Bilingualism

Ask someone their opinion on bilingualism and you're likely to hear statements such as: "Learning two languages from birth confuses children and impairs their cognitive development", "Bilingual children can't speak either of their two languages properly" or "You can only become bilingual if you start acquiring your second language as a young child."

Though common currency among the general public, each of these statements is in fact a myth. In this course, you will discover why this is the case as we review some of the most important findings from the research on bilingual children.This is a part time course, one 2.5 hour lecture is scheduled every day. This course can be combined with other linguistics courses that take place in the same period.

Period
08-08-2011 - 12-08-2011 (1 weeks)

Target group
General (academic) public interested in language, language acquisition and bilingualism.

Course aim
Introducing the field of bilingualism.

Credits
0.0 ECTS creditsCertificate of Attendance

Course fee
EUR 350: Course + course materials + housing

EUR 150: Course + course materials

Course leader
Dr. Sergio Baauw

Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.

Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl
E-mail: summerschool@uu.nl
Phone: 0031302534400