Assistant Professor in Linguistics
Deputy Course Leader of BA (Hons) English Language and Literature
Research Degree Tutor, UCLan Cyprus

Qualifications

PhD in Linguistics (The University of York, UK, 2012)

PGCERT in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (The University of Central Lancashire, UK, 2018)

BA in Philology, Linguistics Pathway (Excellent) (The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2007)

Specialization

Linguistics

Employment Track

Assistant Professor, UCLan Cyprus, (2021-present)

Lecturer, UCLan Cyprus (2012-2021)

Memberships (Academic/Professional)

• Management Committee member of CA23105 COST Action “Language Plurality in Europe’s Changing Media Sphere” (Oct. 2024-Sept. 2028)
• Member of the MIDEX Research Centre Steering Committee, UCLan UK, (2021-present)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in UK (2016-present)
• Member of the Cyprus Linguistics Society
• Member of the A.G. Leventis Foundation Scholars Association

Research Interests

Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, Language Disorders, Minority Language Transmission, Theoretical Syntax.

Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching and Course Leadership 

• Course Leader, BA (Hons) English Language and Literature, UCLan Cyprus (Oct. 2013-Sept. 2024)
• Deputy Course Leader, MA TESOL with Applied Linguistics, UCLan Cyprus (Sept. 2012- Sept. 2013)
• Course Leader, MA TESOL with Applied Linguistics, UCLan Cyprus (Sept. 2019-Dec. 2021)

• Modules taught:

BA English Language and Literature, UCLan Cyprus: LG3992 English Language and Linguistics Dissertation, LG3117 Clinical Linguistics, LG1222 Sounds and Structures of English, LG1221 Studies in Language and Linguistics, LG1220 Introduction to English Syntax and Phonology, LG2403 English Structure, EF1498 Academic Writing.

MA TESOL with Applied Linguistics, UCLan Cyprus: EB4501 Language Analysis, EB4503 Second Language Acquisition, EB4505 Dissertation.

BA Linguistics, University of York, UK: E120 Elementary syntax (seminars)

Administrative Roles

• School of Business and Management Lead at the Academic Standards and Quality Assurance Committee (ASQAC), UCLan Cyprus (2024-now)
• School of Business and Management representative at the UCLan Cyprus Senate (2022-2023)
• School of Business and Management Research Lead at the Research and Innovation Committee, UCLan Cyprus (2017-2020)
• School of Business and Management Lead at the Academic Standards and Quality Assurance Committee (ASQAC), UCLan Cyprus (2014-2015)

Selective Publications 

• Spanoudis, G., & Kanikli, A. (2023). “The structure and psychometric properties of the Screening Scale for Language Development.” Psychology: The Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, 28(2): 251–273. https://doi.org/10.12681/psy_hps.26212.
• Kanikli, A. and Spanoudis, G. (forthcoming).The Screening Scale of Language Development Stimulus Book: a Greek screening tool for use in pre-primary care settings.
• Kanikli, A. and Spanoudis, G. (forthcoming).The Screening Scale of Language Development Manual for professionals.
• Barth, I., Civetta, P., De Smedt, H., Deutman, C., Kanikli, A., Martowicz, A. & Van Mil, M. (2021). More than one language? A reflection booklet for parents.Output of the Erasmus+ project Planting Languages 2019-1-BE02-KA204-060211.
• Barth, I., Civetta, P., De Smedt, H., Deutman, C., Kanikli, A., Martowicz, A. & Van Mil, M. (2021).More than one language? Manual for professionals working with the Reflection Booklet for parents. Output of the Erasmus+ project Planting Languages 2019-1-BE02-KA204-060211.
• Kanikli, A. and Tsoulas, G. (2019). “Embu Wh- questions in Cypriot Greek: A comparative study.” Glossa: a journal of general linguistics 4(1): 95. 1–24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.788(Impact factor: 1.318). Open access publication was funded by the Open Library for Humanities.
• Kanikli, A. (2016). “The distribution of quantifiers in clefts.” Lingua 171: 24-36 (4*, UCLan UK 2016 Annual Research Assessment, 5-Year Impact Factor: 0.969, CiteScore: 0.89).
• Grohmann K., Theodorou E. & Kanikli, A. (2013). Comprehension and Production Issues in the Acquisition of Relative Clauses in Cypriot Greek.In Advances in Language Acquisition, eds. S. Stavrakaki, P. Konstantinopoulou & M. Lalioti, 90-99, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• Kanikli, A. (2011). “Sluicing and asymmetries in the Cypriot-Greek wh-question formation.” Proceedings of the 19^thInternational Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, held on April 3-5, 2009 in Thessaloniki.
• Kanikli, A. (2011). “Wh-variants in Cypriot Greek.” Proceedings of the 19^thGeSuS Conference, held on March 2-4, 2010 in Freiburg.

