Saioa Larraza

Saioa Larraza

University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Department of Language and Literature Didactics
Juan Ibañez San Domingo, 1
01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz
+34 945 014204

saioa.larraza@ehu.eus
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2248-5112

 

Saioa Larraza is an Associate Professor at the Department of Language and Literature Didactics of the University of the Basque Country. She has a degree in Basque Philology (2006) and a PhD in Linguistics (2014). She has published studies on L1 and L2 perception in early and late bilinguals, both infants and adults (e.g. Basque-Spanish, Basque-French, English-Italian, etc.), in language variation contexts. Since 2015, she has been teaching language didactics in multilingual and multicultural contexts at the UPV/EHU. Her work combines psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and language didactics, to understand how languages, and specially minority ones, are acquired and processed and, consequently, how they should be taught.

 

Research Interests

Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Language Acquisition, Language Development in Infants, Second/Third Language Learning and Teaching, Minority Languages, Migration Languages, Language Processing, Speech Perception, Phonetics & Phonology.

 

Argitalpenak

Argitalpen hautatuak / Selected publications

García-Ruiz, M., & Larraza, S. (2026). El euskera en contextos multilingües: Políticas Lingüísticas de familias autóctonas e inmigrantes en la CAV. Tirant Humanidades (in press).

Maté, A. & Larraza, S. (2026). Kulturarteko hezkuntzarako jarraibideak Haur Hezkuntzan, euskara oinarri hartuta. IKASTORRATZA. e-Revista de Didáctica, 36, 59-95

Larraza, S. & Diaz-de-Gereñu, L. (2024). Culturally and linguistically diverse practices for teaching students of diverse backgrounds. In L. Veliz (Ed.), Multiculturalism and Multilingualism in Education: Implications for Curriculum, Teacher Preparation and Pedagogical Practice. Brill.

Larraza, S. & Munarriz-Ibarrola, A. (2021). Elebidun goiztiarrak: nola hauteman, hala ekoitzi?. In L. Diaz de Gereñu, I. Manterola & I. Garcia-Azkoaga (Eds.), Euskara oinarri eta eleaniztasuna helburu (77-88). UPV/EHU-UEU. ISBN 978-84-1319-3427

Van Ommen, S., Boll-Avetisyan, N., Larraza, S., Wellmann, C., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Höhle. B., & Nazzi, T. (2020). Language-specific prosodic acquisition: A comparison of phrase boundary perception by French- and German-learning infants. Journal of Memory and Language, 112, 104108. ISSN: 0749-596X / E-ISSN: 1096-0821. DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2020.104108

Larraza, S., Molnar, M., & Samuel, G. A. (2020). Phonemic contrasts under construction? Evidence from Basque. Infancy, 25(3), 304-318. ISSN: 1525-0008 / E-ISSN: 1532-7078.

Larraza, S., Samuel, G. A., & Molnar, M. (2019). Diskriminazio fonemikoaren garapena euskara-gaztelania haur elebakar eta elebidunengan. In R. Urizar & I. Aduriz (Eds.), Euskal hizkuntzalaritzaren egungo zenbait ikerlerro. Hizkuntzalari Euskaldunen III. Topaketa (33-43). UEU. ISBN 978-84-8438-679-1.

Larraza, S., & Best, C. T. (2018). Differences in phonetic-to-lexical perceptual mapping of L1 and L2 regional accents. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 21(4), 805-825. ISSN: 1366-7289 / E-ISSN: 1469-1841. 

Larraza, S., Samuel, A. G., & Oñederra, M. L. (2017). Where do dialectal effects on speech processing come from? Evidence from a cross-dialect investigation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70(1), 92-108. ISSN: 1747-0218 /E-ISSN: 1747-0226. 

Larraza, S., Samuel, A. G., & Oñederra, M. L. (2016). Listening to Accented Speech in a Second Language: First Language and Age of Acquisition Effects. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 42(11), 1774-1797. ISSN: 0278-7393 / E-ISSN: 1939-1285.

Samuel, A. G., & Larraza, S. (2015). Does Listening to Non-Native Speech Impair Native Speech Perception?. Journal of Memory and Language, 81, 51-71. ISSN: 0749-596X / E-ISSN: 1096-0821. 

Larraza, S. (2010). Acquisition of phonology and Spanish-Basque bilinguals’ phonological systems. Actes du Colloque AcquisiLyon – Colloque Jeunes Chercheurs en Acquisition du Langage. 102-105.

 

 

Ikerketa proiektuak / Research projects

"Evaluación del lenguaje en bi-/ multilingües del País Vasco" [PID2023-148030NB-I00]
Financial Institution: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2023).
Duration: 2024/09/01 - 2027/08/31
Principal Investigators: Amaia Munarriz (UPV/EHU), Maria José Ezeizabarrena (UPV/EHU).

