The Netherlands
The Netherlands branch of Bilingualism Matters aims to provide knowledge about the benefits and challenges of multilingualism to parents, educators and policy makers. To achieve these aims, the branch website, newsletter and Facebook provide an (inter)active forum with news, information and tips on multilingualism. Meertalig.nl is an interactive centre for everyone who deals with multilingual children in the Dutch speaking world. The website presents clear information, based on sound research: the 'basics' about raising children with more than one language. Meertalig.nl is constantly updated by regular contributions from professionals experts as well as parents. In addition, the website provides links to books, articles, sites, blogs, podcasts and other resources. Professionals in health care, professionals in education and parents use Meertalig.nl as a central resource. Relevant news is shared in an email-newsletter and through active accounts on Facebook and Twitter.
02 Feb 2024
We’re looking for people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in this University of Edinburgh study
22 Aug 2023
Teacher Education About Multilingualism (TEAM) project is releasing free educational resources, aimed to help educators understand and navigate the intricacies of working with multilingual pupils and in multilingual classrooms. Help us evaluate our open education resource TEAM .
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May 25, 8-9pm CEST
Do you ever wonder HOW to raise your children with more than one language? Then join us in our online meeting with Eowyn Crisfield, author of 'Bilingual Families: A Practical Language Planning Guide'.