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Gigi Luk

@gigiluk.bsky.social

Professor at @mcgillu.bsky.social Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology. Interested in multilingualism in development, learning, cognition, education, communication & neuroscience.

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Cutting international bachelor programs threatens psychological science » Eiko Fried Two days ago, four Dutch universities announced discontinuing their English-speaking psychology bachelor programs (1, 2). I will briefly explain (1) how this decision came to be, (2) why this is such ...

Four large Dutch universities, including Leiden University where I work, have decided to throw international psychology bachelor programs under the bus in an effort to appease the rightwing government.

Here's my blog why this is a terrible idea.

eiko-fried.com/cutting-inte...

17.04.2025 22:44 — 👍 230    🔁 102    💬 10    📌 11

Wow! I really can’t put a heart to your post (how can I?) but I want to share that I appreciate your perspective.

18.04.2025 00:13 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Welcome @jayro77.bsky.social!!

09.03.2025 17:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Please join us for this comparative workshop!
From Immigration to Integration: Insights into Mental Health, Language Acquisition, and Educational Strategies for Migrant Children
March 3, 2025
9:00AM-1:00PM
During this workshop, experts in the neurocognition and educational aspects of bilingualism from Europe, Canada, and the US will present data on mental health in bilingual children, policies and practices for multilingual children across Europe and the US.

AGENDA AND FEATURED SPEAKERS
9:00AM-9:15AM
Opening remarks
Prof. Rossi (UF Linguistics and McKnight Brain Institute) and Prof.
Antonenko (UF School of Teaching and Learning).
9:15AM-9:50AM
Prof. Krott (University of Birmingham, U.K.)
On the impact of bilingualism on children’s mental health in the UK.
9:50AM-10:40AM
Prof. Luk (McGill University)
A transdisciplinary approach to explore the intersection of multilingual
development, learning abilities and disabilities.
10:40AM-11:25AM
Prof. Navarro (St. John’s University, New York)
On the relationship between bilingualism and cultural orientation for theory of mind and cognitive abilities.
11:30AM-Noon
Open Floor discussion with panelists

Please join us for this comparative workshop! From Immigration to Integration: Insights into Mental Health, Language Acquisition, and Educational Strategies for Migrant Children March 3, 2025 9:00AM-1:00PM During this workshop, experts in the neurocognition and educational aspects of bilingualism from Europe, Canada, and the US will present data on mental health in bilingual children, policies and practices for multilingual children across Europe and the US. AGENDA AND FEATURED SPEAKERS 9:00AM-9:15AM Opening remarks Prof. Rossi (UF Linguistics and McKnight Brain Institute) and Prof. Antonenko (UF School of Teaching and Learning). 9:15AM-9:50AM Prof. Krott (University of Birmingham, U.K.) On the impact of bilingualism on children’s mental health in the UK. 9:50AM-10:40AM Prof. Luk (McGill University) A transdisciplinary approach to explore the intersection of multilingual development, learning abilities and disabilities. 10:40AM-11:25AM Prof. Navarro (St. John’s University, New York) On the relationship between bilingualism and cultural orientation for theory of mind and cognitive abilities. 11:30AM-Noon Open Floor discussion with panelists

Join us on March 3rd for our workshop "From Immigration to Integration: Insights into Mental Health, Language Acquisition, & Educational Strategies for Migrant Children". Speakers: Andrea Krott, @gigiluk.bsky.social, & Ester Navarro. Organized by @eleonorarossi.bsky.social. ufl.zoom.us/s/6475828738

18.02.2025 17:02 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring Researchers facing

“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO

22.01.2025 23:28 — 👍 1025    🔁 732    💬 49    📌 128

Looking forward to #psynom24.. for #bilingualism folks there, please reach out if you want to be included in this group..

go.bsky.app/C5Lhp1C

20.11.2024 04:04 — 👍 42    🔁 9    💬 16    📌 2

First post: Thanks @dtitone.bsky.social for getting me here. Wow, very different, should have come here sooner. Love seeing so many great people here. That's it, that's the post.

13.11.2024 20:03 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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