❓How do adolescents see their immigration to a new place? ❓What do parents need to consider when making this step? Dr. Gabor Maté reflects on his own migration to Canada. During an interview for the podcast MindArchitect, Dr. Gabor Maté took a trip down the memory lane back to his family’s immigration from Hungary to […]
Immigration for Parents and Adolescents with Dr. Gabor Maté Read More »
*For conciseness reasons, ”refugees” includes here beneficiaries from asylum, people who have solicited asylum, as well as persons transiting the country I can imagine that only a few people have not heard yet about the on-going war between Russia and Ucraine. For most of us, it may have even turned into “yesterday’s news”, a topic
Guide for efficiently helping refugees* Read More »
Have you also felt the need to speak, listen to or read exclusively in a certain language at some point in time? And that the books, articles or podcasts in other languages are suddenly no longer attractive? To me, it was my native language calling its rights out loud in the past months. And the
The calling of our native language(s) Read More »
We are encouraged more and more to keep in touch with our bodies and do a quick scan each day to see how it feels. 🤔 Wouldn’t it be useful to do a similar check to our multilingual living from time to time? Here’s some inspiration on how to do this. Beyond the joy of
Quick scan: where are we now in our multilingual journey? Read More »
❓Why do we notice recurring suggestions for removing certain literacy pieces from the curriculum? ❓What additional tasks should teachers take on for contextualising debated educational content? ❓Is cancel culture the only way for educating children nowadays? You may have also noticed some recurring initiatives bubbling to the surface from time to time, which suggest withdrawing
Do we have alternatives to cancel culture? Read More »
A quick warm-up exercise: Think about the last time you started learning a language at an adult age. How did you feel then? Were you emotionally sent back to your school years? What feelings from that time did you experience? How did you deal with the initial mistakes and the occasional lack of understanding? Were
Self-permission to be a learner again Read More »
Quick reality-check: Turn on your TV or a live streaming of a public media channel. Open your window and have a look at the people you see walking on the street. Compare the what you see on the screen and on the street – ask yourself to what extent the images shown by the public
Defogging the mirrors of today’s society Read More »
Take-aways from this article: – inspiring examples for lifelong language learning – individual learning styles and specific study needs associated to them – professional and personal benefits of competencies in several foreign languages Bonus: a peek behind the curtains of foreign language teaching in a dictatorial political regime Every time I receive a compliment related
How they keep up with their sleepy languages – lifelong learning Read More »
You look perfect tonight! I need the perfect gift for her anniversary. He speaks the language perfectly! Do you also hear such sentences over and over again? What reaction do they trigger in you? If you prefer to listen to this article instead of reading it, I recorded it for you at the end of
Thoughts on the imperfect use of “perfect” Read More »
Language amnesia accompanies my life as a multilingual. I have learnt to accept it, to treat it like a family member whose visits I may not always enjoy, but who insists on paying me a call regularly. I can now understand why I sometimes cannot switch to another language as fast as I would like
How I keep up with my sleepy languages (1) Read More »