Post written by François Grosjean. Temple University professor, Aneta Pavlenko, has just written a ground-breaking book, The Bilingual Mind, on the intriguing relationship between language and ...

Cognitive psychologists have been interested in how bilingualism shapes the mind for almost a century. There are those who suggest that in order to speak in one language, bilinguals have to ...

My bilingual mind struggles with communicating in Chinese spontaneously when I set boundaries with my son; it is especially more difficult when I’m exhausted or frustrated.

Citation: Why being bilingual could help keep your mind sharp as you age (2024, July 22) ...

There was a time when psychologists thought growing up bilingual was harmful to brain development, but recent studies into bilingual children have turned that idea on its head! Otherwords is ...

She was a perfectly balanced bilingual. This is an extreme example. Most of the time there will be a language in which these children are faster. This process is very dynamic, but it is possible to be ...

Anita Castañeda was told she couldn’t succeed in college. She went on to receive advanced degrees and become a decorated Fort Worth teacher.

I use the expression ‘the bilingual mind’ to draw attention to the fact that most of the world’s population is bi- or multilingual and to argue that this bi-/multilingualism matters for our ...