Linguistic Studies of Bilingualism

A road sign with directions in English and Welsh.

A road sign with directions in both English and Welsh. (Image courtesy of Stefan Baguette.)

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MIT Course Number

24.906J / 21G.024J

As Taught In

Fall 2012

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

Course Description

This course studies the development of bilingualism in human history (from Australopithecus to present day). It focuses on linguistic aspects of bilingualism; models of bilingualism and language acquisition; competence versus performance; effects of bilingualism on other domains of human cognition; brain imaging studies; early versus late bilingualism; opportunities to observe and conduct original research; and implications for educational policies among others. The course is taught in English.

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Suzanne Flynn. 24.906J Linguistic Studies of Bilingualism. Fall 2012. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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