of Modern Languages, head of the lab – Prof. Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic)
  • MultiLADA Lab (Faculty of Psychology, head of the lab – Prof. Ewa Haman)
  • AVT Lab (Faculty of Applied Linguistics, head of the lab – Prof. Agnieszka Szarkowska)

We also cooperate with the Center for Research and Practice in Cultural Continuity (Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, head of the Center – Prof. Justyna Olko)

Externally funded research projects during the 1st IDUB programme (2020-2025)

We are proud to announce that during the IDUB programme (2020-2025) the MRH members obtained external funding of over 16 mln PLN. Here is a list of the externally funded projects. Congratulations!

  • FOSTERLANG: “Fostering Linguistic Capital: A Roadmap for Reversing the Diversity Crisis and Activating Societal Benefits in Europe” (HORIZON EUROPE; GA no 101178387). PI: Prof. Justyna Olko (Działanie II 3.2 IDUB) in cooperation with Prof. Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic. Funding 3 000 000 Euro.
  • Digital tools in L2 and L3 vocabulary acquisition. A cross-linguistic investigation (OPUS LAP/Weave NCN 2022/47/I/HS2/01182 co-financed by SNSF, Switzerland). PI: Prof. Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic. Funding for the Polish side: 1 448 620 zł.
  • Final /t d/ deletion in American English spoken by monolinguals and heritage Spanish speakers – a motion capture study (Fulbright Senior Award 2024/2025). PI: Dr Karolina Broś. Funding: 30 000 $
  • Science and Society bilateral initiative in social sciences, art and humanities. Activity 11: PolkaNorski Implemented (Norway and EEA Grants, NCN 2024/43/7/HS6/00002), partner: Faculty of Psychology UW. PI of Activity 11: Prof. Ewa Haman. Funding: 465 000 zł
  • Cognitive flexibility, cognitive load and interpreting performance in simultaneous interpreters as a function of age (SONATA BIS NCN 2023/50/E/HS2/00171). PI: Dr. Karolina Broś. Funding: 1 913 400 zł.
  • Parenting in a non-native language: quantity, quality, and consequences for child development (NCN SONATA 2023/51/D/HS6/02480). PI: Dr. Magdalena Ewa Łuniewska-Etenkowska. Funding: 1 554 000 zł.
  • Bilingual conversation: easy, flexible, and effective? The role of adaptive attention and control mechanisms (OPUS NCN 2022/45/B/HS6/01931). PI: Prof. Kalinka Timmer. Wartość finansowania: 1 234 500 zł.
  • Zawiłe związki między rozwojem leksykalnym i gramatycznym: podłużne badanie polskich dzieci jedno- i dwujęzycznych do wieku trzech lat z użyciem aplikacji mobilnej (SONATA NCN 2022/47/D/HS2/00392). PI: Dr Karolina Muszyńska.
  • Language skills and world knowledge in Polish-Norwegian multilingual children and their monolingual peers (NCN GRIEG. UMO-2019/34/H/HS6/00615). PI: Prof. Ewa Haman. Funding: 1500000 EUR.
  • WATCH ME. Watching Viewers Watch Subtitled Videos. Audiovisual and linguistic factors in subtitle processing (OPUS NCN 2020/37/B/HS2/00304). PI: Prof. Agnieszka Szarkowska. Funding: 1 036 338 zł
  • Learning academic words via sentence and essay writing: Any signs of increased cognitive load (PRELUDIUM NCN, UMO-2019/35/N/HS2/03550). PI: Dr. Breno Silva. Funding: 96 840 zł
  • Cross-linguistic similarity and individual learner differences in acquiring vocabulary in a third language (OPUS NCN 2019/35/B/HS2/02236). PI: Prof. Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic, Funding: 663 240 zł

Foreign partners

Our foreign partners include: