Why is China set to approve a new law promoting 'ethnic unity'? A law that could threaten the rights of minority groups is a sign of the direction Xi is taking China.

#Beijing must reconsider.
Cog science n sociolinguistics has shown #multilingualism bolstered by edu n civil rights provides significant advantages in problem-solving, social perspective, n innovation which made the U.S. top on the world stage, which Trump has degraded.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Precerpt from My 20th Language: L2 Latin - Into Adult Years News about MSI Press authors; Excerpts from MSI Press authors' books; Carl's Cancer Compendium information; tips for authors

Precerpt from My 20th #Language: L2 #Latin - Into #Adult Years

msipressblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/prec...

#languagelearning #multilingualism

Free talk and performances about multilingualism on 21 April (British Academy) - showcasing British Sign Language, Welsh and "an English shaped by isiZulu, isiXhosa, and German": How languages make us: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
#London #multilingualism #lingsky #identity

𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
By Jelmar Hugen

Info: bit.ly/4rrsnqp

#Medieval #MedievalSky #Flanders #DutchLiterature #Literature #MedievalLiterature #multilingualism #Kzoo2026 #MedievalFlanders #LowCountries

I'm excited to be offering an interactive discussion on promoting #multilingualism in the classrooms on the #Myanmar border at the Inclusive Education Foundation's Education Everywhere (EE5) Conference in Mae Sot, #Thailand tomorrow! sites.google.com/inedfoundati...

Whose language is the nation’s? Senegal’s bilingual education reforms challenge the dominance of French—but foreign aid dependence and internal linguistic politics complicate the path to decolonizing the classroom.

“Senegal’s bilingual education reforms challenge the dominance of French—but foreign aid dependence and internal linguistic politics complicate the path to decolonizing the classroom.”

africasacountry.com/2026/03/whose-language-i...

#multilingualism #Senegal

A poster for a faculty and student panel discussion, "How to Teach and Learn in the Linguistic Landscape" Wednesday February 25, 2026, from 4:00 - 5:30 PM in Clark Hall Room 445 and on Zoom. Speakers include: Duy Dao, MA Tesol and SJSU Writing Center; Gordon Douglas, Urban and Regional Planning; Reiko Kataoka, Linguistics and Language Development; Nikola Konecna, Santa Clara Adult Education

Are you interested in teaching language and other subjects outside the classroom, using the #linguisticlandscape of #multilingualism in public places? Learn and discuss at this free hybrid event on Wednesday, 2/25, with #SJSU faculty and student presenters. 4-5:30PM (PST)

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International Mother Language Day: Youth Voices - NALDIC On International Mother Language Day (IMLD), many of us working in multilingual education celebrate the day by developing, refreshing or sharing our resources

Great blog by Denise Amankwah, highlighting how to involve young people in planning initiatives that explore and celebrate multilingualism: naldic.org.uk/internationa...
#NALDIC #Multilingualism #RepresentationMatters #YouthVoices #Collaboration #Languages #Lingsky #Langsky

Languages carry identity, memory and belonging.

The Quilt of Welcome brings together words from children across Sheffield to show that all languages are welcome in schools and public places.

Watch here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/quilt...

#Multilingualism #Belonging

@sabinelittle.bsky.social‬

#OnThisDay #february21
International #MotherLanguageDay, in support of #Linguistic #Diversity and of #Multilingualism

#English #EnglishLanguage

#InternationalMotherLanguageDay #Multilingualism #YouthVoices

A mother and her disabled child in Eastern Cape, South Africa. By AnikaMeyer (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mother_and_young_child_with_a_disability.jpg).

Today, 21 February, is #InternationalMotherLanguageDay, which was established in 1999 by @unesco.bsky.social (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNESCO) to promote linguistic and #culturaldiversity and #multilingualism.

Lessons from a multilingual library of picturebooks "Lessons from a multilingual library of picturebooks: Implications for teaching and learning" with speaker Dr. Hannah M. King

Hi fellow #linguists & #educators!