"Hizkuntzaren irakaskuntza, jabekuntza, eta erabilerak 3. Euskara, erdara, elebitasuna eta eleaniztasuna"  [IT-1627-22]

Financial Institution: Eusko Jaurlaritza-Gobierno Vasco.

Duration: 01/01/2022-31/12/2025

Principal Investigator: Maria Jose Ezeizabarrena (UPV/EHU).

"Hizkuntzaren irakaskuntza, jabekuntza, eta erabilerak. Euskara, erdara, elebitasuna eta eleaniztasuna" [IT-983-16]

Financial Institution: Eusko Jaurlaritza-Gobierno Vasco.

Duration: 2016/01/01-2021/12/31

Principal Investigator: Maria Jose Ezeizabarrena (UPV/EHU).

"Multilevel Prosodic Processing in a Cross-Linguistic Perspective" [ANR-12FRAL-0010-01]

Financial Institution: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France).

Duration: 2014/04/01-2017/03/31

Principal Investigator: Ranka Bijeljac-Babic (LPP - Université Paris Descartes).

"COEDUCA Project (Cognición y Educación)" [CSD2008-00048]

Financial Institution: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO).

Duration: 2008/12/15-2013/12/15

Principal Investigator: Manuel Carreiras (BCBL).

"El cerebro viaja contigo" [FCT-12-5025]

Financial Institution: Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología (FECYT).

Duration: 2012/09/01 - 2013/07/30

Principal Investigator: Manuel Carreiras (BCBL).

"Conecta tu cerebro" [AE-2012-1-42]

Financial Institution: Eusko Jaurlaritza-Gobierno Vasco.

Duration: 2012/09/01 - 2013/07/30

Principal Investigator: Manuel Carreiras (BCBL).

“Automaticity of Second Language Processing in Spanish-Basque Bilinguals” [PSI 2010-17781]

​​​​Financial Institution: Ministerio de Economía y Competitivad (MINECO).

Duration: 2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31

Principal Investigator: Arthur G. Samuel (BCBL, Stony Brook University).

 

Aukeratutako hitzaldiak / Selected presentations

Larraza, S. & Diaz de Gereñu, L. (2023). “Teacher attitudes towards and practice relating to linguistic diversity: How do we revitalize Basque, the local minority language?”. XIX International Conference on Minority Languages. Ekainak 20-23, Carmarthen (Britainia Handia).

Merino, A. & Larraza, S. (2023). “Arrazakeria eta eskola: nazioarteko ume adoptatuen kasua” . V Congreso Internacional en Inclusion Social y Educativa. Ekainak 1-2, Bilbao (Euskal Herria).

Larraza, S. & Munarriz-Ibarrola, A. (2019). “Elebidun goiztiarrak: nola hauteman, hala ekoitzi?”.  Euskara oinarri eta eleaniztasuna helburu jardunaldiak. Urriak 4-5, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Euskal Herria).

Larraza, S., Samuel, A., & Molnar, M. (2017). “Diskriminazio fonemikoaren garapena euskara-gaztelania haur elebidunengan”. Hizkuntzalari Euskaldunen III.Topaketa. Uztailak 4, Baiona (Euskal Herria).

Van Ommen, S., Boll-Avetisyan, N., Larraza, S., Wellmann, C., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Höhle, B. & Nazzi, T. (2017). “Language-specific sensitivity to prosodic boundaries. Evidence from French- and German-learning infants”. Workshop on Infant Language Development. Ekainak 15-17, Bilbao (Euskal Herria).

Van Ommen, S., Boll-Avetisyan, N., Larraza, S., Wellmann, C., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Höhle, B. & Nazzi, T. (2017). “Phonetic cues in French prosodic boundaries and infant prosodic processing”. Phonetics and Phonology in Europe conference. Ekainak 12-14, Kolonia (Alemania).

Boll-Avetisyan, N., Larraza, S., Rose, A., Margules, S., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Nazzi, T. & Höhle, B. (2016). "Categorical perception of lexical stress: A cross-linguistic study". Poster aurkeztua Conference on Laboratory Phonology-n. Uztailak 13-16, New York (AEB).

Larraza, S., Wellmann, C., Bijeljac-Babic, R., Höhle, B. & Nazzi, T. (2016). "Early prosodic boundary processing: Evidence from French learning infants". Poster aurkeztua International Conference on Infant Studies-en. Maiatzak 26-28, New Orleans (AEB).

Larraza, S., Molnar, M. & Samuel, A. (2015). "The Development of Phonemic Discrimination in Spanish-Basque Bilingual Infants". Poster aurkeztua Workshop on Infant Language Development-en. Ekainak 10-12, Estokolmo (Suedia).