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26/11/2021
mother tongues stories

The unique emotional power of your mother tongue

We can use different languages, but your mother tongue is charged with a unique emotional power, particularly if it’s a minority language.

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18/11/2021
Language Explorers Workshop, by Mother Tongues in Wexford Primary Schoolsl. November 2021. Facilitator: Fernanda Ferrari

Multilingualism makes children strong: Let’s save language diversity!

Teachers tell me they are really impressed with the level of engagement of the students, learning and exploring new languages around them.

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18/11/2021
Language Explorers Workshop, by Mother Tongues in St. Mary's Primary School. October 2021. Facilitator: Mark Ball

Why bother exploring language with young people?

When I asked the young people why they think we should do multilingual workshops, one young person said “to create language friendships”.

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12/11/2021
Language Explorers Workshop, by Mother Tongues in St. Mary's Primary School. October 6th 2021. Facilitator: Justine Nantale

How teachers can use linguistic diversity to everyone’s advantage

Language Explorers is designed to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the classroom and to promote an interest in language learning.

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27/10/2021
ola's family

The amusing life of a bilingual family

I'm Polish, my husband is Irish and our daughters are bilingual. I knew from the beginning that I’ll be using my mother tongue with them.

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22/10/2021
Learning Together Education Network

Learning Together Education Network

Teachers and early years practitioners are invited to take part in a network focused on supporting migrant children and families.

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15/10/2021
Transcultural mediators project, Mother Tongues with Nasrin Golden. Rua Red,

We are the map – Free Art Workshops

Mother Tongues and Rua Red are offering a series of free art workshops where groups and individuals can meet up, view the exhibitions and discuss the themes within the work.

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04/10/2021
mother tongues stories

How to juggle three languages in the house

How can we pass these onto our children without overwhelming them? What will be their identity and how will their languages shape them?

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23/09/2021

Parents as a resource for multilingual classrooms

Our programme Language Explorers has been selected as one of the most impactful innovations for the HundrED Spotlight on Parental Engagement!

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10/09/2021
culture night 2021

5 reasons to visit Mother Tongues on Culture Night

Join us for Culture Night! Mother Tongues will be showcasing the Interactive Museum of Languages for Young Audiences (IMLYA).

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