Have you ever wondered how teachers communicate with children who start school or nursery unable to understand or speak English? In the UK, nearly one-fifth of young children are learning English as…
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Our first LuCiD seminar of the new academic year 2022/23 and the first in-person talk since February 2020 is on Tuesday 6th September 2022 (11am UK time). Prof Usha Goswami (University of…

Our next LuCiD seminar is on Tuesday 7th June 2022 (11am UK time). Dr Silke Brandt (Lancaster University) will talk about The role of prediction in language development.

Our next LuCiD seminar is on Tuesday 5th April 2022 (11am UK time) Dr Judit Fazekas (University of Manchester) The role of prediction in language development. Abstract: Prediction – the ability to…

Our next LuCiD seminar is on Tuesday 10th May 2022 (11am). Assoc Prof Sudha Arunachalam (NYU Steinhardt) will talk about Learning words from overheard language input.

While most children learn their native language seemingly effortlessly, some 7% of children are severely delayed in their linguistic development, a condition known as Developmental Language Disorder…