Montréal Bilingualism Initiative (MOBI) - Recent Activities

The Montreal Bilingualism Initiative at ACFAS!

�山ǿ�� — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:03:03 +0000

At this year’s ACFAS conference, which took place from May 8^th to May 12^th at the University of Montreal, MoBI hosted a 2-day colloquium, highlighting multilingualism research in Quebec. Our invited presenters: Natalia Dankova (UQO), Marianne Paul (UQTR), Marie-Lourdes Lira-Gonzales (UQAT), Julie Bouchard (UQAC), joined many MoBI collaborators and PIs to showcase their research. This event allowed us to showcase our research in French!

The Montreal Bilingualism Initiative symposium at CPA!

�山ǿ�� — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:55:37 +0000

In June, MoBI headed to Toronto for the Canadian Psychological Association’s 84^th annual convention. Check out the abstract for our symposium called Multilingualism across the lifespan: Research from the Montreal Bilingualism Initiative:

First talk of the year, “First Words” by Michael Erard

�山ǿ�� — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:14:24 +0000

On January 6^th, 2023, MoBI started the year off with a bang hosting Michael Erard for breakfast with our PIs followed by an amazing talk about First Words.
We had a great turn out of students, researchers and fellow multilingualism researchers!

CEGEP outreach! Dr. Titone & Sarah present at John Abbott College

�山ǿ�� — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:05:46 +0000

On January 12^th, 2023, MoBI was represented by Dr. Debra Titone and Sarah Benkirane (our MoBI coordinator) at John Abbott College’s professional development day. The theme of this year’s PD Day was “Cultivating Pride in Being Multilingual”. Dr. Titone delivered the keynote to a packed room of staff eager to learn about the benefits of multilingualism. Sarah delivered an interactive workshop on social networks and language acquisition.

We are thrilled to be collaborating with Montreal CEGEPs!