Rethinking DLL Support: Moving from Deficit Views to Action in ECE
Supporting Dual Language Learners Through Evidence-Informed Early Childhood Education
📅 Event Details
📆 Date: 30 October 2026 (Friday)
🕙 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. (HKT)
💻 Venue: Zoom
🎟️ Registration: Register Here
🎤 Speaker: Prof. Ji-Young Choi
The Ohio State University, USA
👩🏫 Chair: Prof. Somin Park
💡 About the Seminar
How can we move beyond deficit views and better support Dual Language Learners (DLLs) in early childhood education?
Drawing on U.S. research, this seminar explores common myths about bilingualism, the cognitive and academic benefits of bilingual development, and the challenges DLLs face in English-dominant classrooms. It also highlights differences between Hong Kong and U.S. educational contexts and their implications for inclusive, evidence-informed practices.
👩🎓 About the Speaker
Prof. Ji-Young Choi is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University and Faculty Associate at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy. Her research focuses on early childhood development, linguistic diversity, and school readiness.
🏛️ Organised by
CORE – Consortium for Research on Early Childhood Development and Education
CRLPP – Consortium for Research on Language Policy and Practice