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Peter Broeder
Peter Broeder is at Tilburg University and tries to unravel processes of language diversity
from different perspectives:
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The first perspective is a psycholinguistic and functionalist one. In the 1980's he participated in the
European Science Foundation project ‘The ecology of adult language acquisition
in Europe' (Strasbourg, Max Planck Institute Nijmegen). His main research in
this project was directed toward the learner's developing lexicon (e.g., Broeder 1991)
and his/her strategies in achieving understanding in intercultural encounters (e.g., Bremer et al. 1996).
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Secondly, he has studied language change from a computational angle since 1992.
In that year he stayed at the Center for Research in Language of the University of
California, San Diego, where he explored the role of inductive computer modelling
for second language acquisition in adults (e.g., Broeder & Murre 1999, 2000, 2006).
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A third angle concerns language change from a sociolinguistic perspective. Large-scale home language surveys in the
Netherlands, Australia and recently South Africa focus on language as a core
value of ethnic identity (e.g., Broeder & Extra 1999, Broeder & Mijares 2004).
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Through the Common European Framework of Languages and the European Language Portfolio
the focus is on self-regulation in competence-based digital learning environments (e.g., Broeder 2003, 2005).
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Peter Broeder is also participating in the
VALEUR-project
(Valuing All Languages in Europe).
The overarching aim of this project is to raise awareness of the resource represented by the community
languages spoken across Europe; and of the potential to capitalise on this resource in intellectual,
cultural, economic, social cohesion, citizenship and rights contexts.
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Currently my research deals with Online Consumer behaviour: exploring and explaining persuasivity in
Webshops through culture, modality, adaptivity and implicit attitudes.
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