The Multilingual Museum digital platform has re-launched its website. The platform was initiated in 2020 by City of Languages co-founder Yaron Matras and collaborators at Manchester Museum. It was further developed in 2022-2023 thanks to a grant from Heritage Fund based on a concept developed by City of Languages in collaboration with Manchester Museum. The …
On the occasion of UNESCO International Mother Language Day on 21 February 2023, Manchester City of Languages in partnership with MACFEST and Manchester City of Literature hosted an online panel discussion on the topic ‘How and why should we protect multilingualism?’ The event was part of the programme of this year’s IMLD events in Manchester …
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A panel discussion on the occasion ofUNESCO International Mother (and Father) Language Day 2022Manchester Central Library, Monday 21 February 2022, 6.30-7.30pm Over the past decade, Manchester has risen to prominence as ‘Britain’s City of Languages’, where over 200 languages are spoken. The city has been celebrating its language diversity, bringing together communities and cultural institutions …
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Developed in partnership with the Somali Advice Link charity and the Powerhouse Library, the project consisted of weekly sessions of storytime in English and other languages such as Arabic, Somali, Romanian, Russian. Originally designed to support families with pre-school age children who spoke those languages at home, the sessions also became language tasters as families …
Recently, some parents expressed the wish to form a group to create language practice opportunities for their children outside the home environment. We encouraged them to begin with simple activities, such as translation and crafts based on everyday objects the children are familiar with. The group now seeks to engage with other institutions and community …
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