Dr. Diana Pili-Moss

Diana Pili-Moss
21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C1.126
Fon +49.4131.677-2692 , diana.pili-moss@leuphana.de
Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben, Institute of English Studies

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Vita

Diana Pili-Moss is Lecturer in EFL at the Institute for English Studies.

Her main research interests are in the area of second language learning in instructed contexts, both in the classroom and through digital media. Specifically, she is interested in the way cognitive factors modulate child and adult learning, processing and use of a second or additional language, with a focus on the role of memory and age. She is also interested in the pedagogical implications of this research for how languages are taught and learned in the classroom and in the role of corrective feedback in L2 development. Previously she did research in the area of comparative Romance and Germanic linguistics focusing on the interface between syntax and semantics.                

Academic Employment and Teaching

Since 03/2021 Lecturer in EFL, Institute of English Studies, Leuphana University Lüneburg (D)

12/2020 - 12/2023 Senior Research Associate, TEFL, Institute of English Studies, Leuphana University Lüneburg (D)

09/2020- 12/2020 Lecturer in Second Language Acquisition (MA EFL), Department of Linguistics and English Studies, Lancaster University (UK)

10/2019- 10/2020 Post-doctoral ESRC Fellowship (Principal Investigator), Department of Linguistics and English Studies, Lancaster University (UK)

09/2018- 08/2019 Lecturer in Language Acquisition, Department of History, English, Linguistics and Music, University of Huddersfield (UK)

09/2015 – 01/2016 Associate Lecturer, General linguistics, Department of Linguistics and English Studies, Lancaster University (UK)

09/2010-08/2015 Teacher of L2 Italian, University Language Centre, The University of Manchester (UK)

09/2008- 07/2011 Secondary school teacher at various institutions (Modern Foreign Languages) – (UK)

2004 - 2008 Secondary school teacher (L2 English), Fondazione Luigi Clerici, Milano (ITA)

01/2002-12/2003 Research associate, Centro di Studi Cognitivi sul Linguaggio, University of Siena (ITA)

12/1999-12/2001 Research associate, Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, University of Verona (ITA)

Education

2013-2018: PhD – Second Language Acquisition, Lancaster University (UK)

2008-2010: Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Modern Foreign Languages,   Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)

1997-2000: Dr. phil. in General Linguistics, Universität Potsdam (Germany)

1990-1995: MA in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, Instituto Universitario di Lingue Moderne (IULM) (Italy)

Projects

  1. Out-of-school individual learning and the interfaces to school teaching: Effective digital practising as a basis for competence-oriented foreign language teaching
    Torben Marco Schmidt (Project manager, academic) , Carolyn Blume (Project staff) , Sabine Beilharz (Project staff) , Diana Pili-Moss (Project staff) , Detmar Meurers (Project manager, academic) , Benjamin Nagengast (Project manager, academic) , Ulrich Trautwein (Project manager, academic) , Heiko Holz (Project staff) , Florian Nuxoll (Project staff) , Katharina Wendebourg (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

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Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Papers from the 10th Lancaster University Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching 2015
    Diana Pili-Moss (Editor) , Elena Nichele (Editor) , Chongrak Sitthirak (Editor) , 2016 Lancaster , 76 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Cognitive abilities underlying the earliest stages of second language acquisition: an artificial language study
    Panagiotis Kenanidis (Author) , Miquel Llompart (Author) , Diana Pili-Moss (Author) , Ewa Dąbrowska (Author) , 01.01.2026 , in: Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 41, 1 , p. 110-135 , 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Implicit statistical learning and working memory predict EFL development and written task outcomes in adolescents
    Diana Pili-Moss (Author) , Torben Marco Schmidt (Author) , Phillip Hamrick (Author) , Detmar Meurers (Author) , Katharona Wendebourg (Author) , 01.07.2025 , in: System, 131 , 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. The relationship between long-term memory ability and instructed second language learning: Evidence from research and implications for practice
    Diana Pili-Moss (Author) , 01.06.2025 , in: Instructed Second Language Acquisition, 8, 2 , p. 172-192 , 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Can adults learn L2 grammar after prolonged exposure under incidental conditions?
    Diana Pili-Moss (Author) , Panagiotis Kenanidis (Author) , Ewa Dąbrowska (Author) , Miquel Llompart (Author) , 26.07.2023 , in: PLoS ONE, 18, 7 , 40 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Long-term memory predictors of adult language learning at the interface between syntactic form and meaning
    Diana Pili-Moss (Author) , 03.10.2022 , in: PLoS ONE, 17, 10 , 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Effective digital practice in the competence-oriented English as a foreign language classroom in Germany: Focus on L2 development and feedback in an intelligent tutorial system
    Torben Marco Schmidt (Author) , Diana Pili-Moss (Author) , 14.05.2025 , p. 146-158 , 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  2. The role of learners’ memory in app-based language instruction: the case of Duolingo.
    Diana Pili-Moss (Author) , Iro Vasileiou (Author) , 12.12.2022 Voillans , p. 364-369 , 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research

