Highlights•Socio-ecologies influence learning two or more languages.•Bilingualism is
associated with a myriad of positive social advantages.•The positive effects of bilingualism …

This systematic review investigates the effects of foreign language programmes in early
childhood education and care (ECEC), which are increasingly popular. Foreign language …

Abstract Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) plays an important role in fostering
the multilingual development of young children and their families. However, as practitioners …

While social robots for education are slowly being integrated in many scenarios, ranging
from higher-education, through elementary school and kindergarten, the use case of robots …

ABSTRACT Infancy (0–3 years) represents a unique time for language learning. Previous
research shows that infants' second language (L2) learning advances rapidly in early …

Earlier work has shown that bilingual Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) has
positive effects on children's development of the minority language, and does not negatively …

Los neuromitos son creencias sobre el cerebro y su funcionamiento, basadas en
argumentaciones pseudocientíficas o malinterpretaciones de ciertos hallazgos. Estas ideas …

Speech perception in infancy was ignited as a field of study nearly a half‐century ago by a
publication showing that 1‐and 4‐month‐old infants responded to speech in highly …

Beginning to learn a foreign language at a very early age (ie, preschool) is a bourgeoning
reality across Europe, following the EU recommendations. However, as different European …

Big data are everywhere. In this chapter, we focus on one source: long-form, child-centered
recordings collected using wearable technologies. Because these recordings are …