Bilingualism Matters: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice

On Demand Session

Research shows that multilingualism in any languages, regardless of prestige or worldwide diffusion, can provide a range of cognitive and social benefits. However, there are still many misconceptions, both old and new, about what it means to be or become multilingual. I will show how the public engagement center Bilingualism Matters connects research and communities in many different countries to enable informed decisions in society.

Antonella Sorace

Director of Bilingualism Matters and Professor of Developmental Linguistics, University of Edinburgh