During a visit to the pediatrician, the nurse heard me speak with a foreign accent and told me to use only English with my child. She said speaking another language would be “confusing” and have ...

Melissa Baralt shared the following tips: 1. Read with your baby every day. Public libraries have books in many different languages! Interact with the book and with your child. 2. Learning can happen ...

Want to see how you fare on a test of inhibitory control? Take a Stroop effect test. Tell us what you think. E-mail comments or questions to the editors at [email protected]. Ever wonder about ...

A new study shows that encouraging bilingualism at home has many cognitive benefits for children, which may be particularly helpful in kids with autism spectrum disorder. According to research ...

Various studies have indicated that learning a second language has lifelong benefits. For schoolchildren, it has been shown to improve overall academic performance, attention span and engagement while ...

Bilingualism is more common than ever before. According to Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley (EB), today more of the world’s population is bilingual or multilingual than monolingual. Anyone can benefit from ...

Bilingual people are incredibly attractive. If you don’t agree with me, I’m afraid you’re in the minority. Being able to speak two or more languages comes with a whole host of benefits (not least for ...

Please join the Office for Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Be Well as we welcome Dr. Pui Fong Kan for Benefits of Bilingualism. Pui Fong Kan, Associate Professor of Speech, Language and ...