Saioa Larraza

Saioa Larraza

Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, UPV/EHU
Hizkuntza eta Literaturaren Didaktika Saila
Juan Ibañez San Domingo, 1
01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz
+34 945 014204
saioa.larraza@ehu.eus

 

Saioa Larraza is an Associate Professor at the Department of Language and Literature Didactics of the University of the Basque Country. She has a degree in Basque Philology (2006) and a PhD in Linguistics (2014). She has published studies on L1 and L2 perception in early and late bilinguals, both infants and adults (e.g., Basque-Spanish, Basque-French, English-Italian, etc.), in language variation contexts. Since 2015, she has been teaching language didactics in multilingual and multicultural contexts at the UPV/EHU. Her work combines psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and language didactics, to understand how languages, and specially minority ones, are acquired and processed and, consequently, how they should be taught.

 

Research Interests

Language Acquisition, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Language Development in Infants, Second/Third Language Learning and Teaching, Phonetics & Phonology, Language Processing, Speech Perception, Spoken Word Recognition.

 

Argitalpenak

Argitalpenak

Larraza, S. & Diaz-de-Gereñu, L. (2024). Culturally and linguistically diverse practices for teaching students of diverse backgrounds. In L. Veliz (Ed.), Multiculturalism and Multilingualism in Education: Implications for Curriculum, Teacher Preparation and Pedagogical Practice. Brill.

Van Ommen, S., Boll-Avetisyan, N., Larraza, S., Wellmann, C., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Höhle. B., & Nazzi, T. (2020). Language-specific prosodic acquisition: A comparison of phrase boundary perception by French- and German-learning infants. Journal of Memory and Language, 112, 104108. ISSN: 0749-596X / E-ISSN: 1096-0821. DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2020.104108

Larraza, S., Molnar, M., & Samuel, G. A. (2020). Phonemic contrasts under construction? Evidence from Basque. Infancy, 25(3), 304-318. ISSN: 1525-0008 / E-ISSN: 1532-7078. 

Larraza, S., & Best, C. T. (2018). Differences in phonetic-to-lexical perceptual mapping of L1 and L2 regional accents. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 21(4), 805-825. ISSN: 1366-7289 / E-ISSN: 1469-1841. 

Larraza, S., Samuel, A. G., & Oñederra, M. L. (2017). Where do dialectal effects on speech processing come from? Evidence from a cross-dialect investigation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70(1), 92-108. ISSN: 1747-0218 /E-ISSN: 1747-0226. 

Larraza, S., Samuel, A. G., & Oñederra, M. L. (2016). Listening to Accented Speech in a Second Language: First Language and Age of Acquisition Effects. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 42(11), 1774-1797. ISSN: 0278-7393 / E-ISSN: 1939-1285.

Samuel, A. G., & Larraza, S. (2015). Does Listening to Non-Native Speech Impair Native Speech Perception?. Journal of Memory and Language, 81, 51-71. ISSN: 0749-596X / E-ISSN: 1096-0821. 

Larraza, S. (2010). Acquisition of phonology and Spanish-Basque bilinguals’ phonological systems. Actes du Colloque AcquisiLyon – Colloque Jeunes Chercheurs en Acquisition du Langage. 102-105.

 

 

Ikerketa proiektuak

"Hizkuntzaren irakaskuntza, jabekuntza, eta erabilerak 3. Euskara, erdara, elebitasuna eta eleaniztasuna"  [IT-1627-22].

Erakunde finantzatzailea: Eusko Jaurlaritza

Iraupena: 01/01/2022-31/12/2025

Ikertzaile nagusia: Maria Jose Ezeizabarrena.

"Hizkuntzaren irakaskuntza, jabekuntza, eta erabilerak. Euskara, erdara, elebitasuna eta eleaniztasuna" [IT-983-16].

Erakunde finantzatzailea: Eusko Jaurlaritza

Iraupena: 2016/01/01-2021/12/31

Ikertzaile nagusia: Maria Jose Ezeizabarrena.

"Hizkuntzaren irakaskuntza, jabekuntza, eta erabilerak. Euskara, erdara, elebitasuna eta eleaniztasuna"  

Erakunde finantzatzailea: Eusko Jaurlaritza

Iraupena: 2016-2021

Ikertzaile nagusia: Maria Jose Ezeizabarrena.

"Multilevel Prosodic Processing in a Cross-Linguistic Perspective".

Erakunde finantzatzailea: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France).

Iraupena: 2014/04/01-2017/03/31

Ikertzaile nagusia: Ranka Bijeljac-Babic.

"COEDUCA Project (Cognición y Educación)". 

Erakunde finantzatzailea: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO).

Iraupena: 2008/12/15-2013/12/15

Ikertzaile nagusia: Manuel Carreiras. (CSD2008-00048).

"El cerebro viaja contigo"  

Erakunde finantzatzailea: Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología (FECYT).

Iraupena: 2012–2013

Ikertzaile nagusia: Manuel Carreiras.

