Psychology of Bilingualism

This module covers central issues in the fields of bilingualism/multilingualism. Seminars will include the following topics: bilingual language acquisition and processing; bilingual literacy skills; brain bases of bilingualism; cognitive consequences associated with bilingualism. Reading material is supplemented with local case studies to facilitate discussion of issues relevant to language and cognitive processes in bilingual populations. Students are expected to become familiar with the nature of language and cognitive processing in bilinguals.