Qualifications
- PhD: Bilingualism (Linguistics)
2020–2025 - MA: Bilingualism
2017–2018 - BSc: Speech and Language Therapy
2010–2014
Teaching and Supervision
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE)
Module Co-ordinator & Lecturer:
QXL-3303 Introduction to Speech and Language Therapy
Graduate Teaching Assistant:
QXL-1110 Introduction to Language (2021, 2022)
QXL-4416 Language Disorders & Bilinguals (2021)
QXL-1020 Introduction to English Grammar (2021)
Guest Lecturer:
QXL-3317/4417 Child Language Acquisition (2021)
Supervision: As I am currently completing my PhD, I am not able to supervise a PhD.
Research Interests
Working PhD project title: Teachers' identifications of language disorders in bilingual children: A study of attitudes
Supervisors:
Dr Eirini Sanoudaki (School of Arts, Culture and Language)
Dr Nia Young (School of Educational Sciences)
Research Interests:
- First and second language development
- Bilingual language disorders
- Provision for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL) in UK mainstream school settings
- EAL policies in UK schools
- Teacher (language) attitudes
- Speech and language therapy provision for bilingual populations
Activities
2022
- Child Bilingualism: What do we know? How do we find out?
Two talks by Bangor University's Child Bilingualism Lab at the ESRC Festival of Social Science- Bangor 26/10/2022, Cardiff 03/11/2022. Members of the lab spoke about their individual research into childhood bilingualism in typically developing individuals, individuals with developmental disorders, and children who speak a heritage language.
26 Oct 2022 – 3 Nov 2022
Links:
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
Other Information
Conferences:
Parry, F. & Sanoudaki, E. (2021, July 14). Teachers’ identification of language disorders in bilingual children: A study of attitudes [Conference presentation]. International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB13) (Bilingualism in Flux), University of Warsaw, Poland [Online].
Parry, F. (2021, February 24). Teachers’ identification of language disorders in bilingual children: A study of attitudes [Conference presentation]. Postgraduate Forum on Applied Linguistics (Social Justice in Applied Linguistics), York St John University, England [Online].
Parry, F. (2020, November 21). Teachers’ identification of language disorders in bilingual children: A study of attitudes [Conference presentation]. NALDIC 28 Conference (Multilingual Britain: Successes, challenges and future directions), University of Edinburgh, Scotland [Online].
Parry, F. (2020, August 4). Teachers’ identification of language disorders in bilingual children: A study of attitudes [Conference presentation]. Aspiring Researchers Conference (ARC) (Celebrating Diversity), Bangor University, Wales [Online]. Award: Best Oral Presentation Award
Parry, F. & Sanoudaki, E. (2020, June 23-25). Teachers’ recognition of language disorders in EAL pupils: Exploring perceptions [Poster]. Conference on Multilingualism (COM), Centre for Multilingualism and Literacy, University of Reading, England [Online].
Parry, F. & Sanoudaki, E. (2019, November 16). The impact of teachers’ perceptions towards bilingualism on recognition of language disorders in EAL pupils [Poster]. NALDIC 27 Conference (Inclusive practices in multilingual classrooms: assessing and supporting EAL and SEND learners in the mainstream), King’s College London (KCL), England.