CCF Speaker Series Erika Hoff Ph.D. 10-31-2014

Bilingual Environments and Bilingual Development: Studies of Children in South Florida Erika Hoff, Ph.D. The aims of the Bilingual Environments and Bilingual Development Project are to understand the nature of bilingual proficiency as it develops in young children and to identify proximal and distal influences on the development of bilingual proficiency. This talk will summarize our recent findings from longitudinal studies of Spanish-English bilingual children, spanning the age range of 22 to 48 months. The findings have implications for understanding the role of language input in language development and for the design of programs and policies aimed at supporting the development of heritage language and English language skills among language minority children.

Erika Hoff Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University

10/31/2014 4:00:00 PM