4th Barcelona Summer School on Bilingualism and Multilingualism

Host Institution: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Dates: 14 Sep 2015 - 17 Sep 2015 Location: Barcelona, Spain Email address for information: bilingualism.school@upf.edu The aim of the BSBM is to bring together prominent experts in the field who represent different disciplinary approaches and will discuss the latest research on bilingualism and multilingualism. The school is intended for postgraduate students (MA and PhD), researchers and instructors who are interested in a state of the art review of the field. The five modules will be taught by Lera Boroditsky (University of California, Santa Barbara) Annick de Houwer (University of Erfurt) Istvan Kecskés (State University of New York, Albany) Agnes Kovacs (Central European University) Maria Polinsky (Harvard University) Each presenter will teach a 4-hour module with breaks on the same day. On Tuesday (Sept. 15) there will be a morning and an afternoon module. BSBM contains a presentation module directed by Dr. Albert Costa for prospective participants. There will be a workshop held on Thursday afternoon (September 17th) where selected participants will present their research. Who wishes to participate should send an abstract to the organizers through email to the address below. Abstracts should contain no more than 300 words describing the research project. Submissions of abstracts start on January 20th, 2015 and finish on March 20th. Notification of acceptance will be sent on April 1st. WEBSITE: under construction EMAIL: bilingualism.school@upf.edu Contact persons: Eloi Puig-Mayenco, Jennifer Ament Location: Universitat Pompeu Fabra Campus de Poblenou Barcelona, Spain Prices: - Tuition: 180 Euros Information on accommodation will be available on the website soon. For more information please contact: bilingualism.school@upf.edu Registration: Jan 20 to July 30, 2015