Enlli Thomas is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Head of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science as at Bangor University, and Professor of Education Research. She has been a Visiting Professor at Umeå University, Sweden since 2018, and is the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Learned Society of Wales Hugh Owen Medal for outstanding educational research in Wales. 

Her main research interests and expertise span psycholinguistic approaches to the study of bilingual language acquisition, including children’s acquisition of complex structures under conditions of minimal language input, bilingual assessment (psychometric), and education approaches to language transmission, acquisition and use. She has conducted research and published widely in many areas of language study. These span papers on aspects of bilingual acquisition, including impact factors influencing successful L1-L2 acquisition; bilingual transfer; bilingual assessment; bilingual literacy; Executive Function and bilingualism; socio-economic status and language abilities; and factors influencing language use. She gives regular invited lectures to practitioners and child-care workers both in the education and in the mental health sector on topics relating to language development and bilingualism, and had made regular appearances on tv and radio as an expert informant. She has also been invited as a Keynote at numerous international conferences.  Her work has also generated substantial national impact - most notably in the development of statutory Welsh language initiatives that are operational in schools across Wales. 

She has been involved as a co-author on a number of successful large-scale research grants, looking at language transmission practices in the home (Welsh Language Board), cognitive effects of bilingualism across the lifespan (ESRC), developing Welsh language assessment tools (Welsh Assembly Government), neuropsychological assessment of bilingual Welsh-English speakers (North Wales Research Committee & West Wales NHS Trust Research and Development Grants Awarding Committee) and bilingualism and dementia/Parkinson's (ESRC). More recently, she was co-I on the CorCenCC National Welsh Corpus project (£1.8 Million - ESRC/AHRC) where she led on the development of a pedagogical toolkit for use in schools. She has also led on various Welsh Government funded projects related to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

She was a core member of the Executive of the ESRC Centre for Research on Education in Theory and Practice 2007-2012. 

In 2014 she became Head of School for the School of Education and Human Development, before returning to focus on her core research in 2018.

Position: Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Email: enlli.thomas@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 383053

Location: 2nd Floor Main Arts 

Teaching and Supervision

XAC-2033 Ymchwilio mewn Plentyndod 

XAC-3009 Amlieithrwydd mewn Plentyndod

XAE-3009 Multilingualism in Childhood

XMC-4099 Dwyieithrwydd mewn Addysg

MA Supervision

PhD Supervision 

Selected research grants held

2022

Welsh Government (Collaborative Evidence Network): Impact of the pandemic: Welsh-medium recruitment (Thomas & Lloyd-Williams, £62,000)

2021

Welsh Government/GwE: Ein Llais Ni (Thomas, £63,200) 

2020

Welsh Government: The impact of covid-19 on non-Welsh-speaking families with children in Welsh immersion schools (Thomas, Lloyd-Williams, & Waters, £75,000)

2019                       

Hefcw: Provision of Welsh-medium STEM subjects  (Thomas, £39,974)

ESRC IAA: Addressing the literacy needs of bilinguals learning to read and write in languages with transparent orthographies (Thomas, Owen, Young, Lloyd-Williams, Fontaine, Aldridge & Sullivan, £14,800)                                                          

2017                       

GwE/Welsh Government: Y Gymraeg mewn Addysg (Thomas, £65,000)

2016 

ESRC/AHRC: Corpws Cenedlaethol Cymraeg Cyfoes (The National Corpus of Contemporary Welsh): A community driven approach to linguistic corpus construction (Knight, Morris, Fitzpatrick, Rayson, Thomas, Stonelake, Evas, Spasic, £1.8 million)

2015

Welsh Language Commissioner Office: Ymchwil i Sefyllfa gyfredol addysg Gymraeg ar gyfer dysgwyr 3-16 oed/Research into the current state of Welsh education for 3- to 16-year-old learners (Cwmni Iaith (Jones, PI) & Bangor University (Thomas & Williams, £10,980)

Post 16 Education Consortia: Datblygu Systemau a Gweithdrefniadau i Fesur y Defnydd o’r Gymraeg mewn Addysg/Developing Systems and Processes to Measure the Use of Welsh in Education (Cwmni Gweiniaith (Roberts – co-PI) & Bangor University (Thomas, co-PI, Williams, Jones & Young, £35,000)

2014 

National Literacy Trust: Evaluation of Premier League Reading Stars Cymru (Ware, Thomas (co-PIs), Williams, Young, Kyffin & Elliott, £16,000)

2011

Welsh Government: Exploring the role of classroom language transmission practices in developing L1/L2 fluency in Welsh (Thomas & Lewis, £10,000).

