Bonus: Academic Research on Multilingualism

Sayuri Hayakawa, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University, studies the role of language on how people make decisions. She talks about her research findings and their practical applications. She also answers listener questions. 

We discussed: 

• The physical differences in brains of multilinguals and monolinguals
• Tips for learning a new language 
• Advice for people raising children in multilingual environments
• Ways to leverage multilingualism when making decisions
• Can people have more than one dominant language? 
• The link between Sayuri’s personal life and academic research

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