Icelandic society is very welcoming towards immigrants. The government helps newcomers, providing translators and mediators to them in order to smoothly adapt to the new reality. English is widespread in the country and used as the primary means of communication between newcomers and locals.
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The Dominant Language Constellation Model to visualize our use of multiple languages
How multilinguals can adopt the Dominant Language Constellation to explain their language use.
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Speech and Language Therapists and Multilinguals
In my practice as Language Consultant for Multilingual Families I sometimes refer families to speech and language therapists (SLT’s) when I think that the children need some professional support with their speech or language development. I can’t stress this enough, but SLT’s who work with multilingual children should have a solid understanding of the typical […]
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How to maintain our languages whilst living abroad
Whilst living abroad we can learn and immerse ourselves in a new culture and language, but how can we maintain our other languages?
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First signs of communication
Speech is not only about the number of words an individual knows but also the effective and meaningful communication with the environment, which also includes non-verbal characteristics like eye contact and gestures.
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