2010 

ESRC: Bilingualism as a protective factor in age-related neurodegenerative disorders (Clare, Gathercole, Thomas, Hindle, Whittacker, Bialystok, & Craik, £630,000)

Hunaniaith and Welsh Language Board: Arolwg o ddefnydd cymdeithasol plant cynradd o’r Gymraeg/Survey of primary children’s social use of Welsh (Roberts & Thomas, £20,000)

2009 

Welsh Government: Continued Development of Standardised Measures for the Assessment of Welsh (Gathercole & Thomas, £90,000).

2007    

ESRC: Cognitive effects of bilingualism across the lifespan (Gathercole & Thomas: £720,000)

North Wales Research Committee: Does bilingualism delay the onset of dementia? A pilot study comparing bilingual Welsh/English and monolingual English speakers (Clare, Thomas, Whitaker, & Jones, £5,000)

2005 

Welsh Assembly Government:  Development of Welsh language assessment tools for children (Gathercole & Thomas: £90,000)

North Wales Research Committee: Neuropsychological assessment of bilingual Welsh-English speakers: meeting the needs of Welsh-speaking older people (Thomas, Clare, Woods, & Jones: £5,000)

2003

Welsh Language Board: Trosglwyddo Iaith mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru (Gathercole, Thomas, Deuchar & Williams; £93,000).

2024

• PublishedChildhood and youth studies and the new Curriculum for Wales: Synergies and opportunities
  Underwood, C., Thomas, E., Smith, A.-M., Williams, N., Kyffin, F. & Young, N., 31 Jul 2024, In: Wales Journal of Education. 26, 1, 20 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Accepted/In pressConcluding remarks on the acquisition of Celtic languages: implications and future directions
  Chondrogianni, V., O'Toole, C. & Thomas, E., 2024, (Accepted/In press) The acquisition of Celtic languages. Chondrogianni, V., O'Toole, C. & Thomas, E. (eds.). Cambbridge: Cambridge University Press
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• Accepted/In pressDemystifying the English bias in science: exploring the factors influencing bilinguals' uptake of STEM subjects in minority language education: STEM-related study and minority language education
  Thomas, E., Parry, N., Caulfield, G. & Sion, C., 30 Aug 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Accepted/In pressThe acquisition of Welsh morphosyntax
  Thomas, E., Binks, H. & Lloyd-Williams, S., 3 Apr 2024, (Accepted/In press) The acquisition of Celtic languages . Chondrogianni, V., O'Toole, C. & Thomas, E. (eds.). Cambridge University Press
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedWelsh-English bilingual adolescents’ performance on verbal analogy and verbal classification tasks: the role of language exposure and use on vocabulary knowledge
  Binks, H. & Thomas, E., 2 Jul 2024, In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 27, 6, p. 715-730 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedEditorial - Envisioning the Post-COVID "New Normal" for Education in Wales
  Thomas, E., Crick, T. & Beauchamp, G., 15 Dec 2023, In: Wales Journal of Education. 25, 2
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
• PublishedEditorial: Conceptualising Education in Wales Through Reform, Identity, Language and History
  Crick, T., Thomas, E. & Beauchamp, G., 13 Jul 2023, In: Wales Journal of Education. 25, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
• PublishedGolygyddol - Rhagweld y "Normal Newydd" Ol-COVID ar gyfer Addysg yng Nghymru
  Thomas, E., Crick, T. & Beauchamp, G., 15 Dec 2023, In: Wales Journal of Education. 25, 2
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGolygyddol: Cysyniadu Addysg yng Nghymru trwy Ddiwygio, Hunaniaeth, Iaith a Hanes
  Crick, T., Thomas, E. & Beauchamp, G., 13 Jul 2023, In: Wales Journal of Education. 25, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
• PublishedLegitimising the 'bilingual': Identity issues among L2 Welsh-speaking teenagers in English-medium schools in Wales
  Parry, N. M. & Thomas, E., 22 Dec 2023, The minority language as a second language: challenges and achievements. Cenoz, J. & Goeter, D. (eds.). Routledge
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• Accepted/In pressUnderstanding systemic, personal and linguistic challenges in the internationalisation of doctoral studies
  Rönnqvist, C., Sullivan, K. & Thomas, E., Nov 2023, (Accepted/In press) Internationalisation of the Doctoral Experience: Models, Opportunities and Outcomes. Jones, E., Norlin, B., Rönnqvist, C. & Sullivan, K. P. H. (eds.). Routledge
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2022

