SILICON VALLEY, May 2, 2024 — At the 2024 National Chinese Language Conference, Prof. Viorica Marian, Ralph and Jean Sundin endowed chair at the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Department of Psychology of Northwestern University, explains how bilinguals map a language they are learning onto all the languages they know in parallel and develop multi-tasking skills that enhance other cognitive skills. Marian explains that learning multiple languages changes not only how we use language but also how we perceive the world, what we remember, how we learn, our creativity, decision-making, and identity. (24 min., 45 sec.)