The aim of the summer school is to bring together prominent experts on bilingualism and multilingualism who represent different disciplinary approaches. They’ll discuss state-of-the-art research on the cognitive and cultural aspects of bi- and multilingualism.

The school is intended for post-graduate students and researchers interested in an updated overview of the field in an international academic context.

Courses will be taught by:

Lera Boroditsky (Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA)

Jasone Cenoz (University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Spain)

Istvan Kecskes (State University of New York, Albany, USA)

Pieter Muysken (Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Norman Segalowitz (Concordia University, Montreal, Canada)

A doctoral Workshop will be held on Thursday afternoon with:

Albert Costa (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Carmen Pérez Vidal (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Tuition fee: 150€

Accommodation available from 40-80€/night.

Contact Carmen Perez for information and registrations.

September 12 to 15, 2011

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Campus de la Comunicació-Poblenou

138 Roc Boronat,

08018 Barcelona

Spain