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Studio040 spotlights Eindhoven's Japanese book club

An expert on multilingual libraries joins our team

Spanish books delivered to Eindhoven Library

HLE Network reaches Dutch teachers nationwide via MeerTaal

Jan 10

Radio 4 Brainport interviews HLE Network at the Winter Market

Dec 10, 2022

9 Myths about Heritage Language Education

Dec 9, 2022

Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

3 days ago

Zurich’s Herkunftssprachlicher Unterricht (HSU): a well-functioning model of HL education

Apr 29, 2022

A story of language loss: Sicilian Americans in New Orleans in the 20th Century

Nov 5, 2021

Create teaching materials in over 40 languages with Wordwall

Jan 15

Get children talking with "silent" books

Dec 21, 2022

Negative attitudes about the heritage language

Nov 23, 2022

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Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

3 days ago

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Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

An interview with Dr. Miglena Hristozova, deputy chairwoman of the “Initiative für Mehrsprachigkeit und interkulturelle Bildung” (IMIB).

Jan 27

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Studio040 spotlights Eindhoven's Japanese book club

Eindhoven's Japanese book club welcomed local press to get the word out about the importance of reading in the heritage language!

Create teaching materials in over 40 languages with Wordwall

Jan 15

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Create teaching materials in over 40 languages with Wordwall

"Wordwall" was one of the tips shared for heritage language teachers at the 2022 FOHLC Europe conference.

HLE Network reaches Dutch teachers nationwide via MeerTaal

Jan 10

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HLE Network reaches Dutch teachers nationwide via MeerTaal

HLE Network explains the importance work of heritage language educators in MeerTaal magazine.

Get children talking with "silent" books

Dec 21, 2022

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Get children talking with "silent" books

The silent book is a great tool to have when supporting multilingual children in their language development.

Dec 13, 2022

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An expert on multilingual libraries joins our team

We are happy to welcome Dr. Sabine Little to our Advisory Council!

Dec 11, 2022

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Spanish books delivered to Eindhoven Library

The volunteers at de Carousel have just delivered over 200 books to Eindhoven Library for Spanish-speaking children to enjoy.

Radio 4 Brainport interviews HLE Network at the Winter Market

Dec 10, 2022

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Radio 4 Brainport interviews HLE Network at the Winter Market

HLE Network is interviewed by Radio 4 Brainport at the Cultural and Creative Winter Market on December 10, 2022.

9 Myths about Heritage Language Education

Dec 9, 2022

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9 Myths about Heritage Language Education

HLE Network now offers outreach services. We provide presentations and workshops that challenge misconceptions about HL education.

Support linguistic diversity on GivingTuesday

Nov 29, 2022

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Support linguistic diversity on GivingTuesday

HLE Network is looking to raise funds through donations today to support us in our mission.

Turks voorlezen - Turkish group launches monthly reading activities at Eindhoven Library

Nov 25, 2022

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Turks voorlezen - Turkish group launches monthly reading activities at Eindhoven Library

The Drio Foundation will now be running monthly reading activities in Turkish at the Eindhoven Library.

Negative attitudes about the heritage language

Nov 23, 2022

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Negative attitudes about the heritage language

New research from the Vrije Universiteit demonstrate that negative attitudes about heritage language maintenance persist in NL.

Teenagers not reading in the home language? Try BookTok!

Nov 21, 2022

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Teenagers not reading in the home language? Try BookTok!

Booksellers in the Netherlands are seeing more young people these past months, a development they believe has to do with BookTok.

Wereldburgerschap in het primair onderwijs

Nov 14, 2022

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Wereldburgerschap in het primair onderwijs

Onze omgeving wordt steeds internationaler. De vraag is alleen: hoe breng je het in de praktijk?

Nov 13, 2022

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Hot topic: Multilingual libraries

The 2nd annual FOHLC Europe conference took place online on Friday, November 11, and Saturday, November 12, 2022.

Oct 25, 2022

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HLE Network newsletter surpasses 200 subscribers

HLE Network recently surpassed 200 newsletter subscribers. We are happy to see that our newsletter is reaching more and more people.

Poetry bridges Romania and the Netherlands

Oct 22, 2022

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Poetry bridges Romania and the Netherlands

The Romanian School in Eindhoven drew the attention of the local newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad this month.

Bulgarian group celebrates their children's book collection at Eindhoven Library

Oct 21, 2022

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Bulgarian group celebrates their children's book collection at Eindhoven Library

The Bulgarian group "Lezen is leuk" held an event on Saturday, October 22, 2022, to officially celebrate their Bulgarian collection.

Discrimination is more of an issue for second generation immigrants in the Netherlands

Oct 10, 2022

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Discrimination is more of an issue for second generation immigrants in the Netherlands

A survey by the government's SCP socio-economic think-tank found that children of immigrants are more likely than their parents to feel excl

International Guidelines for Professional Practices presented at international conferences

Oct 8, 2022

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International Guidelines for Professional Practices presented at international conferences

The International Guidelines for Professional Practices in HL Schools was presented at the 9th annual CBHL Schools conference. See video!

Sep 29, 2022

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The newest HLE Network Affiliate: Next Level English

Meet HLE Network's newest affiliated program: Next Level English. Online group English lessons tailored to the needs of HL students.

Annual networking event for heritage language education professionals

Sep 21, 2022

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Annual networking event for heritage language education professionals

Teachers & school leaders from heritage language programs in Eindhoven continued the tradition of meeting for the European Day of Languages.

Aug 22, 2022

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Meertaligheid is als een goudmijn

Read an interview (in Dutch) with Ellen-Rose Kambel from the Rutu Foundation and Language Friendly Schools.

HL programs in Eindhoven make reading fun

Jul 19, 2022

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HL programs in Eindhoven make reading fun

Find out how three heritage language programs in Eindhoven are getting children interested in reading in their home language.