• PublishedCael mynediad i’r Gymraeg yn ystod pandemig COVID-19: heriau a chefnogaeth i aelwydydd di-Gymraeg
  Parry, D., Thomas, E., Lloyd-Williams, S. W., Parry, N., Maelor, G., ap Gruffudd, G. S., Jones, D., Evans, R. A. & Brychan, A., 2022, Welsh Government. 144 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• PublishedDwyieithrwydd
  Thomas, E., 5 Nov 2022, Beth yw'r Gymraeg? : What is the Welsh language? . Naylor, A., Jones, L. P. & Foster Evans, D. (eds.). Cardiff: University of Wales Press, Cardiff, p. 135-149
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedEditorial: Education research in Wales, from Wales, and for Wales
  Beauchamp, G., Thomas, E. & Crick, T., 16 Dec 2022, In: Wales Journal of Education. 24, 2
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
• PublishedGolygyddol: Ymchwil addysg yng Nghymru, o Gymru ac i Gymru
  Beauchamp, G., Crick, T. & Thomas, E., 16 Dec 2022, In: Wales Journal of Education. 24, 2
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
• PublishedITE provision in minority language contexts: The case of Wales and Ireland
  Thomas, E. & Dunne, C., Nov 2022, In: Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education. 10, 2, p. 374-399
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTranslanguaging in the classroom: Trawsieithu yn y Dosbarth
  Thomas, E., Lloyd-Williams, S., Sion, C., Jones, L., Caulfield, G. & Tomos, R., Jul 2022, 1.0 ed. Welsh Government.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• PublishedWorking towards diagnosing bilingual children's literacy abilities: Some key considerations for teachers in Wales
  Thomas, E., Fontaine, L., Aldridge-Waddon, M., Sullivan, K., Owen, C., Winter, F., Young, N., Lloyd-Williams, S., Gruffudd, G., Dafydd, M. & Caulfield, G., 16 Dec 2022, In: Wales Journal of Education.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedAddressing Teacher Confidence as a Barrier to Bilingual Classroom Transmission Practices in Wales
  Parry, N. & Thomas, E., 5 Feb 2021, The psychological experience of integrating language and content. Talbot, K., Gruber, M.-T. & Nishida, R. (eds.). Multilingual Matters, (Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching; no. 12).
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedEditorial - Education as a national mission: the role of the Wales Journal of Education
  Beauchamp, G., Crick, T. & Thomas, E., 30 Jul 2021, In: Wales Journal of Education. 23, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
• PublishedGolygyddol - Addysg fel cenhadaeth genedlaethol: Rol Cylchgrawn Addysg Cymru
  Beauchamp, G., Thomas, E. & Crick, T., 30 Jul 2021, In: Wales Journal of Education. 23, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

2020

• PublishedThe National Corpus of Contemporary Welsh: Project Report | Y Corpws Cenedlaethol Cymraeg Cyfoes: Adroddiad y Prosiect
  Knight, D., Morris, S., Fitzpatrick, T., Rayson, P., Spasić, I. & Thomas, E., 1 Aug 2020, The National Corpus of Contemporary Welsh: Project Report | Y Corpws Cenedlaethol Cymraeg Cyfoes: Adroddiad y Prosiect. Corpws Cenedlaethol Cymraeg Cyfoes
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedY Tiwtiadur
  Davies, J., Thomas, E., Fitzpatrick, T., Needs, J., Anthony, L., Cobb, T. & Knight, D., 2020
  Research output: Other contribution › peer-review

