Bi/multilingualism and Specific Language Impairment (Developmental Language Disorder)
Conference
Bi-SLI 2024 is the 5th Bi-SLI conference focussing on research related to language acquisition in bi/multilingual children with SLI/DLD, as compared to language acquisition in typically developing bi/multilingual children. The conference will take place in Utrecht, The Netherlands, on the 15th and 16th of May 2024.
It is estimated that more people are bi/multilingual than monolingual. However, while speech and language therapists (SLTs) are successful in identifying monolingual children with SLI/DLD, there is evidence of bi/multilingual children being both under- and over- diagnosed with SLI/DLD. Young, typically developing bi/multilingual children can exhibit language patterns similar to monolingual children with SLI/DLD depending upon the pattern of exposure to their languages. Contributing to the difficulty of properly diagnosing bi/multilingual children is the fact that due to recent migrations, bi/multilingual children now form a significant proportion of SLT caseloads. Since they speak languages different to those spoken by practicing SLTs, diagnostic practice faces a challenge.
To address the issue of properly diagnosing bi/multilingual children with SLI/DLD in SLT caseloads, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action IS0804 'Language Impairment in Multilingual Society' developed the LITMUS (Language Impairment Testing in Multilingual Settings) tools series that were designed to facilitate the identification of SLI/DLD in bi/multilingual children (LITMUS Tools | LITMUS in Action, https://www.bi-sli.org/litmus-main).
We would like to invite researchers who wish to share findings related to language acquisition in bilingual/multilingual children with SLI/DLD as compared to bilingual/multilingual children that are typically developing.
Key dates
| Abstract submission deadline | 20 December 2023 |
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| Abstract acceptance notification | 29 February 2024 |
| Preliminary program | March 2024 |
| Registration closes | 6 May 2024 |
Confirmed keynote speakers
- Types of presentations: 1) paper, 2) poster.
- Length of paper presentations: 20 minutes (plus 5 minutes for discussion).
- Poster format: Portrait. Poster size: A0 maximum.
Organising committee
Day 1
| 09.00-09.30 | Registration |
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| 09.30-09.40 | Welcome |
| 09.40-10.40 | Keynote Kerry Ebert: Leveraging cognitive profiles of DLD in a linguistically diverse society |
| 10.40-11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.00-11.25 | Presentation Ute Bohnacker |
| 11.25-11.50 | Presentation N. Gagarina, A. Grimm, T. Rinker, & A.-L. Scherger |
| 11.50-12.15 | Presentation Lally, S., Mc Menamin, R. & Antonijevic-Elliott, S. |
| 12.15-13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00-14.00 | |
| 14.00-14.25 | Presentation Blumenthal, M., Verbeek, L., Mostaert, C., Leysen, H., Segers, I. & van der Zijden, L. |
| 14.25-14.50 | Presentation Chiara Boila, Sandrine Ferré, Angela Grimm & Christophe dos Santos |
| 14.50-15.15 | Presentation Lisa Verbeek, Tijs Kleemans, Constance Vissers, Eliane Segers, & Ludo Verhoeven |
| 15.15-15.30 | Coffee break |
| 15.30-15.55 | Presentation Draško Kašćelan, & María del Carmen Parafita Couto |
| 15.55-16.20 | Presentation Elma Blom, Gülşah Yazıcı, Tessel Boerma & Merel van Witteloostuijn |
| 16.20-16.45 | Presentation Ellen Van Den Heuvel, Lotte Van den Eynde, Esra Cetinkaya, Fien Crispel, Else De Clercq, Dorothy De Maesschalck, Laura Opdecam, Lut Schelpe, Eva Cloet, & Inge Zink |
Conference diner @ Djakarta |
Day 2
| 09.30-09.35 | Welcome |
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| 09.35-10.00 | Presentation Lina Abed Ibrahim, Elna Haffner, Cornelia Hamann & Solveig Chilla |
| 10.00-10.25 | Presentation Jiuzhou Hao, Patrick Sturt, Jason Rothman, & Vicky Chondrogianni |
| 10.25-10.50 | Presentation Rob Zwitserlood, Ingrid Singer, & Annemarie Kerkhoff |
| 10.50-11.10 | Coffee break |
| 11.10-11.35 | Presentation Jasmijn Stolvoort, Pim Mak, Rick de Graaff, Johanne Paradis, & Elena Tribushinina |
| 11.35-12.00 | Presentation Nebiye Hilal Șan, Lina Abed Ibrahim, Cornelia Hamann, & Solveig Chilla |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00-14.00 | |
| 14.00-14.25 | Presentation Julie Daelman, Kristiane Van Lierde, Lut Willems, Manon Evrard, & Evelien D’haeseleer |
| 14.25-14.50 | Presentation Salomé Schwob, & Katrin Skoruppa |
| 14.50-15.15 | Presentation Lotte Van den Eynde, Ellen Rombouts, Maaike Vandermosten, & Inge Zink |
| 15.15-15.35 | Coffee break |
| 15.35-16.00 | Presentation Cécile De Cat, Laurie Tuller, Drasko Kašćelan, Philippe Prévost, Ludovica Serratrice, & Sharon Unsworth |
| 16.00-17.00 |
Registration
Registration for Bi-SLI is now open. Early bird registration has closed. Late registration closes on 6 May 2024. The student rate applies to graduate and undergraduate students. Please register by filling in the form.
| Late staff/professionals | 200 euro |
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| Late students | 130 euro |
Please register by filling in the form. If the maximum number of registrations has been reached, you will receive a message that you can contact the organization to be placed on the reserve list.
Location
BiSLI 2024 will take place at Utrecht Science Park, in the Van Lier and Egginkzaal of the Administration Building (address: Heidelberglaan 8). From Utrecht city center, this location can be easily reached by public transport through an extensive network of bus lines (most prominently bus 28) and tram 22. It is just 15 minutes by tram or bus from Utrecht Central Station. The nearest bus and tram stop, just in front of the Administration Building, is called ‘Heidelberglaan’. More information about the accessibility of Utrecht Science Park can be found here.
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- Location
- Van Lier en Egginkzaal, Bestuursgebouw, Utrecht Science Park
- Registration