I have followed the debate concerning the “bilingual advantage” concerning executive functions and hoped that this would also be tested for children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders). Prof. Aparna Nadig from the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill University recently published a paper in Child Development, on her findings demonstrating that the “bilingual […]
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Myths about Bilingualism/Multilingualism
This is a short (!) overview of some common myths about bilingualism/multilingualism – I will be updating this list in May/June 2024, so, if you came across any myths you want me to include, please let me know in the comments. They are all assumptions based on old theories about bilingualism and bilinguals (and multilingualism), […]
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Alcohol and Drug policies for minors in the Netherlands
I have always been very sensible when it comes to this topic. Not only because I lost a friend in a car accident because his reaction was slowed down by too many glasses of all sorts of alcohol, but also because I grew up between two cultures. One where people would only drink a few glasses […]
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by Doreen M. Cumberford Orly airport, outside of Paris, France. A lonely, scared 22-year-old sat on a bench feeling like she had just made the biggest mistake of her life. Distraught, she barely heard the last and final call for her flight to Yaounde, Cameroon, West Africa. She bolted into action and ran like the […]
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Letture per espatriati, ragazzi di terza cultura etc.
Se sei alla ricerca di letture per prepararti all’espatrio, alla vita in un’altro paese, o se vorresti trovare qualche consiglio scritto riguardo all’espatrio, spero che tu possa trovare qualche buona lettura in questa bibliografia “in fieri”. Se hai trovato un sito, un libro o articolo che vorresti aggiungere a questa lista, scrivimi a info@UtesInternationalLounge.com […]
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