2019

• PublishedLong-term outcomes for bilinguals in minority language contexts: Welsh-English teenagers’ performance on measures of Grammatical Gender and Plural Morphology in Welsh
  Binks, H. & Thomas, E., Jul 2019, In: Applied Psycholinguistics. 40, 4, p. 1019-1049
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTeasing apart factors influencing executive function performance in bilinguals and monolinguals at different ages: Teasing apart factors
  Gathercole, V., Thomas, E., Vinas-Guasch, N., Kennedy, I., Prys, C., Young, N., Roberts, E., Hughes-Parry, E. & Jones, L., 12 Jun 2019, Bilingualism, Executive Function, and Beyond: Questions and insights. Sekerina, I., Spradlin, L. & Valian, V. (eds.). Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, Vol. 57 . p. 295-336 42 p. (Studies in Bilingualism; vol. 57).
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedWHODUNNIT? Language interaction in identification of sentential subjects in Wales and Patagonia
  Gathercole, V., Perez-Tattam, R., Stadthagen-Gonzalez, H., Laporte, N. & Thomas, E., 3 Oct 2019, In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 22, 7, p. 897-918
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedBilingual Teaching Methods: A quick reference guide for educators
  Thomas, E., Apolloni, D. & Parry, N., 22 Nov 2018, Bangor University. 72 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedDulliau Addysgu Dwyieithog: cyfeirlyfr cyflym i addysgwyr
  Thomas, E., Apolloni, D. & Parry, N., 9 Nov 2018, UK: Bangor University. 72 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book

2017

• PublishedAgweddar ar Ddwyieithrwydd
  Thomas, E. & Webb-Davies, P., 6 Aug 2017, Caerfyrddin, Wales: Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
• PublishedExploring minority language input sources as means of supporting the early development of L2 vocabulary and grammar
  Williams, N. & Thomas, E., Jul 2017, In: Applied Psycholinguistics. 38, 4, p. 855-880
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGweld y Gair: Standardisation and clinical application of a Welsh language measure for estimation of premorbid intellectual functioning
  Clare, L., Toms, G., Thomas, E., Hindle, J. & Woods, R., 31 Jul 2017, In: FPOP Bulletin. 139
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRe-thinking Educational Attainment and Poverty (REAP) - in Rural Wales
  ap Gruffudd, G., Spencer, L., Payne, J., Wilde, A., Watkins, R., Jones, S., Thomas, E. M., Hughes, C. & O'Connor, B., 1 Nov 2017, Bangor University. 130 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedThe effects of lifelong cognitive lifestyle on executive function in older people with Parkinson’s disease
  Hindle, J., Martin-Forbes, P., Martyr, A., Bastable, A., Pye, K., Gathercole, V., Thomas, E. & Clare, L., Dec 2017, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 32, 12, p. e157-e165
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe linguistic, cognitive and emotional advantages of minority language bilingualism
  Young, N., Rhys, M., Kennedy, I. A. & Thomas, E., 1 Feb 2017, Bilingualism and Minority Language in Europe: Current Trends and Developments. Lauchlan, F. & Parafita Couto, M. D. C. (eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 120-142
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2016

