Raising Multilingual Children in Sweden (Workshop #2 at Folkuniversitetet)
When: Oct. 4, 2023, 10 a.m.
Where: Online
About the Workshop Series
Are you a family that speaks two or more languages? The Raising Multilingual Children in Sweden Workshop Series might be for you! During these presentations by a language expert, you can discuss language and education related issues such as bilingualism and literacy.
During these workshops there will be discussions about the balancing act that comes with speaking multiple languages in a family. You will learn from the experience of others who also use many languages at home.
You will learn and reflect on strategies about how to maintain all the languages in the family besides Swedish and English.
You will get tips on how to maximize the limited time you can spend with each language, capitalizing on friends, family and the opportunities available in Sweden.
By the end of the workshops you will a better idea about your children’s language learning including their schooling for the short - and the long run.
Remember, this is a workshop and you will be asked to come prepared by reading articles and doing exercises prior to the meeting and participate actively during these sessions. The idea is that the more you engage, the more you can benefit from these workshops.
If you are interested in the topic but would rather listen to a presenter, we recommend the Multilingual Children in Sweden Lecture Series.
Workshop #2 - Language use Strategies
During this event the following topics will be covered:
- Language use strategies for families
- How to increase home language input?
- Reading and writing in the home language
Occasion
2023-10-04 10:00-11:00
Register for this occasion here:
If you're interested in a single topic, here you can find the separate event pages of the workshops:
Workshop #1 - Language Beliefs
About the host
Vera Angyal has over 20 years of experience as an international educator. She has been teaching in Sweden since 2016. She holds a Master’s degree in English Literature and Linguistics, a Bachelor’s degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and she is a certified Solution-focused BRIEF coach. She speaks four languages and has worked with dozens of international families over her career. She is an English as an Additional Language specialist teacher and has extensive knowledge about language learning, maintaining the home language, education as well as using solution-focused tools in education. Read more about her here.
Practicalities
- This is an online event series hosted at Folkuniversitetet.
- Participation is free and open for everyone with a personnummer.
- Registration is needed at Folkuniversitetet.se for all three lectures separately.
- Due to privacy reasons the sessions are not recorded.
Save the event in your calendar to easily reach this information page later. Updates will be posted here.
Link to join
Please note:
The link to join will be sent to the email address you've registered with at Folkuniversitetet.
