Many congratulations to Dr Allegra Cattani (Plymouth University) and Dr Kirsten Abbot-Smith, who were presented with an award from the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders for best research article of the year today. The award is for a paper entitled ‘How much exposure to English is necessary for a bilingual toddler to perform like a monolingual peer in language tests?’, on which they were senior authors. Their article was praised for combining clinical impact with theoretical interest and an excellent statistical analysis.
Full article reference:
Cattani, A., Abbot-Smith,. K., Farag, R., Krott, A., Arreckx, F., Dennis, I. & Floccia, C. (2014). How much exposure to English is necessary for a bilingual toddler to perform like a monolingual peer in language tests? International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 49(6), 649-671. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12082