Selective Conference and Seminar Presentations 

• Kanikli, A. (2024). “The award-winning Erasmus+ project Planting Languages. Family Language Planning tools for multilingual parents.” Keynote speech at the International IMISCOE PhD school, June 5, Preston (externally funded).
• Kanikli, A. (2024). “Family Language Policy in multilingual families: evidence from the Planting Languages project.” Paper presentation at the International MMLPP3 (Multilingual and Multicultural Learning: Policies and Practices) conference, May 25, Yerevan (externally funded).
• Kanikli, A. (2024). “Gender bias and sexism in language.” UCLan Cyprus academic staff training seminar, April 10, Larnaka.
• Kanikli, A. (2024). “FLP in Maronite families.” QR PSF workshop, April 6, Kormakitis (funded by QR PSF).
• Kanikli, A. (2023). “Minority Language transmission and the development of policies to support it”. Research talk at the University of Cologne. November 28, Cologne (funded by Erasmus+).
• Kanikli, A. (2023). “Ensuring that students play an active role in the learning process: sharing elements of good teaching practice”. UCLan Cyprus TLEC seminar series, April 4, Larnaka.
• Kanikli, A. (2022). “The impact of language ideologies on family language policy.” Paper Presentation at the International Conference “Langues urbanisation du monde et mobilites” (LUM2022), October 18-21, Nicosia (externally funded).
• Kanikli, A. and Spanoudis, G. (2022). “SSLD: Screening Scale of Language Development.” Paper presentation at the “Screening Scales for the Early Identification and Diagnosis of Developmental Language Problems” Symposium of the 1^st SLP Conference, July 7-8, Nicosia (externally funded).
• Kanikli, A. (2022). “Barriers to Multilingualism.” Paper Presentation at the 12^th Biennial MESEA International Conference, May 26-28, Larnaka (funded by MESEA).
• Kanikli, A. (2021). “More than one language? A reflection booklet for multilingual parents.” Presentation at the Planting Languages Final Conference, December 7, Brussels (funded by Erasmus+).
• Kanikli, A. (2021). “The Planting Languages tools.” Presentation at the Colloquium on Multilingualism and Family Language Policy, November 24, Larnaka (funded by Erasmus+).
• Kanikli, A. (2021). “Factors affecting parents’ initial language choices.” Paper presentation at the CLC 6 International Conference, September 4, Nicosia.
• Kanikli, A. (2020). “Multilingual parents’ booklet: a reflection tool that helps multilingual families design their family language policy.” Presentation at the Youth Board of Cyprus Centre, September 28, Limassol.
• Kanikli, A. (2018). “The syntax of embu wh-questions in Cypriot Greek: Similarities to est-ce que in French and é que in Portuguese.” Paper presentation at the Recent Issues in the Syntax of Questions (RISQ) workshop, October 8-10, Konstanz. The RISQ workshop was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), Research Group FOR-2111 ‘Questions at the interfaces’.

Selective Research Funding/ Grant Capture

• “Evidence-based policy making to support minority language transmission”, funded by the QR Policy Support Fund. Co-Principal Investigator with Prof. Alan Rice. Total amount: €21 340. 2024.
• Erasmus+ project KA220-SCH-E2C9B077. “Tonga School-Bridging the Communication between plurilingual families and schools”. UCLan Cyprus Partner Organisation Lead. Total amount: €250 000. 2023-2026.

