Where do comfort zone and stretching zone start and end, what should we know about them? – I have shared my thoughts about this in my workshops and talks, and at the FIGT2016 conference. When talking about growing, growth mindset, resilience etc. people often tend to generalize about these zones, which leads to some misunderstandings […]
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Home Language Maintenance with Teenagers
[update May 2023] If you have teenagers whose school language is not one of the home languages it might be difficult to make them read, write and “immerse” into the home languages. If they don’t get any formal education in those languages it is very difficult to maintain them at home. The switching to the […]
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Multilingual Parenting Fatigue
If you have done everything you could possibly do to keep your home language alive, but your preteen or teenager doesn’t respond in your home language, or overtly states that “the home language is not cool” or “too difficult”, you may experience multilingual parenting fatigue. Yes, I gave it a name! I was the multilingual […]
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A great overview about The Netherlands by BBC
I have read many books, listened to many podcasts and I am very pleased to share this overview about the Netherlands which is for once talking about this “country without borders”, a “crossroad of different cultures” in a very informative and for once non-judgmental way. It is a mix of testimonies from locals and non-locals, […]
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The Third Language Model
Audio The Third Language Model How do multilinguals preceive, experience their languages? How do their languages influence the way they perceive themselves, their identity and sense of belonging? We know that multilinguals are not a combination of multiple monolinguals in one, but a unique combination and sum of their languages that they have acquired and […]
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