Julia Herschensohn
(Linguistics)

Klaus Brandl
(Scandinavian Studies)

Yasuko Kanno
(English)

Sandra Silberstein
(English)

Fred Genesee
(Psychology, McGill University)
"Bilingual First Language Acquisition; Exploring the Capacity of the Language Faculty"
E-flyer (pdf)

Friday, October 19
Mary Gates Hall 241, 3:30 pm
Reception: Communications 202, 5 pm

John Archibald
(Linguistics, University of Calgary)
"The innocent phonologist: Linguist as policy advisor in Alberta second language programs"
E-flyer (pdf)

Friday, October 26
Mary Gates Hall 241, 3:30 pm
Reception: Communications 202, 5pm

Ellen Bialystok
(York University)
"Cognitive Consequences of Bilingualism across the Lifespan"
E-flyer (pdf)

Friday, February 29
Gowen 201, 3:30 pm
Reception: Communications 202, 5 pm

Silvina Montrul
(University of Illinois)
"Unraveling heritage language (re)acquisition"
E-flyer (pdf)

Friday, April 18
Mary Gates Hall 241, 3:30 pm
Reception: Communications 202, 5 pm

Nancy Hornberger
(University of Pennsylvania)
"Multilingual Education Policy and Practice: Biliteracy in Action"
E-flyer (pdf)

Friday, May 9
Mary Gates Hall 241, 3:30 pm
Reception: Communications 202, 5 pm

Merrill Swain
(University of Toronto)
"A Language Learning Strategy: Producing Before Comprehension"
E-flyer (pdf)

Friday, May 30
Mary Gates Hall 241, 3:30 pm
Reception: Communications 202, 5 pm

This lecture series studies early bilingualism, with a focus on biological development and childhood education. It considers physiological correlates of bilingualism; differences deriving from age of acquisition and proficiency level; "natural" acquisition versus formal learning; educational and policy responses to bilingualism.

This lecture series is sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Studies Center at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and the department of Linguistics.