How do European plurals work? Babel No6 asks a linguist... bit.ly/3kmgVjg

It was such a buzz hearing students exchange about their #Languages in #bilingualism bingo today! I overheard an "OMG, you speak #Swahili!" Y3 students didn't know these things about each other, it's a great #icebreaker! #multilingualism #teaching

To ensure first languages are valued at school, give it the same importance as English. Allow pupils to present their first language in the front of their books, alongside their English work. Let’s take pride in all the languages of our pupils. Kensington Primary School

“Crossing language boundaries and code-shifting from Italian as her mother tongue to Anglo American and Sinhalese expressions is experienced by Uyangoda as an intimate process of translingualism and as a primary source of inspiration.”

Some superb practical tips from Matt Hajdun and Alysa Perreras! Language Policies Should Be a Part of Our DEIJ Conversations | The International Educator (TIE Online) tieonline.com/article/3391/l…

The Language of Languages, by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, translated by himself. This volume brings together for the first time Ngũgĩ’s essays & lectures about translation, written & delivered over the past two decades. #KenyanLit #Translation

Even among polyglots, hearing words in a listener’s native tongue trigger different responses in the brain—and it’s not one you’d expect. Discover the results of one study that might change the way we think about language: bit.ly/3RAFNA4

Indian novel about caste becomes first Tamil work longlisted for Booker prize theguardian.com/books/2023/mar…

When I arrived in Australia, I didn't know how to ask for water in English. Now it's the only language I can speak ab.co/3K42BX7

Great day at MITA_Conf yesterday! Such a privilege to be there and hear from such inspiring teachers. linkedin.com/posts/hugh-mic…

Fantastic day at MITA_Conf yesterday! Such a privilege to hear from such inspiring teachers in the workshops, job-a-like and mini keynotes! linkedin.com/posts/hugh-mic… #MITA2023 #multilingualism #translanguaging #languages #teachers #ibo

Un grande articolo di Angelo Boccato-He/Him @angbok.bsky.social su Internazionale Va dritto al punto: la mancanza di diversity nelle redazioni dei giornali e riviste italiane. Se vogliamo informazione migliore abbiamo bisogno di più punti di vista. Viviamo in un mondo complesso. Abbiamo bisogno di mescolanza

“To have children who can speak and understand our language is a medicine for our people.” Meet Dr. X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell: artist, professor, and champion of endangered languages like Tlingit and the thought worlds embedded within them. bit.ly/3KqzKLr

So exciting!! The Stephen Spender Prize is now open internationally! Enter from 12 May to 14 July! ✨ #SSTPoetryPrize2023

Our new @UniRdg_CeLM FutureLearn course on Understanding Language Development in #Multilingual Children has now more than 1000 participants!🥳 Uni of Reading Online Courses Holly Joseph @naomiflynn61 @EmmaPagnamenta

4 weeks to go until #SSTPoetryPrize2023! And the launch of our NEW Teacher Laureate Prize, a free translation competition for teachers at participating schools! stephen-spender.org/stephen-spende… #mfltwitterati #edutwitter Team English ALL Languages SCILT Primary Languages Network

3 weeks to go until #SSTPoetryPrize2023 and the launch of this year’s #UkrainianSpotlight! The NEW Spotlight booklet is now available here: stephen-spender.org/wp-content/upl… #SSTPoetryPrize #ukraine

I can't believe that this cover has today's date! As a positive counterbalance to this, we should all be reading work by Igiaba 📚, SAQ, Antonio Dikele Distefano, listening to the incredible sullarazza podcast, and following Fred Kudjo Kuwornu and many other representative voices.