• PublishedBilingualism, executive control, and age at diagnosis among people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease in Wales
  Clare, L., Whitaker, C. J., Craik, F. I. M., Bialystok, E., Martyr, A., Martin-Forbes, P. A., Bastable, A. J. M., Pye, K. L., Quinn, C., Thomas, E. M., Gathercole, V. C. M. & Hindle, J. V., Sept 2016, In: Journal of Neuropsychology. 10, 2, p. 163-85 23 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEffaith amlder iaith yn y cartref ar wybodaeth oedolion o’r system o greu enwau lluosog yn y Gymraeg
  Binks, H. & Thomas, E., Oct 2016, In: Gwerddon. 22, p. 31-46
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedExecutive control in older Welsh monolinguals and bilinguals
  Clare, L., Whitaker, C. J., Martyr, A., Martin-Forbes, P. A., Bastable, A. J. M., Pye, K. L., Quinn, C., Thomas, E. M., Gathercole, V. C. M. & Hindle, J. V., 6 Apr 2016, In: Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 28, 4, p. 412-426
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocioeconomic level and bilinguals' performance on language and cognitive measures
  Mueller Gathercole, V. C., Kennedy, I. A. & Thomas, E. M., Nov 2016, In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTeasing apart factors influencing Executive Function performance in bilinguals and monolinguals at different ages
  Gathercole, V. C. M., Thomas, E. M., Viñas Guasch, N., Kennedy, I., Prys, C., Young, N. E., Roberts, E. J., Hughes, E. K. & Jones, L., Oct 2016, In: Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism. 6, 5, p. 605-647
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedCognitive Reserve in Parkinson’s Disease: The Effects of Welsh-English Bilingualism on Executive Function
  Martin, P. A., Hindle, J. V., Martin-Forbes, P. A., Bastable, A. J., Pye, K. L., Martyr, A., Whitaker, C. J., Craik, F. I., Bialystock, E., Thomas, E. M., Mueller Gathercole, V. C. & Clare, L., 14 Apr 2015, In: Parkinson's Disease. p. 1-10
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedAdvances in the Study of Bilingualism
  Mennen, I. C. (Editor), Thomas, E. M. (Editor) & Mennen, I. (Editor), 9 May 2014, 2014 ed. Multilingual Matters.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedBilingual construction of two systems: To interact or not to interact?
  Gathercole, V. M., Perez-Tattam, R. S., Gathercole, V. C., Perez Tattam, R., Stadthagen-Gonzalez, H., Thomas, E. M., Thomas, E. M. (Editor) & Mennen, I. (Editor), 27 Nov 2014, Advances in the Study of Bilingualism. 2014 ed. Multilingual Matters, p. 63-89
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedCross-linguistic influence and patterns of acquisition: the emergence of gender and word order in German-Welsh bilinguals
  Thomas, E. M., Cantone, K. F., Davies, S., Shadrova, A., Thomas, E. M. (Editor) & Mennen, I. (Editor), 27 Nov 2014, Advances in the Study of Bilingualism. 2014 ed. Multilingual Matters, p. 41-62
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedDoes language dominance affect cognitive performance in bilinguals? Lifespan evidence from preschoolers through older adults on card sorting, Simon, and metalinguistic tasks
  Kennedy, I. A., Young, N. E., Gathercole, V. C., Thomas, E. M., Kennedy, I., Prys, C., Young, N., Viñas Guasch N., [. V., Roberts, E. J., Hughes, E. K. & Jones, L., 5 Feb 2014, In: Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology. 5
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIntroduction: Advances in the study of bilingualism
  Mennen, I. C., Thomas, E. M., Mennen, I. & Thomas, E. M. (Editor), 9 May 2014, Advances in the Study of Bilingualism. 2014 ed. Multilingual Matters, p. xvii-xxv
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedThe learner's voice: exploring bilingual children's selective language use and perceptions of minority language competence
  Lewis, W. G., Thomas, E. M., Apolloni, D. & Lewis, G., 8 Jan 2014, In: Language and Education. 28, 4, p. 340-361
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedAcquiring complex structures under minority language conditions: Bilingual acquisition of plural morphology in Welsh
  Binks, H. L., Thomas, E. M., Williams, N., Jones, L. A., Davies, S. & Binks, H., 21 Nov 2013, In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 17, 3, p. 478-494
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedBilingual Welsh–English children's acquisition of vocabulary and reading: implications for bilingual education
  Rhys, M. & Thomas, E., 2013, In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 16, 6, p. 633-656
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedBilingualism, orthography and self-esteem: How children learning to read and write in Welsh and English view themselves
  Young, N. & Thomas, E., Apr 2013.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

2012

• PublishedElectrophysiological Cross-Language Neighborhood Density Effects in Late and Early English-Welsh Bilinguals
  Grossi, G., Savill, N., Thomas, E. & Thierry, G., 18 Oct 2012, In: Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. p. 3475346
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVariation in language choice in extended speech in primary schools in Wales: implications for teacher education
  Thomas, E. M., Lewis, W. G. & Apolloni, D., 1 May 2012, In: Language and Education. 26, 3, p. 245-261
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedExploring bilinguals' social use of language inside and out of the minority language classroom.
  Thomas, E. M. & Roberts, D. B., 1 Jan 2011, In: Language and Education. 25, 2, p. 89-108
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedChildren's acquisition of Welsh in bilingual setting: a psycholinguistic perspective.
  Thomas, E. M., Mayr, R. & Morris, D. (Editor), 1 Jan 2010, Welsh in the 21st Century.. 2010 ed. University of Wales, Press, p. 99-117
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedCognitive effects of bilingualism: digging deeper for the contributions of language dominance, linguistic knowledge, socio-economic status and cognitive abilities
  Gathercole, V. M., Thomas, E. M., Jones, L., Guash, N. V., Young, N. & Hughes, E. K., 1 Sept 2010, In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 13, 5, p. 617-664
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPosterior N1 asymmetry to English and Welsh words in Early and Late English-Welsh bilinguals.
  Grossi, G., Savill, N., Thomas, E. M. & Thierry, G., 1 Sept 2010, In: Biological Psychology. 85, 1, p. 124-133
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

