Colin Flynn
Dr

** Dr Flynn has moved to Trinity College Dublin and can be contacted at colin.flynn@tcd.ie **
Is teangeolaí feidhmeach é an Dr Colin Flynn (Cóilín Ó Floinn) a bhfuil suim ar leith aige sa dátheangachas agus i bhfoghlaim an dara teanga ar scoil agus i gcomhthéacs an oideachais aosaigh araon. Is céimí é de chuid Choláiste na Tríonóide (PhD agus MPhil), an Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath (ATO) agus Ollscoil Nua-Eabhrac (BA).
Tá a chuid taighde dírithe ar ghnéithe éagsúla den tsícitheangeolaíocht agus den tsochtheangeolaíocht; inspreagadh, feasacht chultúrtha, eolas meititheangeolaíochta agus dearcadh i leith mhúnlaí éagsúla na sprioctheanga, ina measc. Tá suim aige fosta sna ceangail atá idir síceolaíocht an fhoghlaimeora agus modhanna múinte teanga i gcomhthéacsanna foghlama éagsúla.
Tá sé ar fáil le bualadh le haon duine a bhfuil suim aige/aici sna réimsí sin thuasluaite agus stiúrthóireacht a dhéanamh ar thionscadail dochtúireachta chuí.
Dr Colin Flynn (Cóilín Ó Floinn) is an applied linguist with a particular interest in bilingualism in adults and children, and in instructed second language acquisition as an avenue to bilingual competence. He holds degrees from Trinity College Dublin (PhD and MPhil), University College Dublin (HDipEd) and New York University (BA).
Dr Flynn's research is focused on various aspects of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics, such as motivation, cultural awareness, metalinguistic knowledge and attitudes towards (target) language varieties. He is also interested in exploring relationships between language learner psychology, language teaching methods and learning contexts.
He is available to supervise research students and would be happy to meet with anyone who is interested in conducting doctoral research in the above-mentioned areas.
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2023 | Batardière, M., Berthaud, S., Ćatibušić, B., & Flynn, C. J. (2023) 'Language teaching and learning in Ireland: 2012–2021'. Language Teaching, 56 (1):41-72. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444822000374 | |
2022 | Noel Ó Murchadha, Colin J. Flynn (2022) 'Teachers as new speakers of Irish: Identity, speakerness and ideologies on linguistic variation'. International Journal of Bilingualism, 26 (5):584-600. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069221110384 | |
2022 | Earls C. W., Riordan, E., Furlong, Á. & Flynn C. (2022) 'The complex and changing face of higher-education language teaching in the Republic of Ireland'. AISHE-J: THE ALL IRELAND JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 14 (3):1-19. [Link] | |
2021 | Colin J. Flynn, Pádraig Ó Duibhir, Laoise Ní Thuairisg, Colm Ó Ciardubháin, Gearóidín Uí Laighléis (2021) 'Féiniúlacht agus inspreagadh i gcás cúntóirí teanga i scoileanna Gaeltachta [Identity and motivation among language assistants in Gaeltacht schools]'. TEANGA, 28 :151-175. [Link] | |
2022 | Singleton, D.; Flynn, C.J. (2022) 'Translanguaging: a pedagogical concept that went wandering'. International Multilingual Research Journal, 16 . [Link] [DOI] | |
2021 | David Singleton & Colin J. Flynn (2021) 'Language aptitude, language interaction and age of language learning: One researcher'. LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition, 12 (2):284-305. [DOI] | |
2020 | Emma Riordan, Clive Earls, Áine Furlong, Colin Flynn, Silvia Benini (2020) 'Higher Education Language Educator Competences (HELECs)'. TEANGA, 27 :193-203. [Link] https://doi.org/10.35903/teanga.v27i.225 | |
2020 | Colin Flynn, Stephen Lucek, Úna Bhreathnach (2020) 'Editorial'. TEANGA, 27 :iii-v. https://doi.org/10.35903/teanga.v27i.612 | |
2019 | Colin J. Flynn (2019) 'Review of New Speakers of Minority Languages: Linguistic Ideologies & Practices, by Smith-Christmas, C., Ó Murchadha, N., Hornsby, M. & Moriarty, M. (Eds)'. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 41 (9):815-817. [Link] [DOI] | |
2019 | Colin Flynn, Stephen Lucek & Úna Bhreathnach (2019) 'Editorial'. TEANGA, 26 :v-vi. [Link] | |
2018 | Noel Ó Murchadha & Colin J. Flynn (2018) 'Educators’ target language varieties for language learners: Orientation toward ‘native’ and ‘nonnative’ norms in a minority language context'. Modern Language Journal, 102 (4):797-813. [Link] [DOI] | |
2018 | Colin J. Flynn (2018) 'Léirmheas ar [Review of] 'Beartas Úr na nGael: Dálaí na Gaeilge san Iar-Nua-Aoiseachas', le Ó Giollagáin. C. agus Ó Curnáin, B. (eag.) agus 'An Meon Folaithe: Idé-eolaíochtaí agus iompar lucht labhartha na Gaeilge in Éirinn agus in Albain', le Ó hIfearnáin, T. agus Walsh, J. (eag.)'. COMHARTaighde, 4 :1-12. [Link] [DOI] | |
2018 | Stephen Lucek, Colin Flynn & Úna Bhreathnach (2018) 'Editorial'. TEANGA, 25 :v-vii. [Link] | |
2018 | Noel Ó Murchadha & Colin J. Flynn (2018) 'Language educators' regard for variation in late modernity: Perceptions of linguistic variation in minority contexts'. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 22 (3):288-311. https://doi.org/10.1111/josl.12286 | |
2016 | Colin J. Flynn & John Harris (2016) 'Motivational diversity among adult minority language learners: are current theoretical constructs adequate?'. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 37 (4):371-384. [DOI] | |
2013 | Colin J. Flynn (2013) 'Review of Teaching and Researching Motivation (2nd Ed.), by Z. Dörnyei & E. Ushioda'. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 26 (2):208-211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2013.814399 |
Book Chapter
Published Report
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | Emma Riordan, Clive Earls, Aine Furlong & Colin Flynn (2021) Higher Education Language Educator Competences: A Framework of Competences for Higher Education Language Educators in Ireland. National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, . [Link] |
Conference Contribution
Professional Associations
Reviews
Research Interests
Síceolaíocht na foghlama teanga [Psychology of language learning]
An dátheangachas [Bilingualism]
Teagasc agus foghlaim teangacha breise [Teaching and learning additional languages]
Research Projects
Teaching Interests
(Applied linguistics, bilingualism, psychology of language learning, Irish language)