Nivja de Jong
Professor Second language Acquisition and Pedagogy
- Name
- Prof.dr. N.H. de Jong
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2956
- n.h.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-3680-3820
Nivja de Jong is a Senior University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.
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Nivja de Jong is Associate Professor in Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. In 2002, she received her PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Linguistics and Radboud University Nijmegen on the topic of lexical access within psycholinguistics. Since then, through a postdoc on psycholinguistic mechanisms of speaking (University of Edinburgh) and a postdoc on facets of second language (L2) speaking (University of Amsterdam), her research has been on second language (L2) speaking, L2 learning, and language testing.
At Utrecht University, as Assistant Professor, she was PI on a project on L2 fluency. Currently, she supervises PhD students on diverse topics in the field of language learning. She holds a dual position at ICLON and at the Faculty of Humanities (within the Faculty affiliated to LUCL and LIAS). She is chair of the Language Learning Resource Centre at Leiden University and member of the national Meesterschapsteam Moderne Vreemde Talen.
See also
- 2020-2021 - New Research project 'Validating the construct of fluency in Swiss German Sign Language: An exploratory study'. The aim of the project is to systematically investigate the construct of sign language fluency in Swiss German Sign Language (DSGS). Research partner: Tobias Haug from Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik (Zürich).
ILTA Best Article Award 2018 https://www.iltaonline.com/news/477048/ILTA-Best-Article-Award-for-2018.htm
Degener, J. (2019, August 29). Sprechtempo: Immer mit der Ruhe. https://www.dw.com/de/sprechtempo-immer-mit-der-ruhe/a-50218439
Sandoval, E. (2019, September 4). How do we measure language fluency? https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190903-linguistic-fluency-proficiency-second-language-learning
- ICLON
- Onderzoek
Professor Second language Acquisition and Pedagogy
- Faculty of Humanities
- Leiden Univ Centre for Linguistics
- LUCL Dutch Studies
- Jong N. de, Berns J. & Mearns T. (2023), Toetsing als vertrekpunt voor vernieuwing, Levende Talen Magazine 110(3): 30-35.
- Jong N.H. de (2023), Assessing second language speaking proficiency, Annual Review of Linguistics 9: 541-560.
- Jong N.H. de, Berns J. & Mearns T.L. (2023), Toetsing als vertrekpunt voor vernieuwing, Levende Talen Magazine 110(3): 30-35.
- Jong N.H. de (2022), Review of: Felker E. (2021) Learning second language speech perception in natural settings, Nederlandse Taalkunde 27(3): 428-431.
- Han M., Jong N.H. de & Kager R. (2022), Prosodic input and children’s word learning in infant- and adult-directed speech, Infant Behavior & Development 68: 101728.
- de Jong N.H. (19 November 2021), Assessing speaking when content matters: Introduction and viewpoint from language assessment (online) (Lecture): EALTA Speaking SIG.
- Jong N.H. de (31 August 2021), Buiksprekers in onderzoek naar tweedetaalverwerving: Emily Felker’s dissertatie “Learning second language speech perception in natural settings”. Teaching and Teacher Learning - ICLON Research Blog. Leiden: ICLON, Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching. [blog entry].
- de Jong N.H. (15 August 2021), Measuring speaking fluency automatically for the purpose of research and assessment (Lecture). Groningen: AILA 2021 - World Congress of Applied Linguistics.
- Jong N.H. de, Pacilly J.J.A. & Heeren W.F.L. (2021), PRAAT scripts to measure speed fluency and breakdown fluency in speech automatically, Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice 28(4): 456-476.
- Jong N.H. de, Pacilly J.J.A. & Heeren W.F.L. (2021), PRAAT scripts to measure speed fluency and breakdown fluency in speech automatically, Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice 28(4): 456-476.
- de Jong N.H. (3 June 2021), Profielwerkstuk Talen: Heb jij al een onderwerp? (Lecture). Leiden: Wetenschapscongres.
