A study by the University of Edinburgh’s School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences has shown that Scots have fared worst in a Europe-wide initiative to develop bilingualism. BBC Radio Scotland has been speaking to lead researcher Professor Antonella Sorace.
At the Edinburgh Short Film Festival
June 12, 2012 by
“Professor Antonella Sorace talks about her life long research into the importance of bilingualism to the brain. Her talk, 2 languages in 1 brain illustrates some of the messages she is trying to get out and breaks down some of the myths she wants to discourage. It really is good for you, learn some new language today.” © Ragged University, 12 June 2012.
Listen to Prof Sorace’s presentation at the Edinburgh Short Film Festival here.
In La Voce del Popolo (1)
April 16, 2012 by
La nota studiosa italiana terrà questa settimana tre conferenze a Fiume
Antonella Sorace svela la ricchezza del bilinguismo nell’età infantile
“FIUME – Questa settimana la nota linguista italiana Antonella Sorace, professoressa di Developmental linguistics all’Università di Edimburgo, terrà tre conferenze incentrate sul bilinguismo nell’età infantile, nell’ambito della collaborazione tra l’Ateneo scozzese e quello fiumano. Le conferenze sono state annunciate dal preside della facoltà di Filosofia, Predrag Suštar, dal vicerettore dell’Università di Fiume, Damir Zec, da Maja Brala-Vukanović, responsabile del dipartimento di Anglistica della suddetta facoltà, nonché dalla sua collega Tihana Kraš, coordinatrice del contratto Erasmus tra le due Università. […]”
© La Voce del Popolo, 16 April 2012
Read the entire article in Italian here.
A news item on TV100 Thessaloniki
January 15, 2012 by
Bilingualism Matters was on the Greek news when we launched our branch in Thessaloniki in January 2012. Click on the image below to watch the news clip (in Greek & English).
In the news on BBC Alba
October 5, 2011 by
Bilingualism Matters featured in the news on BBC Alba when we launched our branch in the Western Isles, Scotland.
© BBC Alba, 5 October 2011
On the University of Edinburgh website
September 1, 2011 by
Postive effects of bilingualism
“Antonella Sorace, Professor of Developmental Linguistics, extols the benefits of speaking two languages.”
Watch the video clip on the University of Edinburgh website here.
In TES Magazine (4)
July 15, 2011 by
Another weekend, another language
“A parallel education system of Saturday schools is helping bilingual families to pass their mother tongue down to their children. Could it inspire the rest of Scotland finally to embrace language learning?
Scottish children are notoriously reluctant to learn foreign languages. But while the lack of compulsory modern language-learning in Scottish schools continues to come under fire, a parallel system of language classes is thriving outside mainstream education. […]”
© TES, 15 July 2011
Read the entire article here.
An article in the Financial Times
November 9, 2010 by
A mission to the outer limits of pay
By Andrew Hill and Esther Bintliff
“Earth to CEOs, Earth to CEOs – are you receiving me?” […]
Read the entire article here (© Finanical Times Ltd, 9 November 2010)
In TES Magazine (3)
March 12, 2010 by
Bilingualism brings host of mental benefits, claims academic
Published in TES Magazine on 12 March, 2010 | By: Elizabeth Buie
“Children who speak two or more languages have a number of advantages, including being better at concentrating and filtering out distracting information. It may even make them more mentally agile in their old age.
Antonella Sorace, professor of developmental linguistics at Edinburgh University, told a seminar for teachers this week that bilingual children were better at understanding the points of view of others – an ability which came from having to choose the right language for the right person. […]”
Read the entire article here (© 12 March 2010).
In TES Magazine (2)
October 27, 2009 by
A new study has shown how bilingualism benefits children in the classroom.
“The Edinburgh University research builds on previous studies showing that speakers of two languages find it easier to block out potential distractions, enabling them to focus better on a range of tasks.
It also reveals that bilinguals may take longer to disengage from the task they are working on, although researchers stress that they are only a split second slower than monolinguals in switching attention to a new task. […]”
Read the entire article here (© TES, 27 October 2009).
