Publications and communications of Cristina-Anca Barbu

Gillet, S., Barbu, C.-A., & Poncelet, M. (2021). Early bilingual immersion school program and cognitive development in French-speaking children: Effect of the second language learned (English vs. Dutch) and exposition duration (2 vs. 5 years). PLoS ONE, 16. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0258458

Gillet, S., Barbu, C., & Poncelet, M. (December 2020). Immersion linguistique scolaire précoce et développement cognitif: étude de type follow-up [Poster presentation]. GCPN 2020 (Psycholinguistique & Neurolinguistique : Groupe de contact FNRS).

Bouffier, M., Barbu, C., & Majerus, S. (04 September 2020). Verbal Working Memory but Not Attention Is Related to Language Proficiency: Evidence from Multilingual Speakers. Psychologica Belgica, 60 (1), 270-293. doi:10.5334/pb.525

Barbu, C., Gillet, S., & Poncelet, M. (2020). Investigating the Effects of Language-Switching Frequency on Attentional and Executive Functioning in Proficient Bilinguals. Frontiers in Psychology. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01078

Gillet, S., Barbu, C., & Poncelet, M. (2020). Exploration of Attentional and Executive Abilities in French-Speaking Children Immersed in Dutch Since 1, 2, 3, and 6 Years. Frontiers in Psychology. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.587574

Barbu, C. (2019). ÉTUDE DES ASPECTS DU BILINGUISME FAVORISANT LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES CAPACITÉS DE CONTRÔLE ATTENTIONNEL ET EXECUTIF [Doctoral thesis, Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/315105

Barbu, C., Gonzalez Léon, A., Gillet, S., & Poncelet, M. (2019). Cognitive Advantage in Children Enrolled in a Second-Language Immersion Elementary School Program for One Year. Psychologica Belgica. doi:10.5334/pb.469

Gillet, S., Barbu, C., & Poncelet, M. (2019). Effect of an early bilingual immersion school program on attentional/executive functions and arithmetic abilities in Frenchspeaking children immersed in English or Dutch since 2 or 5 years [Poster presentation]. Psycholinguistique & Neurolinguistique Groupe de contact FNRS.

Gillet, S., Barbu, C., Piret, E., Trommenschlager, C., & Poncelet, M. (29 November 2018). Exploration de l’impact de l’immersion linguistique scolaire précoce en néerlandais sur le contrôle attentionnel [Poster presentation]. 3e journée groupe de contact FNRS Psycholinguistique et Neurolinguistique.

Gillet, S., Barbu, C., Binamé, F., Aubinet, C., & Poncelet, M. (18 May 2018). Bilingual Education (CLIL) and attentional control : a longitudinal study from kindergarten to second grade [Poster presentation]. BAPS (Belgian Association for Psychological Sciences), Ghent, Belgium.

Barbu, C., Orban, S., Gillet, S., & Poncelet, M. (May 2018). The Impact of Language Switching Frequency on Attentional and Executive Functioning in Proficient Bilingual Adults. Psychologica Belgica, 58 (1), 115-127. doi:10.5334/pb.392

Gillet, S., Barbu, C., & Poncelet, M. (15 March 2018). Exploration des capacités de contrôle attentionnel chez les des enfants francophones fréquentant un enseignement immersif précoce en néerlandais depuis un, deux et trois ans [Paper presentation]. First International Conference on Research in Multilingualism : Innovation and New Challenges, Oviedo, Spain.

Gillet, S., Barbu, C., & Poncelet, M. (12 December 2017). Exploration of attentional control abilities in children frequenting a Dutch-language immersive school program [Poster presentation]. 2e journée du Groupe de Contact Psycholinguistique et Neurolinguistique, Liège, Belgium.

Bouffier, M., Barbu, C., & Majerus, S. (31 May 2017). A study of the links between trilingualism, short term memory and attentional control [Poster presentation]. Belgian Association for Psychological Sciences (BAPS), Bruxelles, Belgium.

Bouffier, M., Barbu, C., & Majerus, S. (10 April 2017). Exploration des liens entre la mémoire à court terme, l'attention et le multlinguisme [Poster presentation]. Ecole thématique Transmem Cerveau et mémoire: Concepts et approches transdisciplinaires, Ile de Porquerolles, France.

Barbu, C., Gonzalez, A., Gillet, S., Nkiani, B., & Poncelet, M. (19 May 2016). Cognitive advantages in children enrolled in a second-language immersion elementary school program for one year [Poster presentation]. International Conférence on Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Human Memory.

Gillet, S., Barbu, C., Nkiani, B., Gonzalez Léon, A., & Poncelet, M. (19 May 2016). The effect of one year of second-language immersion school program on cognitive development [Poster presentation]. Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Human Memory, Cluj Napoca, Romania.

Barbu, C., Gillet, S., Orban, S., & Ordonez Magro, L. (06 August 2015). Study on the relationships between frequency of language switching and the development of attentional/executive functioning in highly proficient bilinguals [Paper presentation]. the 123rd Meeting of the American Psychological Association.

Barbu, C., Gillet, S., & Poncelet, M. (27 May 2014). Impact of the frequency of language switching on attentional/executive functioning in German-French Bilinguals [Paper presentation]. the Meeting of the Belgian Association for Psychological Science.

Barbu, C., Orban, S., Gillet, S., & Poncelet, M. (August 2013). Impact of the frequency of language code-switching on attentional/executive functioning in highly proficient bilingual adults [Paper presentation]. the 18th Meeting of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.