Commenting on myths about bilingualism, SMU Associate Professor of Psychology Yang Hwajin said, “When talking to my students about their childhood experiences, I found that many of them were discouraged from speaking two languages as they were growing up. This was based on the misconception that doing so would delay development.” She also shared that "What we’ve found over the past three decades is that bilingualism has a significant impact on cognitive function, about the way we think, make decisions, perceive things, find solutions and so on”.