Interested in #multilingualism in #teaching & #learning? I'm giving a free, online talk Wed 18 Feb, 4-5pm UTC

Lessons from a multilingual #library of picturebooks: Implications for teaching and learning

Link here: tiny.cc/fu0z001

@multilinglibrary.bsky.social

Very much looking forward to speaking on this round table to mark Brussels Multilingualism Week later today at the Bourse in Brussels. Thanks to Jo Angouri and Ann Peeters for the kind invitation @ucflangs.bsky.social #Multilingualism #languages

Very thankful for the support of co-authors and my supervisor @vborghesani.bsky.social for her guidance! Open to discussions on #Lexico #Semantics in #Multilingualism and #OpenScience in #Neuroimaging 🧠

#Multilingualism is a cornerstone of diversity. Come celebrate with us! #SFU @sfufass.bsky.social

An interesting (though not very surprising IMO) read about #Anglophone #Linguistics and English bias: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1744714...

> Asking a linguist how many languages they speak is like asking a doctor how many diseases they have.

Chomsky managed to […]

Start Brusselse Week van de Meertaligheid in basisschool Pacheco
#Brussel #Brussels #Bruxelles
#meertaligheid #multilingualism #multilinguisme

Maybe a loaded question for the current climate…  What does the #MonolingualBias look like in your classroom or community? In what ways is English or another language given priority over other languages? And how do you show that you value #multilingualism in your classroom practices?

"How can EL teachers simultaneously develop students’ language skills as a way to support social mobility while also acknowledging the importance of validating and welcoming home languages/dialects into academic spaces?" 🗣💬

#ELT #multilingualism

Yay! #Spanish language #children's books!

📚💙 #multilingualism #langsky #kidlit #picturebooks

NEW ON FIRSTVIEW

"A tripartite model examining language ideologies: Exploring dangerous, celebratory, and hegemonic multilingualism in United Nations language policy" by @rachellevessey.bsky.social & Lisa McEntee-Atalianis

doi.org/10.1017/S004...
#LangIdeology #LanguagePolicy #Multilingualism #UN

Seing our MA Applied Linguistics and MA Language Education students today work with secondary school students on global citizenship 💜💜💜 #education #languagelearning #teachers #multilingualism

Developmental language disorder can have life-long effects – and it’s easily missed in multilingual children | The-14 Developmental language disorder can be missed in multilingual children. Learn the signs, why diagnosis is hard, and how early support improves lifelong outcome.

Developmental language disorder can have life-long effects – and it’s easily missed in multilingual children
#DevelopmentalLanguageDisorder #DLD #Multilingualism #Speech #Language #ChildDevelopment #Health #Education #InclusiveEducation #EarlyIntervention
the-14.com/developmenta...

Micro-Revolutions in the Classroom – The FAB Approach to Transcultural STEM Teaching YouTube video by UniHeidelberg

👩‍🏫Teaching #STEM? 🧬

Learn from Sarah Creider @columbiaaltesol.bsky.social about the #FABmodel & discover how #transcultural communication, #multilingualism, and #interaction can promote #learning processes in #STEMteaching!

#TeacherEd #Lehrkräftebildung #STEMEd #MicroReflection #bluelz #edubw /1

👉 Adaptation is key: Deliberative processes must tailor language choices to context, not use one-size-fits-all models.

Congratulations Lisa and thanks for choosing PLC!

#Deliberativedemocracy #CitizensAssemblies #Multilingualism #Luxembourg #Inputthroughputoutputlegitimacy

Staff member sitting at a desk in an office, smiling during a video call with an international colleague on a computer screen, illustrating an online language tandem exchange.

🌍 The EUniWell Language Tandems for Staff connect colleagues across Europe through informal online language exchanges, strengthening skills, cultural understanding, and collaboration.

⏰ Apply by tomorrow to join the current edition: www.euniwell.eu/what-we-offe...

#EUniWell #Multilingualism

Multilingual picture books – an analysis of language, content and poetic intention In the past decades, the publishing industry has begun to recognise what Adichie calls ‘The Danger of a Single Story’. Since then, while picturebooks featuring children from a more diverse range of...

📖 Keynote spotlight | ELLRA 2026

Sabine Little explores multilingual picturebooks through language, content & poetic intention (open access).

👉 doi.org/10.1080/0143...

#ELLRA #multilingualism

[10/10] "Worlding geographies" désigne ainsi une #praxis liant théorie, recherche et enseignement. En prenant au sérieux les langues et leurs circulations, la géographie peut mieux saisir la pluralité des mondes et renouveler ses cadres d’analyse.
#geography #multilingualism #concepts #teaching

🧵 6/6

I need to read more about this study & tool, but it sounds like a really interesting gateway into broader discussions about bi- & multilingualism, identity & how language experience actually works in everyday life.

#langsky #linguistics #bilingualism #multilingualism #language