New Videos: Language Stories

On our YouTube channel you can now view our series on Language Stories. Language is diverse and multi-layered; we use and experience multiple forms of language. In our Language Stories videos. We asked residents of Greater Manchester to reflect on their experiences with different forms of language, and to describe their feelings and experiences as …

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Bilingual Storytime

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 …

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Bilingual Family Activities

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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