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Speaking more than one language isn’t just about getting better job propspects or superior brain power.
There is increasing evidence that bilingualism can affect how the brain works. Older, lifelong bilinguals have demonstrated better cognitive skills in tasks that require increased cognitive control. These…
The education of children who speak more than one language is being used as part of a wider debate about immigration just months before the UK’s 2015 general election. But there is surprisingly little…
A proposal in Germany to make all migrants speak German in public and at home has ignited a heated debate about immigration and language. The proposals come from the German Christlich-Soziale Union (CSU…
The shortage of foreign language skills in the UK is now a permanent preoccupation, with some sources placing the estimated cost of the deficit as high as £48 billion a year. Britons are now seen as a…
It may take a budding Latina tween with warm dark eyes and undaunted courage to ready America’s children for our multicultural future. After dominating children’s television for a decade the heroine most…
There are now more than 1.1 million children in our schools whose first language “is known or believed to be other than English” according to the latest government figures. This confirms a continuous upwards…
As one in four Australians is now born outside of Australia, many children are growing up with other languages spoken at home. Should parents speak to their child in their first language, or attempt to…
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Professor of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University
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PhD Student, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of New Brunswick
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Senior lecturer, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Linguistics, University of York
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Professor, Research Chair in Language Rights, Faculty of Law | Professeur, Chaire de recherche Droits et enjeux linguistiques, Faculté de droit. 2021 Fellow, Fondation Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics (Bilingualism), Bangor University
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Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Associate professor in Psycholinguistics in Bi-/Multilinguals, University of Reading
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Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of French and Postcolonial Studies, University of Strathclyde
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Senior Lecturer, Applied Language and Literacy Studies, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, University of Greenwich
