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Dr. Gijs Leenders is a PhD Candidate at the Humanities Institute for Language Sciences (UiL-OTS) with affiliations to the Language Structure: Variation and Change and Language and Education research groups. He serves as a first-degree Dutch teacher at Amadeus Lyceum and contributes to educational design through the Dudoc-Alfa program. His work bridges academic research and secondary school practice.
- PhD Researcher at Utrecht University (2018–2024)
- Teacher Training at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (2024–present)
His research focuses on conscious language proficiency and cross-linguistic grammar instruction for Dutch, English, and German. He investigates how reasoning-based grammar education can shift focus from rote answers to metalinguistic understanding. Key methodologies include SPSS analysis, focus group interviews, and experimental lesson series.
Research trends reveal a progression from comparative grammar analysis (2015–2019) to process-oriented language awareness frameworks (2020–2023), culminating in his 2025 dissertation on Disentangling Language Awareness. Publications span topics like metalinguistic reasoning, cross-linguistic pedagogy, and grammar assessment innovation.
