Danijela Trenkic
Biographic Data
| ID | 1692680 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Danijela Trenkic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Danijela |
| FAMILY NAME | Trenkic |
| SIGNATURE | TRENKIC D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of York |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6340-6030 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Second Language Acquisition and the Multilingual Mind
The field of second language acquisition (SLA) focuses on a remarkable human capacity to learn not just one language, but to acquire multiple languages, in multiple modalities—whether spoken, written, or signed—and to do so across the lifespan. It examines the cognitive processes involved in learning additional languages and the models of how multiple languages coexist in a single mind. Through these models, researchers seek to understand what em…
Vocabulary and Processing Speed Explain Reading and Writing Disparities Between Linguistic Groups in Higher Education
Selective admissions at universities in the United Kingdom aim to ensure a baseline language competence, yet, despite persistent achievement disparities across linguistic backgrounds, systematic comparisons of linguistic skills underpinning academic success remain rare. This study compared English proficiency among three groups of first‐year undergraduates: British (n = 60), European (n = 59), and Chinese (n = 58). Two proficiency skills—reading …
Vocabulary knowledge is key to understanding and addressing disparities in higher education
BACKGROUND: Persistent degree-awarding gaps exist in UK universities along the lines of domicile (UK vs. non-UK) and ethnicity (white British vs. ethnic minority). Although both intersect with language (English as a first or second language), research on the role of language in academic disparities in higher education remains sparse. AIMS: We sought to examine English language proficiency and literacy skills, academic performance, and perceptions…
Examining the predictive validity of the Duolingo English Test
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the university admissions and proficiency testing landscape. One change has been the meteoric rise in use of the fully automated Duolingo English Test (DET) for university entrance purposes, offering test-takers a cheaper, shorter, accessible alternative. This rapid response study is the first to investigate the predictive value of DET test scores in relation to university students’ academic attainment, taking in…
Linguistic predictors of academic achievement amongst international students and home students in higher education
KEYWORDS: Academic language proficiencyacademic achievementhigher educationinternational studentswidening participation
The effects of coaching and repeated test-taking on Chinese candidates’ IELTS scores, their English proficiency, and subsequent academic achievement
Although most international students arrive with required language qualifications, many struggle with the linguistic demands of their programmes. This study explored whether the test-preparation industry undermines the qualifications with which students arrive. English proficiency of 153 Chinese student in the UK was tested on the Duolingo English Test and a C-test. Students who attended IELTS-coaching programmes scored lower on both measures com…
What do prosodic accounts add to the research on L2 articles
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Structural Competition in Second Language Production
Second language (L2) learners often show inconsistent production of some aspects of L2 grammar. One view, primarily based on data from L2 article production, suggests that grammatical patterns licensed by learners' native language (L1) and those licensed by their L2 compete for selection, leading to variability in the production of L2 functional morphology. In this study, we show that the idea of structural competition has broader applicability, …
Variability in second language article production
This article addresses the debate on the causes of variability in production of second language functional morphology. It reports a study on article production by first language (L1) Serbian / second language (L2) English learners and compares their behaviour to that of a Turkish learner of English, reported in Goad and White (2004). In particular, it focuses on the tendency of these learners to omit articles more in adjectivally pre-modified (Ar…
Definiteness in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian and some implications for the general structure of the nominal phrase
Definiteness in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian and some implications for the general structure of the nominal phrase
Variability in second language article production
This article addresses the debate on the causes of variability in production of second language functional morphology. It reports a study on article production by first language (L1) Serbian / second language (L2) English learners and compares their behaviour to that of a Turkish learner of English, reported in Goad and White (2004). In particular, it focuses on the tendency of these learners to omit articles more in adjectivally pre-modified (Ar…
Structural Competition in Second Language Production
Second language (L2) learners often show inconsistent production of some aspects of L2 grammar. One view, primarily based on data from L2 article production, suggests that grammatical patterns licensed by learners' native language (L1) and those licensed by their L2 compete for selection, leading to variability in the production of L2 functional morphology. In this study, we show that the idea of structural competition has broader applicability, …
Definiteness in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian and some implications for the general structure of the nominal phrase
Variability in second language article production
This article addresses the debate on the causes of variability in production of second language functional morphology. It reports a study on article production by first language (L1) Serbian / second language (L2) English learners and compares their behaviour to that of a Turkish learner of English, reported in Goad and White (2004). In particular, it focuses on the tendency of these learners to omit articles more in adjectivally pre-modified (Ar…
Structural Competition in Second Language Production
Second language (L2) learners often show inconsistent production of some aspects of L2 grammar. One view, primarily based on data from L2 article production, suggests that grammatical patterns licensed by learners' native language (L1) and those licensed by their L2 compete for selection, leading to variability in the production of L2 functional morphology. In this study, we show that the idea of structural competition has broader applicability, …
What do prosodic accounts add to the research on L2 articles
Preview this article: What do prosodic accounts add to the research on L2 articles?, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/lab.19079.tre-1.gif
Linguistic predictors of academic achievement amongst international students and home students in higher education
KEYWORDS: Academic language proficiencyacademic achievementhigher educationinternational studentswidening participation
The effects of coaching and repeated test-taking on Chinese candidates’ IELTS scores, their English proficiency, and subsequent academic achievement
Although most international students arrive with required language qualifications, many struggle with the linguistic demands of their programmes. This study explored whether the test-preparation industry undermines the qualifications with which students arrive. English proficiency of 153 Chinese student in the UK was tested on the Duolingo English Test and a C-test. Students who attended IELTS-coaching programmes scored lower on both measures com…
Examining the predictive validity of the Duolingo English Test
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the university admissions and proficiency testing landscape. One change has been the meteoric rise in use of the fully automated Duolingo English Test (DET) for university entrance purposes, offering test-takers a cheaper, shorter, accessible alternative. This rapid response study is the first to investigate the predictive value of DET test scores in relation to university students’ academic attainment, taking in…
Vocabulary knowledge is key to understanding and addressing disparities in higher education
BACKGROUND: Persistent degree-awarding gaps exist in UK universities along the lines of domicile (UK vs. non-UK) and ethnicity (white British vs. ethnic minority). Although both intersect with language (English as a first or second language), research on the role of language in academic disparities in higher education remains sparse. AIMS: We sought to examine English language proficiency and literacy skills, academic performance, and perceptions…
Second Language Acquisition and the Multilingual Mind
The field of second language acquisition (SLA) focuses on a remarkable human capacity to learn not just one language, but to acquire multiple languages, in multiple modalities—whether spoken, written, or signed—and to do so across the lifespan. It examines the cognitive processes involved in learning additional languages and the models of how multiple languages coexist in a single mind. Through these models, researchers seek to understand what em…
Vocabulary and Processing Speed Explain Reading and Writing Disparities Between Linguistic Groups in Higher Education
Selective admissions at universities in the United Kingdom aim to ensure a baseline language competence, yet, despite persistent achievement disparities across linguistic backgrounds, systematic comparisons of linguistic skills underpinning academic success remain rare. This study compared English proficiency among three groups of first‐year undergraduates: British (n = 60), European (n = 59), and Chinese (n = 58). Two proficiency skills—reading …
Psychology (7 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Second Language Acquisition and Learning (5 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Language proficiency (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)