UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

Multilingualism and metacognitive processing

Bright, P; Ouzia, J; Filippi, R; (2019) Multilingualism and metacognitive processing. In: Schwieter, JW, (ed.) The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Multilingualism. Wiley

[thumbnail of Bright_Ouzia_Filippi Chapter on Multilingualism and Metacognition.pdf] Text
Bright_Ouzia_Filippi Chapter on Multilingualism and Metacognition.pdf
Access restricted to UCL open access staff

Download (304kB)

Abstract

This chapter critically reviews evidence for overlap and divergence in the neural and psychological basis of metacognition and executive function. It considers the implications for current debate on the proposed cognitive advantages associated with the acquisition and regular use of two or more languages. The chapter focuses on the relationship between executive function and metacognitive abilities, and also considers whether and how multilingualism might impact upon them. Metacognitive awareness is often quantified via confidence judgements in relation to a specific measure of cognitive task performance, such as accuracy or error rate. Whatever the nature of the cortical and subcortical developmental effects of multi-language acquisition, converging evidence is emerging that multilingualism impacts on a broad, distributed network of brain regions, including both primary language and domain general/nonverbal processing sites involved in the emotional regulation and higher-level cognitive control.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Multilingualism and metacognitive processing
DOI: 10.1002/9781119387725.ch17
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119387725.ch17
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: cognitive task performance, executive function, metacognition, metacognitive awareness, multi-language acquisition, multilingualism
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10040009
Downloads since deposit
1Download
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item