• PublishedBilingual first-language development: Dominant language takeover, threatened minority language take-up.
  Gathercole, V. M. & Thomas, E. M., 1 Apr 2009, In: Bilingualism - Language and Cognition. 12, 2, p. 213-237
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedBrain potentials reveal semantic priming in both the 'active' and the 'non-attended' language of early bilinguals
  Martin, C. D., Dering, B., Thomas, E. M. & Thierry, G., 1 Aug 2009, In: Neuroimage. 47, 1, p. 326-333
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

• PublishedDesigning a normed receptive vocabulary test for bilingual populations: A model from Welsh.
  Gathercole, V. M., Gathercole, V. C., Thomas, E. M. & Hughes, E., 1 Jan 2008, In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 11, 6, p. 678-720
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDeveloping language-appropriate task items for identifying literacy difficulties in Welsh-speaking children.
  Thomas, E. M. & Lloyd, S. W., 1 Jan 2008, In: Dyslexia Review. 20, 1, p. 4-9
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

• PublishedA closer look at parent language ability: Welsh and English vocabulary
  Gathercole, V. & Thomas, E., 2007, Language Transmission in Bilingual Families in Wales. Gathercole, V. (ed.). Welsh Language Board, p. 210-222
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedAgwedd amweddog at astudio arferion trosglwyddo cyfredol: cynllun cyffredinol
  Gathercole, V., Thomas, E., Deuchar, M. & Williams, E., 2007, Trosglwyddo Iaith mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru . Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V. (eds.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 13-19
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedBeyond the general patters: interesting cases revealing exceptional circumstances
  Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V., 2007, Language Transmission in Bilingual Families in Wales. Gathercole, V. (ed.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 233-247
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedChildren's productive command of grammatical gender and mutation in Welsh: an alternative to rule-based learning.
  Gathercole, V. M., Thomas, E. M. & Gathercole, V. C., 1 Aug 2007, In: First Language. 27, 3, p. 251-278
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEvidence-based practice: policy implications for Wales
  Mueller Gathercole, V. C., Thomas, E., Williams, E. & Deuchar, M., 2007, Language Transmission in Bilingual families in Wales. Gathercole, V. (ed.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 294-300
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedFactors contributing to language transmission in bilingual families: the core study - adult interviews
  Gathercole, V. & Thomas, E., 2007, Language Transmission in Bilingual Families in Wales. Gathercole, V. (ed.). Welsh Language Board, p. 59-181
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedFfactorau yn cyfrannu at drosglwyddo iaith mewn teuluoedd dwyieithog: yr astudiaeth graidd - cyfweliadau oedolion
  Gathercole, V. & Thomas, E., 2007, Trosglwyddo Iaith mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru . Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V. (eds.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 59-179
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedGolwg fanylach ar allu iaith rhieni: geirfa Cymraeg a Saesneg
  Gathercole, V. & Thomas, E., 2007, Trosglwyddo Iaith mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru . Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V. (eds.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 207-219
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedLanguage transmission among bilingual parents in Wales: background
  Gathercole, V., Thomas, E., Deuchar, M. & Williams, E., 2007, Language Transmission in Bilingual Families in Wales. Gathercole, V. (ed.). Cardiff : Welsh Language Board, p. 12-14 3 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedMulti-faceted approach to teh study of current transmission practices: ooverall design
  Gathercole, V., Thomas, E., Deuchar, M. & Williams, E., 2007, Language Transmission in Bilingual Families in Wales. Gathercole, V. (ed.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 15-21 7 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedParental control of idioms in Welsh and English.
  Williams, E., Deuchar, M., Thomas, E. M. & Gathercole, V. M., 1 Jan 2007, Language Transmission in Bilingual Families in Wales. 2006 ed. Welsh Language Board
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedRheolaeth y rhieni dros idiomau yn Gymraeg a Saesneg
  Williams, E., Deuchar, M., Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V., 2007, Trosglwyddo Iaith mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru . Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V. (eds.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 220-229
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedRol y plentyn mewn trosglwyddo iaith: cyfweliadau plant
  Thomas, E., 2007, Trosglwyddo Iaith mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru. Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V. (eds.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 244-280
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedThe role of the child in language transmission: child interviews
  Thomas, E., 2007, Language Transmission in Bilingual Families in Wales. Gathercole, V. (ed.). Welsh Language Board, p. 248-285
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedTrosglwyddo Iaith Mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog Yng Nghymru / Language Transmission in Bilingual Families in Wales.
  Gathercole, V. C. (Editor) & Thomas, E. M. (Editor), 1 Jan 2007, 2007 ed. Welsh Language Board.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedTrosglwyddo iaith ymysg rhieni dwyieithog yng Nghymru: cefndir
  Gathercole, V., Thomas, E., Deuchar, M. & Williams, E., 2007, Trosglwyddo Iaith mewn Yeuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru. Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V. (eds.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 10-12 3 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedTu hwnt i batrymau cyffredinol: achosion diddorol yn datgelu amgylchiadau eithriadol
  Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V., 2007, Trosglwyddo iaith mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru. Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V. (eds.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 230-243
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedYmarfer ar sail tystiolaeth: goblygiadau polisi ar gyfer Cymru
  Gathercole, V., Thomas, E., Williams, E. & Deuchar, M., 2007, Trosglwyddo iaith mewn Teuluoedd Dwyieithog yng Nghymru. Thomas, E. & Gathercole, V. (eds.). Cardiff: Welsh Language Board, p. 288-294
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2006

