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Dutch education abroad is a concern for us all

  Video: Eveline (This film is only available in Dutch.) This is Eveline, 8 years old. She speaks Dutch well, doesn’t she? Eveline has lived in Rome all her life. Her father, Joost, is Dutch, and her...

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WWW.MEERTALIG.NL

A new (inter) active center about multilingualism of the children On this website you will find information, tips and columns Meertalig.nl is an initiative of the Language Studio (the organizer of the...

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MEERTALIG.NL

  Een nieuw (inter)actief centrum voor iedereen die met meertalige kinderen te maken heeft wordt op 28 september 2013 oficieël gelanceerd. Op de site vindt u o.a. informatie, tips en columns....

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10 Superb Psychological Advantages of Learning Another Language

        People used to think that learning two languages created confusion in the mind. Jeremy Dean, a psychologist and the author of PsyBlog, represents 10 psychological benefits of learning another...

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The Foundation NOB (Stichting Nederlands Onderwijs in het Buitenland)

    If you are parenting your multilingual child(ren)  abroad and the Dutch language is one of those languages, take a look on the website of the Foundation NOB.  There is lots of useful information...

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Multilingualism

    A new website about multilingualism for teachers working with multilingual children. The website provides answers to frequently asked questions. There are also links, materials and projects around...

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Not growing up bilingual but nevertheless with more than one language.

(This article originally appeared as “Niet meertalig opgroeien maar toch meer dan één taal” and was translated by Anastasiya Polozun). Not all children grow up bilingual. An increasing number of...

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Tweetalige kinderboeken.

Lezen bevordert het taalverwervingsproces. Er is een website waar u voorleesboekjes in twee talen kunt vinden: www.nik-nak.eu. In totaal is er de keuze uit meer dan 80 boekjes in twaalf...

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Happy Mother’s Day!

In the Netherlands Mother´s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. This holiday is known not only in the Netherlands but also  in Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt,...

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Come on, amiguinhos!

Last week I listened carefully to my three-year-old daughter while she was playing with her dolls: “Come on, amiguinhos! We are going to the playground”, said Motorista. “Não, não! Eu não quero ir pro...

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Language Rich Europe : Trends in policies and practices for multilingualism...

Based on the project results of all participating countries and regions the European recommendations were formulated. These European recommendations were presented on 5th March in Brussels during the...

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Language Rich Europe : Trends in policies and practices for multilingualism...

          Research article from the project Language Rich Europa Language Rich Europe is a networking project which brings together 1200 policy makers and practitioners from 24 countries and regions in...

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3. Trilingual theater: I/Ik/Eg

For I/Ik/Eg, writer Oscar van Woensel let himself be inspired by interviews and movies that the Duch and Norwegian youth made especially for this project. About what they want, what they have to do and...

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Language confusion?

Raising young children can sometimes be hard, even more so when your child is bilingual. You think your teaching him a lesson about good behaviour, but before you know it you find yourself in the midst...

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Best practices in Multilingual cities – Experiences from the LUCIDE network

                  With 27 members, the European Union is home to 23 official languages. Although we cannot say precisely how many unofficial languages there are (linguists do not even agree on the...

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Happy New Year!

We are taking a break this month and will be back with a new monthly feature in February. For this month we would just like to say… Happy New Year!

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Interview about the TRAM project

By: Sergio Baauw en Emmanuelle le Pichon Sergio Baauw is assistant professor at Utrecht University. He grew up bilingually with Spanish and Dutch and his research focusses primarily on first language...

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Moeten allochtone ouders Nederlands praten met hun kinderen?

        Article which discusses whether expat parents should speak Dutch to their children at home or their own native tongue Discusses different standpoints and views and the linguistic basis of the...

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Language Learning: The Importance of Making It Fun (and How to Do It)

      Article about language learning for both children and adults Discusses how motivation is crucial for learning a new language and how motivation can be boosted whilst the ‘pain’ of language...

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Learning Dutch in Rome

By: Manuela Pinto In September I was in Rome to collect data of bilingual children (Italian-Dutch) for my research. My ‘informants’ were all children between 4 and 11 years, born in Rome, with mixed...

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