Multilingualism and diversity: Impact on education, health and society
A seminar series open to education practitioners, parents, students and members of the public who have an interest in multicultural diversity and inclusion.
Every year, the Multilanguage and Cognition lab organises a seminar series open to education practitioners, parents, students and members of the public who have an interest in multicultural diversity and inclusion. This Knowledge Exchange series aims to bridge science with practice in education.
Our speakers are leading international academics who explore how linguistic diversity shapes learning, wellbeing, social inclusion, and cognitive outcomes across the lifespan. Whether you’re an educator, policymaker, researcher, or simply curious about how languages shape our minds and societies, this is for you. All talks are free, online, and open to everyone upon registration.
All talks are recorded and publicly available and can be viewed following the links below.
We thank HABILNET and Prof. Annick De Houwer for their kind collaboration.
What's on
View all16 Mar
online
Bilingual milestones in early language development in comparison to monolingual peers18:00 - 19:30
Previous seminars’ recordings
- How do bilingual children learn to read in two languages? – Prof. Sara Incera, Eastern Kentucky University, USA
- Bidirectional, Longitudinal Links between bilingualism, cognitive and social skills and academic outcomes for young dual language learners in poverty: Lessons from the Miami School Readiness Project – Prof. Adam Winsler, George Mason University (USA)
- Bilingual Myths: Where they come from and what we know – Prof. Elizabeth D. Peña, University of California Irvine, USA
- Receptive bilingualism in children – Prof. Janice Nakamura, Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Japan
- Towards a Theoretical Model of Wellbeing in Adult Language Learning – Prof. Lourdes Ortega, Georgetown University, USA
- Multilingual language experience does not mask the relationship between attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder and language performance in English as a foreign language – Professor Tanja Angelovska, University of Kassel, Germany.
- Understanding Dyslexia Across Languages: A Multilingual Perspective on Phonological Processing and Orthographic Systems – Dr Agnieszka Kałdonek-Crnjaković University of Warsaw, Poland.
- Flexible adaptation of selective attention in bilingualism – Professor Mirjana Bozic, Fellow and Director of Studies for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (King's College, Cambridge).
- Harmonious bilingualism for young children and their families – Professor Annick de Houwer, Director of Harmonious Bilingualism Network (HABILNET).
- Sensorimotor plasticity and cognitive flexibility: A Neuroemergentist approach - Professor Arturo E. Hernandez (University of Houston, USA).
- Why is there a debate about cognitive advantages of bilingualism? – Professor Mark Antoniou (Western Sydney University, Australia).
- Bimodal bilingualism: When the keys to the mother tongue are on her hands – Dr Evelyne Mercure (Goldsmith University, London, UK).
- A Whole School Approach to Multilingualism – Ms Soofia Amin (Kensington Primary School, London, UK).
- Accent Bias in Britain: Listeners, Speakers, and Institutional Change – Professor Devyani Sharma (Queen Mary University, London UK).
- Bilingualism as a long-term experience that sculpts the brain – Professor Christos Pliatsikas (University of Reading, UK).
- Socioeconomic disadvantages, multilingualism and resilience in school children – Professor Ianthi Tsimpli, Chair of English and Applied Linguistics (Cambridge University, UK).
- Some healthy scepticism regarding bilingualism and enhanced executive functioning – Professor Kenneth Paap, Director of the Language, Attention and Cognitive Engineering (LACE) laboratory (San Francisco State University, USA).
- More than words: Multimodal communication in native and second language – Professor Gabriella Vigliocco, Director of the Language and Cognition laboratory (University College London, UK).
- What makes the multilingual brain special before and after stroke? – Professor Cathy Price, Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Neuroimaging (University College London).
- Multilinguals’ language preference for communicating emotions – Professor Jean-Marc Dewaele, Professor of Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism (Birkbeck College, University of London).
- Bilingualism, Aging, and Cognitive Reserve – Professor Jubin Abutalebi, Professor of Neuropsychology at the Faculty of Psychology (University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy).
- The Multilingual Lexicon and What it Tells Us About Cognition and the Brain – Professor John Schwieter, Director of the Language Acquisition, Multilingualism and Cognition Lab (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada).
- Cross Curriculum Benefits of Multilingual Learning – Professor Li Wei Dean and Director (UCL IOE, London UK).
- Why multilingualism is a resource in any languages – Professor Antonella Sorace, Founder and Director of Bilingualism Matters (University of Edinburgh).
- The promise of Language in multilingual education – Professor Victoria Murphy, Director of the Department of Education (University of Oxford).
Contact us
Multilanguage and Cognition Lab
Department of Psychology and Human Development
UCL Institute of Education
University College London
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0XG
Director of the UCL Multilanguage and Cognition Lab (MULTAC)
Click to email. r.filippi@ucl.ac.uk