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Workshop: "Bidirectional cross-linguistic effects of structural similarity in child multilingualism"

Promotional poster for the NorPol / C-LaBL Workshop on child multilingualism, scheduled for October 20, 2025, at AMU Collegium Novum, Room 202A, and online via Microsoft Teams. Features invited speakers including Marit Westergaard, Monika Schmid, Aldona Sopata, and Cristina Flores, with topics on multilingual acquisition, heritage speakers, and bilingual classrooms. Background includes university buildings and a stylized globe. Logos of UiT, AMU, Research Council of Norway, and C-LaBL frame the design.

On 20 October 2025, the AMU Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures will host a scientific workshop entitled "Bidirectional cross-linguistic effects of structural similarity in child multilingualism." The event will feature plenary presentations by world-class experts in the study of childhood bilingualism and language attrition.

The workshop is a conclusion of the NorPol project, conducted under the supervision of Dr Kamil Długosz (Institute of Applied Linguistics / Cognitive and Affective Approaches to Language Laboratory "CoALab") and funded by the AMU-IDUB International Research Team competition. The project was led in collaboration with researchers from the Centre for Language, Brain & Learning at the Arctic University of Norway (Natalia Mitrofanova, Oleksandra Hrebenshchykova, Marit Westergaard, Serge Minor).

We cordially invite you to participate — both in person and online (link available on the attached poster). You can attend the entire event or select specific presentations that interest you.

A detailed workshop programme can be found in here.

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  • Promotional poster for the NorPol / C-LaBL Workshop on child multilingualism, scheduled for October 20, 2025, at AMU Collegium Novum, Room 202A, and online via Microsoft Teams. Features invited speakers including Marit Westergaard, Monika Schmid, Aldona Sopata, and Cristina Flores, with topics on multilingual acquisition, heritage speakers, and bilingual classrooms. Background includes university buildings and a stylized globe. Logos of UiT, AMU, Research Council of Norway, and C-LaBL frame the design.
  • Detailed schedule for the NorPol C-LaBL Workshop titled “Bidirectional cross-linguistic effects of structural similarity in child multilingualism,” held on Monday, October 20, 2025, in Room 202A. Includes a full-day program of presentations by researchers such as Marit Westergaard, Monika Schmid, and others, covering topics like multilingual acquisition, grammatical gender, and cross-linguistic influence in children. Logos of UiT, Research Council of Norway, and LaBL appear at the bottom.
  • Promotional poster for the NorPol / C-LaBL Workshop on child multilingualism, scheduled for October 20, 2025, at AMU Collegium Novum, Room 202A, and online via Microsoft Teams. Features invited speakers including Marit Westergaard, Monika Schmid, Aldona Sopata, and Cristina Flores, with topics on multilingual acquisition, heritage speakers, and bilingual classrooms. Background includes university buildings and a stylized globe. Logos of UiT, AMU, Research Council of Norway, and C-LaBL frame the design.
  • Detailed schedule for the NorPol C-LaBL Workshop titled “Bidirectional cross-linguistic effects of structural similarity in child multilingualism,” held on Monday, October 20, 2025, in Room 202A. Includes a full-day program of presentations by researchers such as Marit Westergaard, Monika Schmid, and others, covering topics like multilingual acquisition, grammatical gender, and cross-linguistic influence in children. Logos of UiT, Research Council of Norway, and LaBL appear at the bottom.
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