"Conecta tu cerebro"

Erakunde finantzatzailea: Eusko Jaurlaritza

Iraupena: 2012–2013

Ikertzaile nagusia: Manuel Carreiras.

 

Aukeratutako hitzaldiak

Larraza, S. & Diaz de Gereñu, L. (2023). “Teacher attitudes towards and practice relating to linguistic diversity: How do we revitalize Basque, the local minority language?”. XIX International Conference on Minority Languages. Ekainak 20-23, Carmarthen (Britainia Handia).

Merino, A. & Larraza, S. (2023). “Arrazakeria eta eskola: nazioarteko ume adoptatuen kasua” . V Congreso Internacional en Inclusion Social y Educativa. Ekainak 1-2, Bilbao (Euskal Herria).

Larraza, S. & Munarriz-Ibarrola, A. (2019). “Elebidun goiztiarrak: nola hauteman, hala ekoitzi?”.  Euskara oinarri eta eleaniztasuna helburu jardunaldiak. Urriak 4-5, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Euskal Herria).

Larraza, S., Samuel, A., & Molnar, M. (2017). “Diskriminazio fonemikoaren garapena euskara-gaztelania haur elebidunengan”. Hizkuntzalari Euskaldunen III.Topaketa. Uztailak 4, Baiona (Euskal Herria).

Van Ommen, S., Boll-Avetisyan, N., Larraza, S., Wellmann, C., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Höhle, B. & Nazzi, T. (2017). “Language-specific sensitivity to prosodic boundaries. Evidence from French- and German-learning infants”. Workshop on Infant Language Development. Ekainak 15-17, Bilbao (Euskal Herria).

Van Ommen, S., Boll-Avetisyan, N., Larraza, S., Wellmann, C., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Höhle, B. & Nazzi, T. (2017). “Phonetic cues in French prosodic boundaries and infant prosodic processing”. Phonetics and Phonology in Europe conference. Ekainak 12-14, Kolonia (Alemania).

Boll-Avetisyan, N., Larraza, S., Rose, A., Margules, S., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Nazzi, T. & Höhle, B. (2016). "Categorical perception of lexical stress: A cross-linguistic study". Poster aurkeztua Conference on Laboratory Phonology-n. Uztailak 13-16, New York (AEB).

Larraza, S., Wellmann, C., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Höhle, B. & Nazzi, T. (2016). "Early prosodic boundary processing: Evidence from French learning infants". Poster aurkeztua International Conference on Infant Studies-en. Maiatzak 26-28, New Orleans (AEB).

Larraza, S., Molnar, M. & Samuel, A. (2015). "The Development of Phonemic Discrimination in Spanish-Basque Bilingual Infants". Poster aurkeztua Workshop on Infant Language Development-en. Ekainak 10-12, Estokolmo (Suedia).

Larraza, S. & Best, C. (2014). "Regional Accent Variation in the L1 and L2: How do early bilinguals and late L2-learners deal with it?". Ahozko komunikazioa Variation in Language Acquisition conference-en. Abenduak 3-5, Grenoble (Frantzia).

Larraza, S. (2014). "Hizkuntza eta Burmuinaren Arteko Elkarrizketa" (The Conversation Between Language and Brain). Hizlari gonbidatua 4th Workshop on the Transmission of Basque-en. Maiatzak 6, Eibar (Euskal Herria).

Larraza, S. & Samuel, A.G. (2013). "Do Spanish-Basque and French-Basque Simultaneous Bilinguals Perceive Basque Dialectal Variation Differently?". Poster aurkeztua Psychonomics Society: Annual Scientific Meeting-en. Azaroak 14-17, Toronto (Kanada).

Larraza, S. & Samuel, A.G. (2013). "Perceiving Dialectal Variation in L2: The effect of AoA". Poster presented at the AMLaP -Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing- Conference. Irailak 2-4, Marseilla (Frantzia).

Larraza, S. & Samuel, A.G. (2013). "How is Dialectal Variation Treated by Bilinguals with Different Native Dialects?". Poster aurkeztua ESCOP Conference-en. Abuztuak 29-Irailak 1, Budapest (Hungaria).

Samuel, A.G. & Larraza, S. (2012). "Is Listening to Non-Native (L2) Speakers Detrimental to Native (L1) Speakers?". Ahozko komunikazioa Psychonomics Society: Annual Scientific Meeting-en. Azaroak 15-18, Minneapolis (AEB).

Larraza, S. (2012). "Nola Hautematen dute Euskalki Aldagarritasuna Natiboak ez diren Hiztun Trebeek?" (How do Proficient Non-Native Listeners Perceive Dialectal Variation?). Hizlari gonbidatua IKER-CNRS Research Center-en. Martxoak 26, Baiona (Frantzia).

Larraza, S. (2009). "Acquisition of Phonology and Spanish-Basque Bilinguals' Phonological System". Poster aurkeztua Colloque Jeunes Chercheurs en Acquisition du Langage-en. Abenduak 3-4, Lion (Frantzia).