Bilingualism series: why bilingualism in any language is important in our globalised world

Schedule

Tue Mar 25 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Instituto Cervantes - Manchester, Deansgate, Manchester, Reino Unido | Manchester, EN

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The Bilingualism series coordinated by Julio Villa-Garcia (University of Oviedo) is a forum on bilingualism and multilingualism targeting a broad audience. Of great interest to parents students language learners and the public the series brings together a host of world-renowned scholars in the field of bilingualism and multilingualism. Drawing on their expertise speakers will discuss various aspects surrounding bilingualism such as the benefits of speaking more than one language the potential challenges bilinguals face at schools and how to raise a child best to be bilingual among many others.


First lecture: Why bilingualism in any language is important in our globalised world

Many people still think that bilingualism with minority or minoritized languages makes children confused and puts them at a disadvantage at school. Research in contrast shows that having more than one language – any language - can potentially give children (and then adults) not only enhanced cultural awareness but also social linguistic and mental benefits. However the presence of these benefits in bilingualism with minority languages crucially depends on positive supportive and informed attitudes around children and relies on firm community foundations for inter-generational transmission. I will illustrate these facts and show how the centre Bilingualism Matters enables families teachers and policy makers - in Scotland and internationally - to make decisions on bilingualism informed by research.


Antonella Sorace is a Professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. She is internationally known for her research on bilingual language development language typology and gradience in natural language which brings together methods from linguistics experimental psychology and cognitive science. She is also committed to building bridges between research and society: she is the founding director of the public engagement centre Bilingualism Matters which currently has more than 30 branches in four continents.


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La Serie sobre Bilingüismo coordinada por Julio Villa-Garcia (Universidad de Oviedo) es un foro sobre bilingüismo y multilingüismo dirigido a un público amplio. De gran interés para padres estudiantes aprendices de idiomas y el público en general la serie reúne a un grupo de académicos de renombre en el campo del bilingüismo y el multilingüismo. Basándose en su experiencia los ponentes abordarán diversos aspectos relacionados con el bilingüismo como los beneficios de hablar más de un idioma los posibles desafíos que enfrentan los bilingües en las escuelas y cómo criar a un niño para que sea bilingüe entre otros.


Primera conferencia: Why bilingualism in any language is important in our globalised world

Muchas personas aún piensan que el bilingüismo con lenguas minoritarias o minoritizadas confunde a los niños y los pone en desventaja en la escuela. La investigación por el contrario muestra que tener más de un idioma – cualquiera – puede potencialmente ofrecer a los niños (y luego a los adultos) no solo una mayor conciencia cultural sino también beneficios sociales lingüísticos y mentales. Sin embargo la presencia de estos beneficios en el bilingüismo con lenguas minoritarias depende crucialmente de actitudes positivas solidarias e informadas en torno a los niños y se basa en cimientos comunitarios sólidos para la transmisión intergeneracional. Ilustraré estos hechos y mostraré cómo el centro Bilingualism Matters permite que las familias los maestros y los responsables de políticas –en Escocia e internacionalmente– tomen decisiones sobre el bilingüismo basadas en la investigación.


Antonella Sorace es catedrática de Lingüística del Desarrollo en la Universidad de Edimburgo. Es conocida internacionalmente por su investigación sobre el desarrollo del lenguaje bilingüe la tipología lingüística y la gradiencia en el lenguaje natural que combina métodos de la lingüística la psicología experimental y la ciencia cognitiva. También está comprometida con la creación de puentes entre la investigación y la sociedad: es la directora fundadora del centro de divulgación Bilingualism Matters que actualmente cuenta con más de 30 sucursales en cuatro continentes.

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