Senior Lecturer @AngliaRuskin Early Childhood | family language learning | researching through play #ChildVoice#ChildLanguage#Multilingual Home Educator
Embrace Erasmus+ today!: Our withdrawal from Erasmus+ is having devastating consequences on the UK. That's why I just signed the petition calling on the government to rejoin the programme now. Will you sign the petition too? https://t.co/ILqy9VY7cB
New work open access in @OxfordRevEd: https://t.co/rKF3hPC309
Social in/justice and the deficit foundations of oracy.
What are the language ideologies at the foundation of 'oracy' and how is it increasingly used as part of a social justice narrative? A lengthy thread follows…
Get a load of this joyful little comedian!
Researchers at the University of Bristol (UK) recently created the Early Humor Survey to explore how humor develops in very young children.
They found that roughly half of the babies in the tool’s data set showed an appreciation for humor by 2 months of age - and that by 11 months, roughly half of the babies began to experiment with making their own jokes. https://t.co/1EOnn7CDgO
🎥 the.present.perspective IG
“ I speak German, Arabic & English but at school I only speak English Because that’s the most important one”
Children as young as 7 are aware of the prestigious status given to speaking English.
Through our sessions we are interrogating these ideologies.
One in four people in the UK regret never learning another language, according to our recent survey.
We went out and about in Manchester, asking people what languages do they speak and why is it important to learn a new language?
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Wonderful and touching article from on the benefits of being brought up bilingual. So valuable for children to have access to home languages https://t.co/xjehfuzuAU
📖Comment tu dis ? est un grand livre en 12 langues à regarder, lire et écouter sur le site https://t.co/6SEPYx8zTg, et un livre que l’on peut aussi se fabriquer ! Découvrez trois modèles d’imagier à personnaliser avec les langues de votre choix : https://t.co/FVWSORde0k
Wordless picture books are a great investment for multilingual families. You can retell the story in your child's different languages, and adapt what you focus on according to their interests and ability. 📚
Wordless picture books have a big role to play in helping children develop their language and literacy skills. Check out @scottishbktrusts advice for sharing wordless pictures books https://t.co/q3Bl4XhLd8
Download our Sharing Stories Resource Pack for more great resources
Have you ever wondered how babies learn language so quickly? Sign up for our free online talk tonight at 7pm to find out. Dr Nayeli Gonzalez-Gomez will be talking about language development, providing tips and answering your questions! Book now: https://t.co/WNQ2OVy0Mg
Read our latest blog post by @LuCiD_Centre's post-doc Chen Zhao. Chen is working on 'The effects of the individual, home, and community on language development in UK families' project with Dr Thea Cameron-Faulkner and Dr @ludoserratrice. https://t.co/SBcBIIB8oh
It's here! The new UK #portal for #languages: https://t.co/clcWkbt8q2. Thrilled to be part of this major initiative for researchers, learners & teachers. Thx @BritishAcademy_ & partners!
Check out the mass of resources & initiatives, & get in touch to suggest further updates!
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@Lucie_Wheeler_ Braun and Clarke's (2022) Thematic Analysis book has some great discussion about social constructionism/social constructivism. I'm looking at this too... would love to chat about it. 🙂
We're looking for parents of 16-to-18-month-old toddlers (who hear one or more languages) to take part in a new study on word learning! To find out more, please contact us: [email protected] or 01865 483 676 or sign up to our database on our website: https://t.co/zDzAfptCdB