European Day of Languages 2024 at The French Institute

On Friday 27 September, join Bilingualism Matters at the Institut français d’Ecosse to celebrate the European Day of Languages with European consulates and cultural organisations!

Build language class excitement: support & sustain European language diversity

Avant Assessment is welcoming participants with an interest in language education to a free, interactive learning session for the European Day of Languages with speakers from Bilingualism Matters and beyond

Exploring approaches to heritage language testing: European Day of Languages 2024

To celebrate the European Day of Languages 2024, ALTE and Bilingualism Matters are inviting you to our free, online panel discussion on ‘Exploring approaches to heritage language testing’.

Never too late: language learning at any age

Join Professor Antonella Sorace for a fascinating workshop on learning new languages as an adult for the RSE Curious Festival this September.

‘More than another language!’ at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Join Professor Antonella Sorace as she performs her ‘More than another language!’ show at the Stand Comedy Club for Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024

Bilingualism Matters at the North Edinburgh Community Festival

Join our brilliant team of Bilingualism Matters volunteers at the 3rd annual Festival on Saturday 11th May 2024!

Festival of Freedom Interactive talk: The Pole Position in Bilingualism

Join Bilingualism Matter’s Professor Antonella Sorace and Dr Katarzyna Przybycień for this exciting interactive talk at the Festival of Freedom, Edinburgh

The Bigger Picture

Join Bilingualism Matters and SCILT online on 31 January 2024 for ‘The Bigger Picture’ - a free, online event designed to give teachers working in complementary and heritage language schools a deeper insight into the role that teachers can play in bilingual language development

Monolinguals vs. multilinguals: who wins?

Does comparing monolinguals and bilinguals really matter? Professor Antonella Sorace explores this and more in her upcoming talk for The Royal Society of Edinburgh's Curious Festival (04-17 September 2023)

Bilingualism in the classroom and beyond

The last of three workshops in the Scotland’s Saturday Language Schools Series, organised by Bilingualism Matters and SCILT

Gaelic language development and education: a state-of-the-art update

Join us online on Monday 20 February, 16.00-17.30, for a showcase of up-to-date work on children and adults learning Gaelic for World Gaelic Week | Seachdain na Gàidhlig.

How languages can save lives and help to build a better future.

Join us in our new online format. Live and online with Q&A, chat & Expo + 3 months to catch up on anything you miss.

Everyone speaks another language!

Does anyone really speak only one language? At what point do you know enough of another language to call yourself bilingual? Join Antonella Sorace in this CODI Fringe show to find out.

Brighter Brains and Languages

Antonella Sorace debates if single-language speakers really exist and Alan Gow explores how to keep sharp as we age, in this CODI show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Why is multilingualism good for you?

Online panel discussion event at Curious, the online summer events programme from The Royal Society Edinburgh.

Polish Heritage Days May Family Picnic

Come and celebrate Polish Heritage Day with us!

Bilingualism Matters Launch Event

The official launch of our new Bilingualism Matters social enterprise on 30 March 2022.