PhD position on linguistic effects of child language brokering in multilingual families

EURAXESS hosting organisation · Multiple European countries

We are recruiting two PhD candidates for an interdisciplinary project on child language brokering - how multilingual children translate and mediate for others in everyday life. You will investigate how these experiences shape linguistic (this position) or socio-emotional development (the other position) in children and their parents. Are you interested in multilingualism, diverse research methods, and team science? Apply now! About the position Children from immigrant families often translate and mediate for others (typically their parents), a phenomenon called “child language brokering”. Brokering occurs in a variety of contexts: at home, at schools, and in medical offices. Research shows that child language brokering may have positive and negative effects on children’s socio-emotional de

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