Alumni Lecture 2026: Multilingual minds and mindsets: Chances and challenges
Tanja Rinker (Alumna/Linguistics)
Globally, multilingualism is the norm, yet monolingual practices and beliefs continue to persist. Tanja Rinker’s work addresses this discrepancy by advancing our understanding of multilingual language processing and development, to lay the bases for informed decisions on language assessment and intervention.
In this talk, she will present three strands of her research: (1) neurophysiological foundations of bilingual language processing, (2) the development of an innovative AI-powered assessment tool for multilingual children, and (3) teachers’ beliefs and classroom practices in multilingual contexts. These strands draw on projects and collaborations initiated or conducted during her time at the Zukunftskolleg.
Organizer
Zukunftskolleg