• “Developing policies to support minority language transmission and maintenance”, funded by the QR Policy Support Fund. Co-Principal Investigator with Assoc. Prof. Eduardo Tasis. Total amount: €8150. 2023.
• “Minority language transmission: the case of Cypriot Maronite Arabic” funded by the MIDEX Research Centre, Co-Principal Investigator with Assoc. Prof. Eduardo Tasis. Total amount: €5820. 2023.
• “Documenting and reviving the Cypriot Maronite Arabic language”, research project funded by the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth. Leader of the syntactic analysis, Phases 9-11. Total amount for Phases 9-11: €71 850. Project Coordinator: Prof. Marilena Karyolemou, UCY. 2021-2023.
• Erasmus+ project 2019-1-BE02-KA204-060211. “Planting Languages-Seeds of success.” UCLan Cyprus Partner Organisation Lead. Total amount: €214 480. 2019-2022.
• “Developing and validating a language screening tool for use in pre-primary care settings.” Funding Authority: Creative Universe Foundation. Co-principal Investigator with Prof. Georgios Spanoudis, UCY. Total amount: €26 800. 2018-2022.
• “Documenting and reviving the Cypriot Maronite Arabic language”, research project funded by the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth. Leader of the syntactic analysis, Phases 6-8. Total amount for Phases 6-8: €67 800. Project Coordinator: Prof. Marilena Karyolemou, UCY. 2018-2021.
• “Documenting and reviving the Cypriot Maronite Arabic language”, research project funded by the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth. Leader of the syntactic analysis, Phase 4. Total amount for Phase 4: €18 990. Project Coordinator: Prof. Marilena Karyolemou, UCY. 2016.

Supervision of PhDs

• Dimitra Dimitriou. “The L2 Perception and Production of English Vowels by L1 Greek-Cypriot Speakers.” (2019-2023). Outcome: Outright pass.
• Alexander Kakoullis. “Investigating Family Language Policy Strategies in Multilingual Families in Cyprus.” (2021-2024)

Scholarships/Awards

• UK Alumni Award Finalist, Social Action Award category, British Council, March 7, 2024.
• EPOS quality label “Example of good practice” awarded by the National Agency in Brussels for the Erasmus+ project “Planting Languages-Seeds of Success”.
• Scholarship awarded by The Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation for excellent academic record, €35000, 2008-2011.
• Best student in class at the University of Athens (Class Valedictorian), 2007.
• Research Bursary, the A.G. Leventis Foundation, 2007.
• Award from The Greek State Scholarship Foundation for excellent academic results (for being one of the top ten students of the Faculty of Philology (out of a total of 700 students)), €2000.
• Scholarship awarded by The Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation for distinguished school record, €28000, 2002-2006.

Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities

• Reviewer. Lingua journal
• Organisation of the colloquium: “Multilingualism and Family Language Policy”, November 24, 2021, UCLan Cyprus.
• Organisation of the CIELL research seminar series 2020-2021.
• Organisation of the YBC seminar: “Multilingual parents’ booklet: a reflection tool that helps multilingual families design their family language policy”, at the Youth Board of Cyprus Centre in Limassol, September 28, 2020.
• Organisation of the online Experts workshop: “Helping multilingual parents develop their own family specific language strategy”, August 8, 2020.
• Organisation of the CIELL research seminar series 2019-2020.
• Co-organisation of the 12^th Biennial MESEA International Conference, with MIDEX Research Centre, UCLan UK (UCLAN Cyprus academics involved: Dr. Antri Kanikli, Dr. Athanasia Hadjigeorgiou and Dr. Katerina Antoniou). May 26-28, 2022, UCLan Cyprus.
• Co-organisation of the EATS International Conference, with MIDEX Research Centre UCLan UK (UCLAN Cyprus academics involved: Dr. Antri Kanikli, Dr. Athanasia Hadjigeorgiou and Dr. Katerina Antoniou), April 6-8, 2022, UCLan Cyprus.
• Co-organisation of the “UCLan Cyprus Creative Writing competition” and the “Creative Writing seminar series” with the British Council and Chez-νου Literary Society.