Blog Posts

Please find our blog posts in chronological order here below. Please use the search option if you are looking for a particular topic, or browse the categories (under blog on the top menu).

CLIL in Heritage Language Education: Engagement, Identity & Realistic Practice

CLIL means learning a language by using it to learn something else. It invites children to learn history, science, stories, games, and projects in the target language, whether it is the community language or a heritage language.

Raising Multilingual Children in Mixed-Language Families: Why Partner Support Matters

If you are the only speaker of your language in a mixed-language family, you may sometimes feel pressure or hesitation about which language to use with your child. You may also worry about their future, thinking that strong skills in the dominant language are essential for school success, friendships, and

Asynchronous Literacy in Multilinguals: Why “Out of Sync” Is Not “Behind”

Voices of the Diaspora: International Survey on Greek Language Education for Children Abroad

Across the world, multilingual families are navigating rapidly changing linguistic landscapes. Children grow up in multicultural societies, in homes where several languages coexist, and in classrooms that reflect a global mosaic.

The Secret to Learning a New Language as an Adult

The Greek “Plural of Politeness”: Respect, Fear, or a Lingering Hierarchy?

A Multilingual Mother’s Reflections on Labels, the Self, and the Fluidity of Identity

Living between languages and cultures, I often notice how identity is far more fluid than we once believed. Our bilingual or multilingual children remind us of this every day: they switch languages depending on who they’re speaking to, adopt different ways of expressing themselves, thinking, and even behaving. It’s as

Raising Bilingual Children: Why Listening to Your Children Matters

When families move to a new country, parents often carry a big dream: they want their children to learn the local language for school and community life, but they also hope to keep their home language alive. After all, language is more than words; it’s a connection to grandparents, culture,

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