- Mearns T.L. & Jong N.H. de (2021), Sketching a motivational landscape: motivational variation within bilingual secondary education in the Netherlands, Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education 9(1): 85-111.
- De Jong N.H., Heeren W. & Pacilly J. (29 January 2021), Uhm-o-meter: praat script om automatisch gevulde pauzes te meten (Lecture). Utrecht: Grote Taaldag.
- Han M., Jong N.H. de & Kager R. (2021), Language specificity of infant-directed speech: speaking rate and word position in word-learning contexts, Language Learning and Development 17(3): 221-240.
- Jong N.H. de (2021), Automatic measures of fluency in L2 speech: OASIS Summary of De Jong, Pacilly, & Heeren,(2021) in Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice https://oasis-database.org. [other].
- Mikawa M. & Jong N.H. de (2021), Language neutrality of the LLAMA test explored: the case of agglutinative languages and multiple writing systems, Journal of the European Second Language Association 5(1): 87-100.
- Mikawa M. & Jong N.H. de (2021), Language neutrality of the LLAMA test explored: the case of agglutinative languages and multiple writing systems, Journal of the European Second Language Association 5(1): 87-100.
- Han M., Jong N.H. de & Kager R. (2021), Language specificity of infant-directed speech: speaking rate and word position in word-learning contexts, Language Learning and Development 17(3): 221-240.
- Clenton J., Jong N.H. de, Clingwall D. & Fraser S. (2020), Investigating the extent to which vocabulary knowledge and skills can predict aspects of fluency for a small group of pre-intermediate Japanese L1 users of English (L2). In: Clenton J. & Booth P. (Eds.), Vocabulary and the Four Skills: Pedagogy, Practice, and Implications for Teaching Vocabulary. New York: Routledge. 126-145.
- van Os M. van, Jong N. de & Bosker H. (2020), Fluency in Dialogue: Turn‐Taking Behavior Shapes Perceived Fluency in Native and Nonnative Speech, Language Learning 70: 1183-1217.
- Jong N.H. de (2020), Teaching speaking. In: Chapelle C.A. (Ed.), The concise encyclopedia of applied linguistics. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell. 1071-1077.
- Gonzalez Gonzalez P., Diaubalick T. & Jong N.H. de (2020), Introduction: current visions of TAML2, Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics 8(1): 1-4.
- Jong N.H. de & Beuningen C.G. van (2020), Evalueren om te leren: Evaluatie als kern van curriculumontwerp. In: Dönszelmann S., Beuningen C.G. van, Kaal A. & Graaff R. de (Eds.), Handboek Vreemdetalendidactiek: Vertrekpunten, Vaardigheden, Vakinhoud. Bussum: Uitgeverij Coutinho. 53-70.
- Batenburg E.S.L. van & Jong N.H. de (2020), Spreek- en gespreksvaardigheid. In: Dönszelmann S., Beuningen C.G. van, Kaal A. & Graaff R. de (Eds.), Handboek Vreemdetalendidactiek: Vertrekpunten, Vaardigheden, Vakinhoud. Bussum: Uitgeverij Coutinho. 247-260.
- Os M. van, Jong N.H. de & Bosker H.R., Taking your turn in dialogues: Speaking too soon or too late can change how fluency is perceived. OASIS Summary of Van Os, M., De Jong, N.H. & Bosker, H.R (Language Learning). [web article].
- Han M., Jong N.H. de & Kager R. (2019), Pitch properties of infant-directed speech specific to word-learning contexts: a cross-linguistic investigation of Mandarin Chinese and Dutch, Journal of Child Language 47(1): 85-111.
- Han M., Jong N.H. de & Kager R. (2020), Pitch properties of infant-directed speech specific to word-learning contexts: a cross-linguistic investigation of Mandarin Chinese and Dutch, Journal of Child Language 47(1): 85-111.
