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When the Mother Tongue Erodes: On the Importance of Multilingualism Among Newcomers
30 December 2021
Children who have emigrated from Syria to Belgium in recent years quickly learn the language of their new home country. Of course that’s beneficial, but it also leads to the loss of their mother tongue and to conflicting feelings about their identity. There is a growing communication gap between t
Thriving in Babel: Plea for a Multilingual Europe
2 May 2019
'We have no choice, certainly in Europe, but to become as multilingual as possible. If we want respect for our own language, we must also show respect for other people’s languages.' Luc Devoldere, editor-in-chief of the Flemish-Dutch cultural institution Ons Erfdeel, made an impassioned plea for m