• PublishedTeaching and assessing psychology through a minority language: lessons from Wales.
  Thomas, E. M., Wilkinson, R. (Editor), Zegers, V. (Editor) & Van Leeuwen, C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2006, Bridging the Assessment Gap in English-Medium Higher Education.. 2006 ed. AKS-Verlag, p. 179-194
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2005

• PublishedMinority Language Survival: Input Factors Influencing the Acquisition of Welsh.
  Thomas, E. M., Gathercole, V. C., Cohen, J. (Editor), McAlister, K. T. (Editor), Rolstad, K. (Editor) & MacSwan, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2005, Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Bilingualism.. 2005 ed. Cascadilla Press, p. 852-874
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2004

• PublishedPsychology Teaching and Learning in Wales.
  Thomas, E. M., 1 Jan 2004, In: Psychology Learning and Teaching. 4, 1, p. 11-14
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• BU-IIA Funded Project: Profion Iaith Cymraeg: Welsh Language Tests

  We have already developed an innovative suite of psychometric tests that measure Welsh-speaking bilinguals’ receptive and expressive vocabulary skills across a range of ages (from 3 years of age to 15 years). We are currently in the process of finalising the content ready to be launched and marketed throughout all schools in Wales. However, we are at a point where we need to ensure that the resource is fit for purpose and marketable so that we can launch the resource and host two training events for teachers and practitioners in order to maximise its use. This project will help improve the branding of the tests, maximise their usability, and hold training events.

  Funding awarded through the Bangor University Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = £12,000

  1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2024

  Activity: Other (Contributor)

2022

• Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (Journal)

  14 Jun 2022

  Activity: Publication peer-review (Editorial board member)
• Addysg, y pandemig a'r Gymraeg

  Prestigious O'Donnell Annual Lecture

  26 May 2022

  Links:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC66xHrGcIE&t=1973s
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Welsh language: Parents asked to record baby talk

  Interview given to BBC Wales about new project asking parents to record the way they speak to their babies in Welsh to help others learn the language.

  9 Apr 2022

  Links:

  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61011531?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
  Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)

2021

• Preparing for the delivery of the Languages, Literacy and Communication Area of learning and Experience within the new Curriculum for Wales: Challenges and opportunities

  Keynote Address

  11 May 2021

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2020

• Oracy All-Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry

  17 Sep 2020

  Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor)

2019

• Addressing literacy difficulties in languages with transparent orthographies: issues for Welsh

  Keynote presentation

  10 Jun 2019 – 14 Jun 2019

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• The long-term outcomes for bilinguals in minority language contexts

  Research Seminar at Department of Language Studies, Umea University, Sweden

  6 Mar 2019

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Teacher Education for minority language teachers and immersion school teachers in Wales

  Teacher Training on Teaching Minority Language Oral Skills

  18 Jan 2019

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Journal of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech (Journal)

  Editorial Board Member

  1 Jan 2019 →

  Links:

  • https://journal.equinoxpub.com/index.php/JMBS/about/editorialTeam
  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

2018

• Cynhadledd y Gymraeg mewn Addysg a Dwyieithrwydd

  Cynhadledd undydd i athrawon a gweision sifil

  9 Nov 2018

  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)
• Multilingual Education in Linguistically Diverse Contexts: The Issues in Wales

  Keynote Address

  30 Aug 2018 – 1 Sep 2018

  Links:

  • https://meldc18.wordpress.com/keynote-speakers/
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Welsh in Education and Bilingualism Conference

  A one-day conference for teachers and civil servants

  22 Jun 2018

  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)
• Understanding factors influencing bi- and multilingual development in minority language contexts

  Keynote Address

  8 Jun 2018 – 10 Jun 2018

  Links:

  • http://multilingualism2018.uw.edu.pl/en/
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Childhood Bilingualism: the Welsh-English context.

