Bilingual Worlds
Tues., April 19
Hale 270
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
University of Colorado Boulder
A Social Sciences Today Forum
Panel:
- Arturo Aldama, Department of Ethnic Studies
- Andrew Cowell, Department of Linguistics
- Pui Fong Kan, Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Description:
Panelists will discuss what it means to be bilingual in society and how bilingualism affects individuals, societies and cultures. Topics include a discussion of the cognitive and cultural advantages of bilingualism, the challenging and exciting journey of becoming bilingual, and language myths that are widely held in monolingual societies.
Free and open to the public.
Directions to Hale Building:
http://www.colorado.edu/campusmap/map.html?bldg=HALE