2022-05-30
A collection of online resources from Bilingualism Matters at the University of Edinburgh for parents, carers and children involved in or considering Gaelic Medium Education in Scotland.
Answers to the most frequent questions from parents about raising bilingual children, available in eight languages, including Gaelic.
Recording of a talk by Professor Antonella Sorace on the benefits of bilingualism, given for parents in Skye considering enrolling their children in Gaelic Medium Education.
Members of Bilingualism Matters Edinburgh present research findings relating to various aspects of Gaelic and bilingualism from an online event on 5th November 2021, as part of the Edinburgh Gaelic Festival programme of events.
Bilingualism Matters worked with the educational platform Twinkl and Scotland's National Centre for Languages to develop free resources on bilingualism for teachers to use in English and Gaelic speaking classrooms.
The Much Language Such Talk podcast is produced by Bilingualism Matters Edinburgh volunteers and has a wide variety of accessible and fascinating interviews with experts on different topics around bi- and -multilingualism. A small selection of useful episodes include:
Bilingualism Matters launched as a social enterprise in 2022. The new not-for-profit membership organisation aims to work on an international level to bridge the gap between research and society on the subject of multilingualism and language learning. Membership is open to everyone.
Read about membership benefits and options here.
Bilingualism Matters Edinburgh
