We invite your thoughts to our blog on how multilingualism becomes alive in everyday life, art, and literature via mother tongue, translation, interpretation, and in-between different languages.
Although the main languages in our blog are English, Swedish and Finnish, we welcome blog posts in any language. Picture or photograph should be horizontal, 1200 x 830 pixels, max 200-300 kt, png or jpg. Please note that we do not publish commercial blogs.
Blogs
Language skills improve at work – multilingualism as a resource in work communities
In the light of current research, people learn new things throughout their lives. You can ...
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Sign language expands our understanding of literature
We are used to thinking of literature as words on a page. This perception is ...
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Laitila’s Language of the Month in 2024
Tämä artikkeli on luettavissa myös suomeksi: Laitilan kuukauden kieli vuonna 2024 A training session at ...
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Windows and doors into language barriers – on the accessibility of language in theatre
I now live a foreign country and attend a school where I don’t speak the ...
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All the places a story can take us: a personal account on representation and multilingualism in children’s books
by Arlene Tucker. Stories are like a volcano bursting with multisensory and multidimensional elements. I ...
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Multilingual reality and reorganisation: Going beyond your comfort zone
Nordic and especially Finnish culture is known for punctuality and organisation. It is widely appreciated ...
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Multilingual literacy needs diverse support
The Finnish Reading Centre asked daycare centres about their experiences, challenges and needs in a ...
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How to bring the world to stage?
Contemporary plays originally written in languages other than English are rarely performed in Finnish theatres. ...
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The treasure hunt: Where are the books in minority languages in Helmet? The case of Portuguese!
We find ourselves standing in front of the bookshelf of the neighbourhood library, a little ...
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Lullabies from around the world
17.3.2022 klo 9.00 – 9.30 ja klo 12.00 – 12.30. Paikka / Venue: Myyrmäen kirjasto, ...
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