Jinyu Shi (Jessie)

My research interest revolves around how children learn language and how language experiences can facilitate the acquisition process. I study the role of both spoken and written language in children’s language development and language processing of skilled adults. Particularly, my research explores the extent to which language learning and processing rest on input-driven, statistical learning processes. I work with English and Mandarin Chinese.

Short biography

I grew up in Beijing, China, and came to the UK to complete my undergraduate degree in Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London (UCL). I then obtained my MSc in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh and worked as a research assistant at UCL. I am now a DPhil student in the ReadOxford Lab at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Professor Kate Nation and Professor Elizabeth Wonnacott.