A few words about “With two languages”. Who are we?

We are a group of researchers in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, who are concerned with issues of language development and bilingualism in children and adult populations.

Director
 

Ianthi Maria Tsimpli Emerita professor School of English AUTh Founder, Director of The Language Development Laboratory 2011-2015	Marina Matthaioudakis Professor School of English, AUTh  Director of The Language Development Laboratory

Group Members
 

Georgia Fotiadou PhD, School of English, AUTh Vice Director	Lena Agathopoulou Associate professor, School of English, AUTh	Thomai Alexiou Associate professor, School of English, AUTh
Elvira Masoura Associate professor, School of Psychology, AUTh	Despina Papadopoulou Professor, School of Philology, AUTh	Nikos Amvrazis PhD, School of English, AUTh
Maria Andreou PhD, AUTh	Froso Argiri PhD, University of Edinburgh	Maria Dimitrakopoulou Laboratory Teaching Staff, School of English, AUTh
Dosi Ifigenia PhD, AUTh	Lia Efstathiadi Special Teaching Staff, School of English, AUTh	Maria Kaltsa PhD, School of English, AUTh
Vasiliki Kyriakou PhD candidate, School of English, AUTh	Christina Malingoudi Post Doc, University of Crete	Maria Martzoulou PhD candidate, Shcool of Philology, AUTh
Stamatia Michalopoulou PhD, School of Philology, AUTh	Eleni Baldimtsi PhD, School of English, AUTh	Natalia Nannou Graduate student, School of English, AUTh
Vasilina Spanou Graduate student, School of English, AUTh	Eleni Peristeri Post Doc, School of English, AUTh	Alexandra Prentza Special Teaching Staff, School of Philology, UoI
Valbona Hystuna Teacher of Albanian Language

Partner organisations / Collaborations

• The Multilingual Mind (international, multidisciplinary and multisectorial training network on multilingualism)
   
• School of Modern Greek, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
   
• 3rd primary school of Evosmos
   
• Pluralités (research group of the School of French Language and Literature, AUTh)
   
• ARSIS – Association for the Social Support of Youth

BM INTERNATIONAL BOARD

Leader: Antonella Sorace

Members: Frances Blanchette, Penn State/USA, Francesca Foppolo, Milan/Italy, Georgia Fotiadou, Thessaloniki/Greece, Maaike Verrips, Amsterdam/Netherland, Tanja Rinker, Tubingen/Germany, Tihana Kras, Rijeka/Croatia

Advisory member: Abril Jimenez, Rutgers Branch/USA

Research and Outreach Coordinator: Katarzyna Przybycien, Centre Administrator, Christy Brewster

What we want and what we can do

Our aim is to bridge the gap between the researchers of bilingualism and the bilingual speakers (families, teachers, institutions) in order to help as many children as possible utilize Bilingualism. Our goal is to open a communication channel between all those people who are concerned with bilingualism matters. Our priority is to promote a dialogue that responds to questions regarding bilingualism with research as a tool, when in need.

Ask us

If you are part of a family in which more than one languages are used and you want your kid to speak them too, but you don’t know how to manage that. If you are afraid whether these two languages will negatively influence your kid’s school performance. If you want to learn more about how a brain with two languages works.

Do you have questions like these? Are you in doubt regarding the two languages? You can read relative articles on our website or email us your thoughts at me2glosses@enl.auth.gr.

Talks for Parents and Teachers

We will be happy to visit you in schools, nurseries, kindergartens or other organised events with local and other institutions to talk to you about bilingualism.

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