Professor Antonella Sorace (University of Edinburgh, founder of “Bilingualism Matters”) will give a free public talk on “Why bilingualism matters: bringing research to the community”.
Research on the bilingual mind shows that bilingualism in any languages, regardless of their status, prestige, and worldwide diffusion, can give children much more than two languages. However, there are still many widespread old misconceptions – as well as some new ones – about what it means to grow up with two languages. This talk will first illustrate the main facts and effects of early bilingualism, and then show how we can enable people to make informed decisions about bilingualism in all sectors of society.
Antonella Sorace is Professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. She is a world leading authority in the field of bilingual language development across the lifespan; in her research she brings together methods from linguistics, experimental psychology and cognitive science. She is the founding director of the information centre “Bilingualism Matters” with branches all over Europe.
When? Wednesday, November 19th 2014; 6:00 pm
Where? The University of Kent, Rutherford Lecture Theatre 1 (RLT1)
The talk is funded by Kent Centre for Language and Linguistic Studies.