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.
This Knowledge Exchange series aims to bridge science with practice in education.
2024–25 programme
18 November 2024
- Multilingual language experience does not mask the relationship between attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder and language performance in English as a foreign language – Prof. Tanja Angelovska, University of Kassel, Germany.
20 January 2025
- Understanding Dyslexia Across Languages: A Multilingual Perspective on Phonological Processing and Orthographic Systems – Dr Agnieszka Kałdonek-Crnjaković University of Warsaw, Poland.
17 February 2025
- 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 - Prof. 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 – Prof. 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).