Mimi Potvin

Nerd.Linguaphile.#Multilingualism and #Bilingualism advocate.Linguist #LanguageConsultant.Blogger at #Expat.Mum of 2🇧🇬🇨🇦🇩🇪🇳🇱

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

Way to go! That’s my Alma Mater ❤️

[Universität München @LMU_Muenchen]

Huge success for LMU: In the renowned Shanghai Ranking #ARWU Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) is the best German university. The Shanghai Ranking shows LMU rising a whole 16 places up the ranking list since last year and is now in 43rd place worldwide. 🏆

[Antonella Sorace @AntoSorace]

The next Bilingualism Matters Symposium will take place in Edinburgh on 24-25 March 2025. The call for papers is out and can be found here:
https://t.co/2YMkYKmBZk
Submit abstracts and encourage submissions! And plan to come to beautiful Edinburgh and attend in person.

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

@chrislinguist Indeed! German sounds off putting to many people but it’s a beautiful language and incredibly versatile once you’ve got the “hang” of it

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

Looking forward! Very happy that there’s an option to attend online!

[Emmanuelle Le Pichon @Emmanuelle00005]

Join our Language Friendly School Conference May 25th, Hamilton, Ontario, dedicated to championing inclusive education, by and for educators & researchers, with a keynote address from Jim Cummins.
link in person https://t.co/8AoNLoB1X2
online https://t.co/FNXhYYqyYF @CERLLOISE

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

Advice from a bilingual eight-year-old on language learning: Stop thinking so much, let go and just talk. It doesn’t matter if you’re saying it right.
#raisingbilingualchildren

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

👏👏👏

[Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle]

One of my favourite papers finally has an issue number, making it a "brand new" publication 😉. "Rivers of Multilingual Reading", funded by @The_UKLA by one of their research grants. Years later, I sit on the committee awarding these. @EducationSheff 🙂 https://t.co/0PwrO0UVOp

[Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice]

There is still time to register for our session on #family #language #planning with @4bilingualism this coming Wednesday 28th February at 6pm GMT.

AND you can ask a question (or more) when you register here: https://t.co/Sz9MTCvY3p

See you soon!

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

#InternationalMotherLanguageDay2024
@UNESCO

Check out my latest blog post - From Words to Roots: Tackling the Top 5 Challenges of Sustaining Family Languages at home

https://t.co/9CUUIKv5N6

[Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 @TanKHuynh]

Dr. Claude Goldenberg joins us to talk about how to apply the research around reading with MLs. https://t.co/PlCAKQdw3W

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

Today is #WorldReadAloudDay So vital for #bilingualparents. It nurtures the love for reading, supports #homelanguage development, improves comprehension skills, expands vocabulary. It has the power to bring people together and foster connections.♥️

https://t.co/z8Ihs1QCeQ

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

Absolutely! Couldn’t agree more. 👏Languages are also about new ways of viewing the world and doing life! Very much like discovering Narnia - every new language opens a door to a whole new world.

[Christopher Hughes MBE @chrislinguist]

Languages are no harder than many other subjects. Not everyone speaks English (far from it). A language gives you a huge advantage in countless jobs across multiple disciplines. Languages are about culture & people, as well as words & grammar. Languages are for everyone.

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

#intentionality in #familylanguageplanning is not a trendy pop term, but a game-changer. Why? Because understanding and embracing your own limits is one of the main steps in creating a successful language plan for your family.
Curious? Read on ⬇️

https://t.co/RiPIH5sFdA

[Elspeth Wilson @elspeth_wilson]

I'm thrilled 'Children’s development of conversational and reading inference skills: a call for a collaborative approach' is in the amazing @LangDevRes! With the super Kate Cain, @Cat_Davies @DrJennyG @drhollyjoseph , @ludoserratrice & Margreet Vogelzang https://t.co/D9I3uQnubm

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

Struggling to motivate your child to read in your home-language? For all the parents navigating this journey, educators aiming to support parents/caregivers or anyone curious about it, tune in to discover practical, real-world strategies that will make reading an adventure.

[Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 @TanKHuynh]

Maria Potvin shares how to support bilingual reading at home. This is one way to support multilingualism and the school-home connection. https://t.co/FegtN0uZ9t

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

@TanKHuynh Thank you so much, Tan! I’ve had such a great time chatting with you!

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

@easkelton @TanKHuynh Thanks a lot, Beth! That means a lot coming from you ♥️

[Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle]

While #readingforpleasure is trending, a reminder that multilingual pupils may rfp in multiple languages - a great chance to check in with them and show them *all* rfp is welcome - in any language! Here's an idea for how to do this: https://t.co/PxxI2UbAzn

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

@easkelton @ISC_Research Congratulations, Beth! Beautiful! You’re amazing 🤩 🤩🤩

[Kate Seltzer @kate_anna]

If you’re interested in the intersections of translanguaging, critical multilingual language awareness, & teaching/teacher ed, I hope you’ll read my commentary & ALL the articles in this special issue of @LanguageAwaren1! Check it out: https://t.co/m4irS4snLX

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

@4bilingualism No, because one kid doesn’t speak English at all. But they all used as much Bulgarian as they knew and they taught each other words in English, Dutch and German to enhance communication. Everyone was super receptive to the others’ strongest language

[Mimi Potvin @bilingual_lab]

3 cousins, 4 days and 4 languages. Each kid’s dominant language is different. Guess what happened?