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Brainport adds HL education as topic for expertise-building

Global Think Tank formed by Heritage Language professionals worldwide

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Brainport adds HL education as topic for expertise-building

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

Feb 20

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

Elk jaar de Dag van de Moedertaal vieren is een geweldige manier voor leerkrachten om waardering te tonen voor de taaldiversiteit.

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.

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.

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?

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

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.

Jun 26, 2022

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The Dutch education system explained

Geert Simons, Vice-Chair of HLE Network, shares insights and details about the school system in the Netherlands.

Is it never too late to learn your heritage language?

Jun 12, 2022

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Is it never too late to learn your heritage language?

An interview with Prof. Maria Carriera on NPR's All things Considered about adult heritage language learners.

Podcast: Taaldiversiteit voor meer kansengelijkheid in ons onderwijs

May 24, 2022

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Podcast: Taaldiversiteit voor meer kansengelijkheid in ons onderwijs

In deze aflevering van Meesterwerk Podcast spreekt Jan Jaap Hubeek met Karijn Helsloot over haar stichting Taal naar Keuze.

Caregivers and communities need public support to raise their children bilingually

May 1, 2022

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Caregivers and communities need public support to raise their children bilingually

Caregivers – and communities more broadly – need to be empowered to raise children with multiple languages from infancy if they so desire.

Feb 28, 2022

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A home filled with languages

It is time that we understand that multilingualism doesn’t stand in the way of the Dutch language.

Do monolingual school websites hinder parental engagement?

Dec 15, 2021

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Do monolingual school websites hinder parental engagement?

What can schools do to make sure parents with a low proficiency in the school language can access information and stay involved?

Nov 29, 2021

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Why pronouncing students' names correctly is so important

Did you know that if teachers repeatedly mispronounce children's names, it can have a negative, long-lasting effect?

Students who identify as multilingual perform better at school, study shows

Nov 11, 2021

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Students who identify as multilingual perform better at school, study shows

A positive mentality that typically develops among pupils with a multilingual identity has spill-over benefits for their schooling.

Sep 6, 2021

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Reading in the Heritage Language: A video series for parents

In a series of short videos, it is explained why it is important to read to children of different age groups in their heritage language.

Hiring a heritage language teacher? What you need to know

Dec 30, 2020

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Hiring a heritage language teacher? What you need to know

When hiring a teacher, a heritage language school manager must make sure that the teacher is aware of these issues!

Dec 22, 2020

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One parent's success story

Mr. Lu is given the chance to reflect on what it was like for his children to attend the Chinese School of Delaware.

The Importance of Languages: An International Call to Action

Dec 1, 2020

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The Importance of Languages: An International Call to Action

A joint statement recommends that nations should invest resources to support the diversity of languages spoken within their borders.