  Keynote Address

  12 Jan 2018

  Links:

  • https://yellow.place/en/e/trinity-long-room-hub-arts-and-humanities-resear-201801121200 https://childbilingualismresearch.com/january-2018-meeting/
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2017

• Lansio llyfr Agweddau Ar Ddwyieithrwydd [Book launch]

  Lansiad y llyfr newydd Agweddau ar Ddwyieithrwydd i'r cyhoedd, ar stondin Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, gyda chyfweliad gan Ifor ap Glyn gyda' awduron, Enlli Thomas a Peredur Webb-Davies.

  Public book launch of Welsh textbook about bilingualism, at the stall of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, featuring an interview by Ifor ap Glyn with the authors, Enlli Thomas and Peredur Webb-Davies.

  9 Aug 2017

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
• Welsh Government: Welsh language Partnership Council

  Welsh Language Partnership council: Member.

  Council members support the Government to deliver its Welsh language strategy

  1 Jul 2017 – 1 Jul 2020

  Activity: Types of Business and Community - Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel (Member)
• Psycho- and socio-linguistic factors influencing minority language competence in bi- and multilingual contexts: implications for education

  Keynote Address

  11 May 2017 – 13 May 2017

  Links:

  • https://bragaconfmultiling.wordpress.com/keynote-speakers/
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2016

• International Conference on Bilingualism in Education, Bangor University

  International Conference on Bilingualism in Education

  10 Jun 2016 – 12 Jun 2016

  Links:

  • http://bilingualism-in-education.bangor.ac.uk/
  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Organiser)

2015

• John Benjamins (Publisher)

  Editorial Booard Member, Studies in Bilingualism, John Benjamins

  31 Dec 2015 – 31 Dec 2025

  Links:

  • https://benjamins.com/#catalog/books/sibil/board
  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)
• Applied Psycholinguistics (Journal)

  Editorial Board Member

  30 Nov 2015 – 31 Dec 2019

  Links:

  • https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/appliedpsycholinguistics/information/editorial-board
  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

2014

• Applied Psycholinguistics (Journal)

  Editorial Board Member

  2014 – 2018

  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)
• John Benjamins Publishing Company (Publisher)

  Studies in Bilingualism Book Series Advisory Editorial Board member

  2014 →

  Links:

  • https://benjamins.com/catalog/sibil/board
  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

2011

• Psycholinguistic aspects of the acquisition of Welsh: Challenges to the sustainability of a minority linguistic community.

  Keynote Address

  28 Mar 2011

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

• Ein Llais Ni - Cynllun Llafaredd

  01/02/2023 – 15/01/2025 (Active)

• The experiences of learners and their families during the COVID-19 enrolled in Welsh-medium education from home where Welsh was not spoken.

  01/12/2022 – 30/05/2023 (Finished)

• Translanguaging and Mediation Resources (CEN 17)

  01/11/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• COVID-19 LOT 3: The impact of this on learners in Welsh-Medium education, particularly those who live in English-Medium homes.

  01/09/2020 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• Travel grant to Department of Language Studies, Umeå University, Sweden for Enlli Thomas

  01/06/2020 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• The role of Initial Teacher Education (ITA) programs and research in the field of bilingualism and promoting the Welsh language

  01/01/2018 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

• CorCenC: Corpws Cenedlaethol Cymraeg (The Welsh National Corpus)

  01/03/2016 – 31/12/2020 (Finished)

  Links:

  • http://www.corcencc.org/

• Use of Welsh in post-16 education - Gwynedd and Môn

  01/02/2015 – 14/07/2017 (Finished)

• Manteision Addysg Gymraeg a Dwyieithog: Ysgoloriaeth PhD

  01/09/2009 – 30/09/2012 (Finished)

• Survey of Primary School-Aged Children's Social use of Welsh

  01/09/2009 – 31/07/2010 (Finished)

  Links:

  • http://moodle.cynnal.co.uk/course/view.php?id=397