Maher specializes in sociolinguistics with particular reference to multilingualism. By the 1990s, applied linguistics had broadened including critical studies and multilingualism. Researchers have found that the effect of multilingualism on better cognition is due to neuroplasticity. The beneficial effect of multilingualism on people's behavior and cognition is well-known nowadays. Language policies that are being developed nowadays are mostly aimed at multilingualism. Widespread multilingualism is one form of language contact. Taiwan, Canada, Philippines, Belgium, Switzerland, and the European Union are examples of official multilingualism. A positive outcome of a Carlisle education was the student's increased multilingualism. The current coordinator for multilingualism is Catherine Pollard of Guyana. Barroso assigned him the portfolio of multilingualism. The Babatha Archive is a suggestive example of practical multilingualism. Pratt sees a need to correct ideas about mono- and multilingualism. Migration and multilingualism&colon; Focus on Melbourne. The Internet provides a platform where users can experience multilingualism. In 2015 the Goethe Institut named him Ambassador for Multilingualism.