Dr Drasko Kascelan
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874557
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Location
2S2.3.02, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
By appointment only
Profile
Biography
Dra拧ko Ka拧膰elan joined the 糖心Vlog in February 2023 as a Lecturer in Language and Communication Sciences at the School of Health and Social Care. He is a linguist by training teaching linguistics subjects in the Division for Speech and Language Therapy. Prior to 糖心Vlog, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Leeds on the Quantifying Bilingual Experience (Q-BEx) project: https://www.q-bex.org. His research expertise and interests include bi/multilingualism, autism, autistic-like traits, and language disorders. He is leading a cross-departmental reading group Multilingualism, Language Varieties, and Neurodiversity (MuLaVaN). He is open to supervise PhD projects exploring bi/multilingualism in neurodivergent and neurotypical individuals, as well as bi/multilingualism-related topics in the context of speech and language therapy practice.
Qualifications
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PhD Theoretical and Applied Linguistics University of Cambridge, (2020)
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MSc Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition University of Oxford, (2014)
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Specialist of Art English Language and Literature (PGCE equivalent) University of Montenegro, (2013)
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BA English Language and Literature University of Montenegro, (2012)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Bilingualism/Multilingualism
Dynamic nature of bilingual/multilingual development: What are the characteristics of bilingual/multilingual development? How do bilinguals/multilinguals code-switch? How do we document bilingual/multilingual experience?
Autism
What are the features of language and cognitive development is autism? How can we improve work on autism to best serve autistic individuals?
Developmental Language Disorder
Exploration of language development and difficulties in individuals with Developmental Language Disorder.
Neurodiversity
Exploring neurodiversity perspectives in research on conditions such as autism.
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Understanding Typical Communication (HS132)
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Enhancing Communication for People with Developmental & Acquired Communication Difficulties (HS331)
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Speech and Language Therapy - Paediatrics 1 (HS831)
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Speech and Language Therapy - Paediatrics 2 (HS832)
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Speech and Language Therapy - Paediatrics 4 (HS834)
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Using Evidence in Health Care Practice (HS858)
Publications
Publications (2)
De Cat, C., Gusnanto, A., Ka拧膰elan, D., Prevost, P., Serratrice, L., Tuller, L. and Unsworth, S., (2025). How detailed do measures of bilingual language experience need to be? A cost-benefit analysis using the Q-BEx questionnaire
Unsworth, S., Gusnanto, A., Ka拧膰elan, D., Prevost, P., Serratrice, L., Tuller, L. and De Cat, C., (2024). Unpacking language richness as a predictor of bilingual children鈥檚 language proficiency
Journal articles (7)
Zuniga-Montanez, C., Davies, C., Ligoxygakis, L., Kascelan, D. and Gonzalez-Gomez, N., (2024). How did COVID-19 affect young children鈥檚 language environment and language development? A scoping review.. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 66 (4), 569-587
De Cat, C., Ka拧膰elan, D., Pr茅vost, P., Serratrice, L., Tuller, L. and Unsworth, S., (2023). . Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 26 (1), 112-124
Digard, BG., Johnson, E., Ka拧膰elan, D. and Davis, R., (2023). Raising bilingual autistic children in the UK: at the intersection between neurological and language diversity. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14, 1250199-
Ka拧膰elan, D. and De Cat, C., (2022). A constellation of continua. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism. 12 (1), 59-64
Ka拧膰elan, D., Pr茅vost, P., Serratrice, L., Tuller, L., Unsworth, S. and De Cat, C., (2021). . Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 25 (1), 29-41
Ka拧膰elan, D. and Deuchar, M., (2021). . Languages. 6 (1), 19-19
Ka拧膰elan, D., Katsos, N. and Gibson, JL., (2019). Relations Between Bilingualism and Autistic-Like Traits in a General Population Sample of Primary School Children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 49 (6), 2509-2523
Contact
Academic support hours:
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