- Batenburg E. van, Oostdam R., Gelderen A.van, Fukkink R. & de Jong N. (2019), The effects of instructional focus and task type on pre-vocational learners’ ability in EFL oral interaction, ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics 171: 153-190.
- Beuningen C.G. van, Jong N.H. de, Kuiken F., Graham S. & Wagstaffe J.P. (2019), The effectiveness of comprehensive corrective feedback in improving L2 written accuracy, oasis-database.org : .
- Jong N.H. de & Mora J.C. (2019), Does having good articulatory skills lead to more fluent speech in first and second languages?, Studies in Second Language Acquisition 41(1): 227-239.
- Felker E.R., Klockmann H.E. & Jong N.H. de (2019), How conceptualizing influences fluency in first and second language speech production, Applied Psycholinguistics 40(1): 111-136.
- Jong N.H. de, Vrind E. de & Beuningen C.G. van (2019), Moderne Vreemde Talen. In: Janssen F., Hulshof H. & Veen K. van (Eds.), Wat is echt de moeite waard om te onderwijzen? Een perspectiefgerichte benadering. Leiden / Groningen: Universiteit Leiden & Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. 89-112.
- Vrind E. de, Janssen F.J.J.M., Jong N.H. de, Driel J.H. van & Stoutjesdijk E.T. (2019), Naar een praktische adaptieve aanpak voor spreekvaardigheidsonderwijs in moderne vreemde talen, Pedagogische Studiën 96(1): 15-39.
- Batenburg E.S. van, Oostdam R.J., Gelderen A.J. van, Fukking R.G. & Jong N.H. de (2019), Oral Interaction in the EFL Classroom: The Effects of Instructional Focus and Task Type on Learner Affect, The Modern Language Journal 103(1): 308-326.
- Batenburg E.S.L. van, Oostdam R.J., Gelderen A.J.S. van, Fukkink R.G. & Jong N.H. van (2020), Evaluating opportunities in Dutch EFL course books for developing pre-vocational learners’ oral interactional ability, Language Teaching Research 24(4): 434-455.
- Jong N.H. de (2018), Fluency in second language testing: insights from different disciplines, Language Assessment Quarterly 15(3): 237-254.
- Seifart F., Strunk J., Danielsen S., Hartmann I., Pakendorf B., Wichmann S.K., Witzlack-Makarevich A., Jong N.H. de & Bickel B. (2018), Nouns slow down speech across structurally and culturally diverse languages, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115(22): 5720-5725.
- Jong N.H. de (26 March 2018), Do you use Cronbach’s alpha to check internal consistency? Don’t! Use Summability. researchblog.iclon.nl. [blog entry].
- Goeman J.J. & Jong N.H. de (2018), How Well Does the Sum Score Summarize the Test? Summability as a Measure of Internal Consistency, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice 37(2): 54-63.
- Han M., Jong N.H. de & Kager R. (2018), Infant-Directed Speech Is Not Always Slower: Cross-linguistic Evidence from Dutch and Mandarin Chinese. Bertolini A.B. & Kaplan M.J. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 42nd annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. Boston University Conference on Language Development no. 42. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. 331-344.
- Han M., Jong N.H. de & Kager R. (2018), Lexical Tones in Mandarin Chinese Infant-Directed Speech: Age-Related Changes in the Second Year of Life, Frontiers in Psychology 9: 434.
- Alferink I., Jong N.H. de & Andringa S. (2018), Properties of personal speaking styles can impact assessment of L2 fluency. OASIS Summary of De Jong et al. (2015) in Applied Psycholinguistics, Applied Psycholinguistics 36(2): 223-243.
- Jong N.H. de (2017), Spreekvaardigheid en vloeiendheid, Vakwerk 11: 37-45.
- Batenburg E.S.L. van, Oostdam R.J., Gelderen A.J.S. van & Jong N.H. de (2018), Measuring L2 speakers’ interactional ability using interactive speech tasks, Language Testing 35(1): 75-100.
