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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
Sam Plays Sports, Saskia Shops: Gender and Other Stereotypes in Textbooks for Newcomers
9 December 2021
Teaching material should exhibit diversity, according to policy organisations such as UNESCO. That includes textbooks for newcomers to Flanders and the Netherlands. What image of Dutch-speaking cultures do these textbooks convey? Have they evolved with social developments when it comes to gender and