Erin Quirk

Assistant Professor
Département des arts, langues et littératures
Université de Sherbrooke

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Email: erin.nora.quirk@usherbrooke.ca

About me

I research multilingualism in childhood. Specifically, I am interested in how children's language environment is shaped by family and social factors, such as parental beliefs and the sociolinguistic context. I am also interested in how psycholinguistic factors, such as cross-linguistic transfer, shape multilingual development. Another research interest is trilingualism in childhood. Finally, I am committed to promoting open science practices, open educational resources, and plurilingual pedagogical approaches.

Recent Publications

Cohen, C., & Quirk, E. (2025). The Role of Environmental Factors on Grammatical Development in French–English Bilinguals Attending a Dual Language Programme in France. Languages. doi.org: 10.3390/languages10010006

Quirk, E., Brouillard, M., & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2024). Reading in two languages: Parents’ strategy and language use across book formats during bilingual shared reading. Bilingual Research Journal. doi.org: 10.1080/15235882.2024.2305918 or pre-print

Quirk, E., Hadeed, N. & Byers-Heinlein, K. (2024). Trilingual families' language strategies: potential predictors and effect on trilingual exposure. International Journal of Multilingualism. doi.org: 10.1080/14790718.2024.2302100 or pre-print

Quirk, E., Brouillard, M., Ahooja, A., Ballinger, S., Polka, L., Byers-Heinlein, K. & Kircher, R. (2023). Quebec-based parents’ concerns regarding their children’s multilingual development. International Journal of Multilingualism. doi.org: 10.1080/14790718.2023.2184475 or pre-print

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Teaching

I have taught university-level courses in Linguistics, Communication Sciences, English as a Second/Foreign Language, and Psychology. Below are some examples. Please see my CV for a full list.