The Bilingual Child

A session featuring Dr. Younis Hassan Al-Hosani will discuss the book *The Bilingual Child: From Early Childhood to School*, one of the publications from the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language. This session will illuminate early bilingualism in children while exploring the benefits of multilingualism on their cognitive and intellectual development. The book offers precise insights into how a child acquires two languages, the interaction between language and the brain, and the influence of the environment and critical periods in language acquisition. It also delves into the cognitive and perceptual processes of bilingual children, explaining how they acquire multiple linguistic systems and switch between them effortlessly.