Staff Changes
The Bilingualism Matters team at the University of Edinburgh welcome two new members of staff, following the departure of Research Co-ordinator, Madeleine Beveridge, earlier this year. We would like to thank Madeleine for all her dedication and achievements over the years she worked with Centre. Taking over her role, in a new format, we now have two part-time members of staff.
- Katarzyna Przybycien, Research and Outreach Co-ordinator
- Christy Brewster, Administrator
Full details on Bilingualism Matters staff in Edinburgh are can be found at “Meet the team“.
Dissemination Network Meeting in Trento, Italy, 13-14 September 2016
Members of the Bilingualism Matters international network came together in September for a two-day meeting to share developments in their individual areas and exchange ideas for future projects. Our thanks to everyone, especially the organizing committee, for making the meeting such a great success. A full list of the presentations can be see on the programme. Individual presentations will be made available online shortly.
Explorathon 2016, 30 September 2016
We were delighted to be part of the Curiosity Forest Explorathon event in Edinburgh, taking part in bringing academic research straight to the general public. Members of the team were available to discuss findings in bilingualism research, and introduce members of the public to some of the tests used.
Bilingualism Does Matter, October & November 2016
Professor Antonella Sorace is involved in delivering a series of national workshops organised by SCILT for practitioners from Early Years to the Secondary phase, to provide information on supporting bilingual learners in the classroom. Two workshops have already been held in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with two further workshops in Aberdeen and Inverness being held at the start of November. Full details are on the SCILT flyer.
