My research focuses on cognitive individual differences and bi/multilingualism. I investigated the relationship between foreign language aptitude and working memory with relation to foreign language comprehension in third language (L3) learning. Currently, I am a postdoctoral researcher involved in a project on bilingualism and metacognitive strategies in language comprehension across the lifespan, using electroencephalography (EEG) for neural measures to complement behavioral data.
Öztekin, E. & Erçetin, G. (2025). Cognitive individual differences in L3/n learning. Poster presentation, Bi-Annual Conference RéAL2: Acquisition, processing and use of an L3/Ln: psycholinguistic, linguistic and pedagogical perspectives, July 7-9, 2025, Paris, France.
Öztekin, E. & Erçetin, G. (2024). Working memory and language aptitude in third language learning. Poster presentation, International Mind, Brain, and Education Society (IMBES) Conference, July 10-12, 2024, Leuven, Belgium.
Öztekin, E. & Erçetin, G. (2023). Multilingual experience in language aptitude and working memory. Oral presentation, European Second Language Association (EUROSLA) Conference 32, Aug 31 – Sept 2, 2023, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.