Using the lenses of bilingualism and social justice, I reflect on relevant conceptual and
methodological issues encountered in the study of the linguistic development of heritage …

Within the past decade, there has been an explosion of research investigating the cognitive
consequences of bilingualism. However, a controversy has arisen specifically involving …

Bilingualism is a complex life experience. Second language (L2) learning and bilingualism
take place in many different contexts. To develop a comprehensive account of dual …

Objective: Bilingual experiences are diverse, vibrant, and multidimensional. Yet, prior
research has often homogenized bilingualism and based outcomes upon monolingual …

Language brokering refers to the global practice whereby children in immigrant communities
are called upon by family members to serve as linguistic and cultural intermediaries by …

Abstract Language brokering is an informal translation practice found in language contact
and immigrant contexts where bilingual children and adolescents serve as translators for …

Despite the growth of research on translation and interpreting, measures of competence in
such activities typically stem from informal, non-validated instruments. This scenario casts …

Bilingual language behaviour is driven by numerous factors that are usually studied in
isolation, even though individual factors never operate alone. Bringing together key insights …

Compared to studies of the effects of formal training in translation, little is known about the
psycholinguistic impact of the experience of informal translation, or language brokering. The …

Previous work has shown that prior experience in language brokering (informal translation)
may facilitate the processing of meaning within and across language boundaries. The …