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Thoughts on multilingualism, language development, identity and everything in between. Written for families, individuals, educators and businesses — and anyone who’s ever felt like they live between languages.
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Many multilingual families begin with the same piece of advice: one parent, one language. It sounds simple. One parent speaks one language, the other parent speaks another, and the child grows up bilingual. But after a while, many parents notice something they didn’t expect. Their child starts answering mostly in one language, often the language
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How History, Terminology, and Women’s Roles Shaped the Languages We Carry Today Every year, three observances appear close together on the calendar: International Mother Language Day on the 21st of February, International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, and in the UK, Mother’s Day, which also falls in March most years. At first glance,
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Every year on the 21st of February, International Mother Language Day is observed around the world as an initiative of UNESCO to promote linguistic diversity and multilingual education. On the surface, it may appear as one more awareness day among many, but for millions of people, it touches something far more intimate: the languages that
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Growing up with multiple languages is often a source of fascination for people around bilingual children. Yet, the questions they’re asked tend to be surprisingly predictable and, at times, unintentionally limiting. Many bilingual individuals will recognise at least some of the following questions I heard repeatedly while growing up: Which language do you like most?Which
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There’s something about New Year’s Eve that always makes me pause, even when I’m not quite sure how I want to step into the year ahead. It’s not only the fireworks or the countdown, but the feeling of a shared moment that stretches across languages, cultures, and time zones. My Many New Year’s Eves Some
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Welcome to Multi Lingua Consulting It is with great joy, and also, if I’m honest, a bit of fear, that I hit publish on this post and officially launch my very own business: Multi Lingua Consulting. It’s been at least a year in the making, and what a rollercoaster the last year has been! Businesses,
