Translanguaging in online learning
The education sector is undergoing a major upheaval, as teachers and students all over the world are shifting to the online classroom....
The myth of the 'native-speaker' teacher
Last week I worked with three different schools in the Netherlands, all with different profiles. All of them are international schools,...
Is earlier really better for language learning?
Much is made of the mythical sponge-like capacity of babies and children to learn multiple languages. Add this to the on-going quest to...
Ignored Bilingualism: The dark side of international education?
Bilingualism, and its close friend multilingualism are buzz words these days. Do a quick Google search and you will find a plethora of...
Translanguaging: Are we getting confused?
From being a word almost unheard outside Wales in the early 2000s (and almost unheard except in the original Welsh trawsiethu) to a word...
Developing (and using) Language Profiles
Providing appropriate support for language learner students starts with understanding where they have come from, where they might be...
What is ethical bilingual education?
Bilingual education is a hot topic these days, in both state and international education. On the whole, I support (obviously!) most...
International Mother Language Day Statement
As much as these divisive times concern advocates of multiculturalism and human rights, so too do they concern linguists and educators....
Home language curricula - where should it come from?
Thus we are faced with the bizarre scenario of school successfully transforming fluent speakers of foreign languages into monolingual...
