Distinguished Lecturers in Multilingualism and Language Learning
2022
Who: Julie Sedivy, Writer and Language Scientist
Topic: What if we admit we love our languages?
Where: McCormick Auditorium, Norris University Center
When: 3PM, June 2, 2022.
In the news: Distinguished Lecturer in Multilingualism and Language Learning
2021
Who: Lourdes Ortega, Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University.
Topic: Teaching and Learning Languages in the 21st Century: How and Why?
Where: Online via Zoom
When: 3PM, Friday, March 12, 2021.
In the news: Distinguished Lecturer in Multilingualism and Language Learning
2019
Who: Erika Hoff, Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University.
Topic: Lessons from the Study of Early Bilingual Development for Parents, Practitioners, and Language Scientists.
Where: Norris University Center, Room 202
When: 3PM, Monday, December 2, 2019.
In the news: Distinguished Lecturer in Multilingualism and Language Learning
2018
Who: Lawrence Venuti, Distinguished Professor of English, Translation Theory and History at Temple University.
Topic: Traduttore Traditore: The Instrumentalism of Conventional Wisdom
Where: Norris University Center, Room 202
When: 3PM on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
In the news: Distinguished Lecturer in Multilingualism and Language Learning
Who: Antonella Sorace, Professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh and the founding director of the information and consultancy centre Bilingualism Matters.
Topic: Investing in Multilingualism
Where: McCormick Tribune Forum
When: 4PM on Wednesday, May 9, 2018.
In the news: SciLang Event: Antonella Sorace
2017
Who: Judith Kroll, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and Women's Studies at University of California, Riverside.
Topic: Consequences of bilingualism for mind, brain, and society
Where: Louis Room, Norris University Center
When: 3PM on Wednesday, November 29, 2017.
In the news: Leading expert on bilingualism to speak at Northwestern.
2016
Who: Boaz Keysar, Director of the Mulitlingualism and Decision-Making Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
Topic: Living in a Foreign Tongue: Decision making, judgment, and ethical choice in native and non-native languages
Where: Harris Hall 107, Northwestern University
When: 3PM on Wednesday, November 30, 2016
In the news: Different Language, Different Decision?