Clik here to view.
7 Foreign Languages Today’s Business Students Should Learn
Discusses the importance of being able to use multiple languages for business purposes Goes through 7 languages that would be the a smart choice for bilingualism carreer-wise Refreshing look...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Babylab Utrecht: how do children learn language?
By Brigitta Keij & Liquan Liu Most children start to say their first words around their first birthday and this is usually a very special moment for parents. However, what most parents do not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top 10 Ways We Sabotage Our Children’s Bilingualism
Discusses common pitfalls for parents who want to raise their child bilingually and gives tips to avoid and get through them Reminds parents to have a positive attitude to bilingual parenting...
View ArticleLanguage input with the aid of apps
By: Manuela Pinto For bilingual parents who are looking for books, games, movies for their children in different languages, apps for mobile phones and tablets offer new and fun possibilities. Every now...
View ArticleClik here to view.
1. DRONGO Festival
DRONGO is a big festival about Dutch in a multilingual environment. For everybody living in a modern multilingual world and is trying to find their way in it. Is my language a problem or could it be a...
View ArticleBilingual from birth, literally!
When a new colleague of mine heard that I do research with bilingual children, she promptly informed me that she had two of her own. And then she hesitated, saying “Well, they will be bilingual when...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Most Impressive Polyglots In World History
Article introducing ten hyperpolyglots, individuals who have mastered dozens of languages Great illustration of the possibilities of multilingualism and very inspiring for language learners...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The power of more language
FORUM, Institute for multicultural issues, launched a magazine about language and multilingualism at school and at home. Language is an important factor in satisfactory participation in a...
View ArticleSpeech therapy with multilingual children: multilingual speech therapy?
By: Mirjam Blumenthal (senior researcher cultural and linguistic diversity at Royal Kentalis) Multilingualism is never the cause of a language disorder, but a multilingual child is just as likely to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DVD Meertaligheid niet fout, maar feit
DVD showing the communication in multilingual families with a child with an auditive and/or communicative disorder, how parents experience this and how professionals can best deal with this....
View ArticleLearning 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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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!
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View Article