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45 organizations celebrate anniversary of HLE Networking Night

"Heritage languages" added as a category in European list of language associations

Creative concept: four heritage language programs in one

45 organizations celebrate anniversary of HLE Networking Night

6 days ago

"Heritage languages" added as a category in European list of language associations

Sep 15

Volunteers united across language communities

Jul 10

Impressive but imperfect: Sweden’s model of teaching heritage languages

Sep 5

Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

Feb 3

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

Apr 30, 2022

"I can't say my own name": The pain of language loss in families

Jul 27

Motivating heritage language learners with digital storytelling projects

May 23

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

Feb 20

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Impressive but imperfect: Sweden’s model of teaching heritage languages

Sep 5

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Impressive but imperfect: Sweden’s model of teaching heritage languages

Sweden has the strongest known legal protection of the right to study home/heritage languages. How does it work there?

Jul 17

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Creative concept: four heritage language programs in one

interview with Dr. Indu Vibha Meddegama and Dr. Maja Skender-Lizatovic, founders of Community Language School at York St. John University

Which lawmakers value heritage language education?

Jun 21

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Which lawmakers value heritage language education?

Sharon Unsworth interviews two politicians, both of whom have migrant minority language backgrounds.

Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

Feb 3

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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).

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.

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?

Aug 23, 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 27, 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 13, 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.

May 27, 2022

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"Thuistaal Toppers!" contest featured in Studio040 news video

A child from the Polish school is featured in a Studio040 news piece about heritage language education and the "Thuistaal Toppers!" contest.

Podcast: Taaldiversiteit voor meer kansengelijkheid in ons onderwijs

May 25, 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.

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

Apr 30, 2022

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

Interview with Markus Truniger, former Head of the Department for Intercultural Education at the Compulsory School Office of in Zurich.

HLE Network joins the podcast It’s About Language

Apr 28, 2022

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HLE Network joins the podcast It’s About Language

The Managing Director of HLE Network was invited to join the podcast It’s About Language to discuss what HL programs have in common.

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.

HLE Network interviewed in national news for UNESCO Mother Language Day

Feb 21, 2022

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HLE Network interviewed in national news for UNESCO Mother Language Day

HLE Network and the Polish School in Eindhoven were featured in Dutch News on International Mother Language Day.

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

Nov 5, 2021

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

The Managing Director of HLE Network shares a personal perspective about heritage language maintenance in her own family in the U.S.

Helping the supplementary schools of England achieve excellence: Meet the NRCSE

Oct 5, 2021

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Helping the supplementary schools of England achieve excellence: Meet the NRCSE

Interview with Pascale Vassie of the National Resource Center for Supplementary Education (NRCSE) in England.

How to revamp a HL program: the story of the Polish School of Eindhoven

Sep 8, 2021

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How to revamp a HL program: the story of the Polish School of Eindhoven

Interview with Dr. Ania Kijak, manager of the Polish School of Eindhoven.

Let's Klets with HLSE [now "HLE Network"]

May 23, 2021

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Let's Klets with HLSE [now "HLE Network"]

Two interviews have been released about HLSE in the Kletsheads podcast, one in Dutch and one in English. Have a listen!

Uniting heritage language programs across a nation

Apr 23, 2021

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Uniting heritage language programs across a nation

What is it like to coordinate HL programs nationally, with 110,000 students across Australia? We talked to Stefan Romaniw to find out.