Welcome to

ATI Lab

Learning a new language?

One size doesn’t fit all!

What we do at ATI Lab

ATI stands for aptitude-treatment interactions. In plain English: our lab is looking into how different people respond to different types of language instruction. What works well for one person may not suit another person.

Abilities and preferences differ between individuals. Our research aims to understand how we can best match a specific profile with specific learning and teaching materials. We want to make language learning and language instruction more successful and more enjoyable for all.

Who we are

We are an international group of researchers with expertise in applied linguistics, language learning, language teaching and language testing.

Karen Roehr-Brackin

University of Essex, UK

Renato Pavlekovic

University of Essex, UK

Karolina Baranowska

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

Paweł Scheffler

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

Lars Bokander

Jönköping University, Sweden

Vivienne Rogers

Swansea University, UK

Current project: Intensive or distributed practice?

We are investigating which type of language practice works best for people with different profiles.

We use some short online Polish language lessons for complete beginners that provide either massed (intensive) practice in a single session or spaced (distributed) practice in several shorter sessions.

Which approach will work best for people with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and for neurotypical people, i.e. people who do not have ADHD or are otherwise neurodiverse?

Join our project

Are you aged 18 or over, have good knowledge of English and no knowledge of Polish or other Slavic languages? Do you have ADHD? Are you neurotypical?

Contact us to find out more, and to find out about how to take part.

Why take part in one of our projects?

Learn something new for free

Take part at a time that is convenient for you

Tell us what works for you and what doesn’t

Contribute to research into language learning