Jan-Louis Kruger

Professor of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Jan-Louis Kruger is professor of linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney. His research focuses on the processing of language in multimodal contexts, specifically in audiovisual translation, reading and interpreting. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Audiovisual Translation.

Written by Jan-Louis Kruger

Photo of a person reading on a tablet, facing left, wearing glasses and a jumper in a dimly lit environment.

What does switching from paper to screens mean for how we read?

It’s well established that we absorb less well when reading on screen. But why? And can we do something to improve it?

by Lili Yu, Sixin Liao, Jan-Louis Kruger & Erik D Reichle