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Brainport adds HL education as topic for expertise-building

Global Think Tank formed by Heritage Language professionals worldwide

A new look for our directory: search by language and region

Brainport adds HL education as topic for expertise-building

16 hours ago

Global Think Tank formed by Heritage Language professionals worldwide

Mar 13

A new look for our directory: search by language and region

Mar 8

Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

Feb 3

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

Voor reguliere scholen: 5 manieren om de Dag van de Moedertaal te vieren

Feb 20

Create teaching materials in over 40 languages with Wordwall

Jan 15

Get children talking with "silent" books

Dec 21, 2022

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Brainport adds HL education as topic for expertise-building

HLE Network's Outreach Services are added to Brainport's list of teacher training possibilities.

Mar 13

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Global Think Tank formed by Heritage Language professionals worldwide

January 2023 marked the first virtual meeting of more than thirty Heritage Language professionals worldwide in a new Global Think Tank.

Mar 8

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A new look for our directory: search by language and region

It is now possible to search the HLE Network directory of heritage language programs by region and by language.

Fifteen languages at Eindhoven's National Reading Days 2023

Feb 4

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Fifteen languages at Eindhoven's National Reading Days 2023

Eindhoven Library's National Reading Days for multilingual children is a big success, with 15 languages included.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

The winners of the "Thuistaal Toppers!" contest are announced

Jul 4, 2022

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The winners of the "Thuistaal Toppers!" contest are announced

Which four book recommendations by multilingual children did our judges select as the winners? Check them out!

Jun 15, 2022

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UN Global Goals and Heritage Language Education

The work of heritage language programs can easily be linked to the UN Global Goals.

HLE Network board welcomes Dr. Anne van Buul

Apr 12, 2022

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HLE Network board welcomes Dr. Anne van Buul

We welcome Dr. Anne van Buul to the board of HLE Network.

HLE Network Meetup for European Day of Languages

Sep 22, 2021

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HLE Network Meetup for European Day of Languages

Face-to-face again! We had a pleasant HLE Network Meetup, with seven different languages represented.

Jun 20, 2021

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HL Program Spring Survey 2021 Results

We carried out a survey with the HL programs of the Eindhoven region in Spring 2021. Check out the results!

Heritage language Meetup online once again

Feb 19, 2021

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Heritage language Meetup online once again

We held our second virtual Meetup for 2020-2021 in February, in honor of UNESCO Mother Language Day.

Oct 8, 2020

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Webinar brings together primary teachers and heritage language schools

Dutch primary school teachers get to know the faces of some of the volunteers at heritage language programs via an online event.

Sep 25, 2020

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Heritage language Meetup goes virtual

Heritage language programs catch up online in honor of European Day of Languages.

Heritage language education discussed at Brainport's Miniconference "Look Who's Talking"

Feb 6, 2020

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Heritage language education discussed at Brainport's Miniconference "Look Who's Talking"

Information about heritage language education is preseted at Brainport's Miniconference "Look Who's Talking."

Jun 14, 2019

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First networking event a success

The community of heritage language educators came together for the first time in June 2019. Over 60 attendees took part.