- Jong N.H. de (2016), Fluency in second language assessment. In: Tsagari D. & Banerjee J. (Eds.), Handbook of Second Language Assessment: Mouton de Gruyter. 203-218.
- Jong N.H. de (2016), Predicting pauses in L1 and L2 speech: the effects of utterance boundaries and word frequency, IRAL 54(2): 113-132.
- Bacchini S., Van den Bogaerde B., Boogaard M., Curcic M., Jong N.H. de, Le Pichon E. & Rasier L. (2015), Artikelen van de 8e Anela Conferentie Toegepaste Taalwetenschap 2015. Delft: Eburon.
- Bosker H.R., Tjiong J., Quené H., Sanders T. & Jong N.H. de (2015), Both native and non-native disfluencies trigger listeners’ attention. In: , Proceedings of Disfluency in Spontaneous Speech 2015.
- Jong N.H. de, Groenhout R., Schoonen R. & Hulstijn J.H. (2015), Second language fluency: Speaking style or proficiency? Correcting measures of second language fluency for first language behavior, Applied Psycholinguistics 36(2): 223-243.
- Mirdamadi F.S. & Jong N.H. de (2015), The effect of syntactic complexity on fluency: Comparing actives and passives in L1 and L2 speech, Second Language Research 31(1): 105-116.
- Pinget A., Bosker H.R., Quené H. & Jong N.H. de (2014), Native speakers’ perceptions of fluency and accent in L2 speech, Language Testing 31(3): 349-365.
- Bosker H.R., Quené H., Sanders T. & Jong N.H. de (2014), Native ‘um’s elicit prediction of low-frequency referents, but non-native ‘um’s do not, Journal of Memory and Language 75: 104-116.
- Jong N.H. de (2014), Teaching Speaking. In: Chapelle C. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics: Wiley Online Library. 1-7.
- Bosker H.R., Quené H., Sanders T. & Jong N.H. de (2014), The Perception of Fluency in Native and Nonnative Speech, Language Learning 64(3): 579-614.
- Jong N.H. de & Bosker H.R. (2013), Choosing a threshold for silent pauses to measure second language fluency. In: Eklund R. (Ed.), Proceedings of Disfluency in Spontaneous Speech Diss 2013. Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). 17-20.
- Jong N.H. de, Steinel M.P., Florijn A.F., Schoonen R. & Hulstijn J.H. (2013), Linguistic skills and speaking fluency in a second language, Applied Psycholinguistics 34: 893-916.
- Bosker H.R., Pinget A., Quené H., Sanders T. & Jong N.H. de (2013), What makes speech sound fluent? The contributions of pauses, speed and repairs, Language Testing 30(2): 159-175.
- Van Beuningen C.G., Jong N.H. de & Kuiken F. (2012), Evidence on the effectiveness of comprehensive error correction in second language writing, Language Learning 62(1): 1-41.
- Jong N.H. de, Steinel M.P., Florijn A.F., Schoonen R. & Hulstijn J.H. (2012), Facets of speaking proficiency, Studies in Second Language Acquisition 34: 5-34.
- Hulstijn J.H., Jong N.H. de, Steinel M.P., Florijn A. & Schoonen R. (2012), Hoe groot is het verschil tussen B1 en B2?-Verschillen in kennis van woordenschat en grammatica tussen NT2-leerders op B1-B2-niveau van spreekvaardigheid, Internationale Neerlandistiek 50(4): 201-217.
- Hulstijn J.H., Schoonen R., Jong N.H. de, Steinel M.P. & Florijn A. (2012), Linguistic competences of learners of Dutch as a second language at the B1 and B2 levels of speaking proficiency of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), Language Testing 29(2): 203-221.
