Research at Everest
What happens inside your head when you learn a language?
Bilingual Brains is the brainchild of our Academic Director, Dr Anne-Marie Connolly. Studies show that managing two languages in one brain provides mental exercise that trains the executive control system and keeps the brain healthy.
2015
Research since
KA2
Erasmus+ project
PhD
Led research
Advantages of a second language
Why we collect data on our own students.
Learning a new language has many advantages: doing business on the international market, exciting travel opportunities, making new friends and learning about world culture. But it is also interesting to think about the ways that learning a new language changes the way you think and the way your brain processes information.
At Everest we collect data to learn more about how language learning changes the brain. We are interested in all the different ways that language learning happens, so we will ask you about your language history and your learning environment inside and outside the school.
These questions help us build models of types of language learner, and to understand which factors best predict successful outcomes. The data we collect shapes our curriculum, our methods, our advice and even our social programme, so that you are in the best possible environment to acquire a new language.
Erasmus+ KA2
Language education for people who have been displaced.
Led by our Erasmus Coordinator Olivia Rule, Everest spearheaded a project designed to find new approaches to language education for refugees, asylum seekers and socially excluded adults.
By integrating the therapeutic benefits of art therapy with traditional language acquisition, we created a framework that prioritises the learner's wellbeing, so that education becomes a bridge to both social inclusion and personal healing.
Every organisation recognised by the programme is assigned an Organisational ID by the European Commission. Cite E10187369 when applying for your grant. We are also a member of the MyErasmus Course network in Dublin.
Key outcomes & partnerships
A teacher training syllabus that travels.
- Navigate the complexities of teaching learners who have experienced displacement.
- Implement trauma-informed tools within the classroom.
- Foster an environment that drives both linguistic progress and emotional resilience.
- Share practice across a network of European partner organisations.
Read more about our research.
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