BLC mini-series: Tools to document bilingual experiences

Currently, we know that bilingualism can be captured in multiple dimensions, such as onset age of second language (L2) exposure (see Birdsong, 2018 for a recent review), language dominance (Unsworth, Chondrogianni & Skarabela, 2018), first and second language proficiency (Pérez, Hansen & Bajo, 2019), or the learning context in which L2 acquisition occurs (Montrul, 2019). [...]the contribution ends with possible effects that may influence the interpretation of parental reports of children's language environment. Since young children spend a significant amount of time at school, characterizing children's school environment can supplement information captured from home language environment. The Language Experience and Proficiency Questionnaire (LEAP-Q) was first published in 2007 (Marian, Blumenfeld & Kaushanskaya, 2007). Since its publication, LEAP-Q has been used extensively in research involving bilinguals.