- Jong N.H. de, Steinel M.P., Florijn A., Schoonen R. & Hulstijn J.H. (2012), The effect of task complexity on functional adequacy, fluency and lexical diversity in speaking performances of native and non-native speakers. In: Housen A., Kuiken F. & Vedder I. (Eds.), Dimensions of L2 performance and proficiency: Complexity, accuracy and fluency in SLA. Philadelphia/Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 121-142.
- Daller M.H., Malvern D.D., Meara P., Milton J., Richards B., Treffers-Daller J., Yildiz C., Jong N.H. de & Kan S. (2011), Language dominance in Turkish-German bilinguals: methodological aspects of measurements in structurally different languages, The International Journal of Bilingualism 15(2): 215-236.
- Jong N.H. de & Wempe T. (2009), Praat script to detect syllable nuclei and measure speech rate automatically, Behavior Research Methods 41(2): 385-390.
- Hartsuiker R.J., Catchpole C.M., Jong N.H. de & Pickering M.J. (2008), Concurrent processing of words and their replacements during speech, Cognition 108(3): 601-607.
- Jong N.H. de & Wempe T. (2008), Praat script syllable nuclei. [other].
- Beuningen C. van, Jong N.H. de & Kuiken F. (2008), The effect of direct and indirect corrective feedback on L2 learners’ written accuracy, ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics 156: 279-296.
- Jong N.H. de & Wempe T. (2007), Automatic measurement of speech rate in spoken Dutch, Linguistics in Amsterdam 2(2): 49-58.
- Jong N.H. de, Steinel M.P., Florijn A.F., Schoonen R., Hulstijn J.H., Van Daele S., Housen A., Pierrard M., Kuiken F. & Vedder I. (2007), The effect of task complexity on fluency and functional adequacy of speaking performance. In: Daele S. van, Housen A., Pierrard M., Kuiken F. & Vedder I. (Eds.), Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency in second language Use, Learning and Teaching. Wetteren: KVAB, Universa Press. 53-63.
- Prado Martín F.M. del, Deutsch A., Frost R., Schreuder R., Jong N.H. de & Baayen R.H. (2005), Changing places: A cross-language perspective on frequency and family size in Dutch and Hebrew, Journal of Memory and Language 53(4): 496-512.
- Hartsuiker R.J., Pickering M.J. & Jong N.H. de (2005), Semantic and Phonological Context Effects in Speech Error Repair, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 31(5): 921-932.
- Jong N.H. de, Schreuder R. & Baayen R.H. (2003), Morphological Resonance in the Mental Lexicon. In: Baayen R.H. & Schreuder R. (Eds.), Morphological structure in language processing. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 65-88.
- Jong N.H. de (16 September 2002), Morphological Families in the Mental Lexicon (Dissertatie, Max Planck Instituut, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen). Nijmegen: Max Planck Institute of Psycholinguistics. Supervisor(s) and Co-supervisor(s): Prof. dr. R. Schreuder, Dr. R. H. Baayen.
- Baayen R.H., Schreuder R., Jong N.H. de & Krott A. (2002), Dutch inflection: the rules that prove the exception. In: Nooteboom S., Weerman F. & Wijnen F. (Eds.), Storage and computation in the language faculty. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 61-92.
- Ludeling A. & Jong N.H. de (2002), German Particle Verbs and Word Formation. In: Dehe N., Jackendoff R., McIntyre A. & Urban S. (Eds.), Verb-Particle Explorations. Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter. 315-333.
- De Jong N.H., Feldman L.B., Schreuder R., Pastizzo M. & Baayen R.H. (2002), The processing and representation of Dutch and English compounds: Peripheral morphological and central orthographic effects, Brain and Language 81(1-3): 555-567.
- Jong N.H. de, Schreuder R. & Baayen R.H. (2000), The morphological family size effect and morphology, Language and Cognitive Processes 15(4-5): 329-365.
- Schreuder R., Jong N.H. de, Krott A. & Baayen H. (1999), Rules and rote: Beyond the linguistic either-or fallacy, Behavioral and Brain Sciences 22(06): 1038-1039.
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