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JALT Bilingualism SIG
Supporting people who speak more than one language
This page was last updated: January 4, 2010
Latest journal out now
Volume 15 of the Japan Journal of Multilingualism and Multiculturalism (多文化・多言語研究) is now available. All SIG members receive a free copy. If you are not a member, but still want to read the journal, please contact us to order a copy. The journal is now accepting submissions for its 2010 issue. See the Call for Papers for further details.

Bilingualism forum in Kobe
A bilingualism forum was held in conjunction with the Kobe Chapter of JALT on Sunday 7th June 2009. Mary Goebel Noguchi and Tim Greer spoke on the theme "Living in two languages: Codeswitching, biliteracy and the bilingual child". Around forty people attended and the event was followed by a casual barbeque dinner. 
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Monograph 15 Available free online!
The BSIG now has publications on every milestone on the road to bilingualism. Its new collection of articles is written from the perspectives of the individuals concerned, their parents and researchers. The monograph includes firsthand reports and interviews from

There is also a section in which the authors interview others and report their findings.


Up-coming Conferences

Sociolinguistics Symposium
IGALA6
JALT
Call for Papers
JJMM Vol 16 2010
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