May 1, 2024
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Bangkok recently hosted the High-level Policy Forum on Multilingual Education, which brought together over 30 high-senior government officials from 20 Asia-Pacific countries during the 7th International Conference on Language and Learning, hosted by UNESCO, UNICEF, and partners. The officials endorsed … Continue reading
March 27, 2024
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Today is the International Day of Multilingualism, chosen because 27th March 196 BC is the date on the famously multilingual Rosetta Stone. Here is information about a key topic in multilingualism at ISB: translanguaging. In a recent Grade 6 Social Studies … Continue reading
January 29, 2024
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What languages might you hear on ISB’s campus these days? Here is a snapshot based on student data for Semester 2, 2023-24 (click to enlarge). Note: This graph shows the number of students for whom each language is listed as … Continue reading
October 25, 2021
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Today, ISB faculty took a “translanguaging field trip” to schools around the world with Tonya Gilchrist of Erin Kent Consulting, as part of a Professional Development Day. Did you know that translanguaging means leveraging all of students’ languages for learning? … Continue reading
December 6, 2019
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The word translanguaging comes from the Welsh trawsiethu and refers to using more than one language for teaching and learning. ISB’s multilingual student body stands to benefit from translanguaging, so educators have been exploring it at several recent professional days. How … Continue reading
November 14, 2019
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When parents, faculty and administrators gathered for today’s Raising Multilinguals: How? workshop, they enjoyed a buffet of samosas, sushi, mangoes with sticky rice—and bilingual glossaries. The glossaries, organized by school subject and division (elementary, middle, high) are downloadable from the Metropolitan … Continue reading
May 15, 2017
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Perspectives on bilingualism / language maintenance
March 21, 2017
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It’s good to see teachers doing the quiet, small things that send powerful messages to kids. In this example from Grade 3, the teacher sponsors a child in a read-a-thon to read in both her languages. The learning here is … Continue reading
March 14, 2017
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Saving the mother tongues of Thailand
March 14, 2017
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Timor Leste mother tongue programs