  3. Enhancing EFL classroom instruction via the FeedBook: effects on language development and communicative language use.
    Diana Pili-Moss (Author) , Torben Marco Schmidt (Author) , Carolyn Blume (Author) , Lisa Middelanis (Author) , Detmar Meurers (Author) , 12.12.2022 Voillans , p. 328-333 , 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research

  4. Executive function and Language Learning: Differentiating Vocabulary and Morpho-Syntax
    Diana Pili-Moss (Author) , Harriet Stone (Author) , 01.01.2016 Lancaster , p. 53-75 , 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Activities

  1. Arbeitsgedächtniskapazität beim Fremdsprachenlernen mit einem intelligenten tutoriellen Übungssystem
    Heiko Holz (Speaker) , Torben Marco Schmidt (Speaker) , Stephen Bodnar (Speaker) , Diana Pili-Moss (Speaker) , Ulrich Trautwein (Speaker) , Detmar Meurers (Speaker) , Katharina Wendebourg (Speaker)

    Activity: Presentations (poster etc.) › Research

  2. Arbeitsgedächtniskapazität beim Englischlernen mit dem intelligenten Tutorsystem FeedBook
    Katharina Wendebourg (Speaker) , Torben Marco Schmidt (Speaker) , Heiko Holz (Speaker) , Detmar Meurers (Speaker) , Stephen Bodnar (Speaker) , Diana Pili-Moss (Speaker)

    Activity: Presentations (poster etc.) › Research

  3. Effektives digital gestütztes Üben im kompetenzorientierten EFL-Unterricht: Fokus auf L2-Entwicklung und Feedback in einem intelligenten Tutorensystem
    Torben Marco Schmidt (Speaker) , Diana Pili-Moss (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  4. The impact of ICALL practice on the EFL classroom: From individualized practice to communicative language use
    Diana Pili-Moss (Speaker) , Torben Marco Schmidt (Speaker) , Carolyn Blume (Speaker) , Lisa Middelanis (Speaker) , Detmar Meurers (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  5. Enhancing EFL classroom instruction via an ICALL platform: effects on language development and transfer to tasks (EUROCALL)
    Diana Pili-Moss (Speaker) , Torben Marco Schmidt (Speaker) , Carolyn Blume (Speaker) , Lisa Middelanis (Speaker) , Detmar Meurers (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

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Press / Media

  1. Project Interact for School (I4S). Unterrichtseinheit und Target-Task zum Thema „Giving Advice“, Language Focus: The Past Tense, Gerunds, Modals; Grade 7
    1 Media contribution

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  2. Projekt Interact for School (I4S). Unterrichtseinheit und Target-Task zum Thema „Intercultural Comparisons/School Life “, Language Focus: The Conditional; Grade 7.
    1 Media contribution

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  3. Projekt Interact for School (I4S). Unterrichtseinheit und Target-Task zum Thema „Feelings and Friendship “, Language Focus: Question Formation; Grade 7
    1 Media contribution

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  4. Projekt Interact for School (I4S). Unterrichtseinheit und Target-Task zum Thema „Diverse Britain/The German Exchange“, Language Focus: The Future; Grade 7
    1 Media contribution

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Courses