Bilingualism Matters

14/09/2026

Our kick-off event with the British Council is already tomorrow!

*What Does Language-Responsive Education Mean in Multilingual Contexts?* will open Bilingualism Matters’ renewed online series, **Conversations on Multilingualism**.

Drawing on the British Council’s recently published position paper, we will ask:

How can recognising and including learners’ home languages help children both learn English and learn through English in English-medium education? And how can these insights be applied in other educational contexts where the language of instruction differs from the languages learners use at home?

Vanessa Komiliades from the British Council will introduce the position paper, followed by perspectives from Dr Nayr Ibrahim, Dr Mir Abdullah Miri, Prof. Licia Masoni and Dr Anna Schwarz, and a wider panel discussion.

We warmly invite teachers, researchers, education leaders, policymakers and everyone interested in multilingual education to join us online.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-does-language-responsive-education-mean-in-multilingual-contexts-tickets-1998736351231

16/06/2026

Thomas Bak from BM@Edinburgh welcoming parents of children starting Gaelic primary school / Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce in Edinburgh after summer! Good luck to all families and thank you for the invitation!

18/05/2026

Bilingualism Matters is proud to join the HUM.AI.N-ACCENT project https://humain-accent.eu, “Bridging Communication Gaps in Human and Human-AI Interactions,” with the kick-off meeting taking place in Barcelona at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

Wishing the very best of luck to the 13 doctoral candidates and our wonderful BM team at the Universidad Nebrija

17/05/2026

In Scotland this week: newly elected MSPs taking their oath in their mother tongues. Bilingualism matters to those in office and those who elected them.

07/05/2026

We love the idea of a „ Language soup“ Bilingualism Matters at Rijeka

06/05/2026

Thank you for a great summary.
We would love to learn more about how you plan to bring this knowledge to the context of Estonia and always happy to reach out to the BM network to source additional information for you, if you identify any gaps.

01/05/2026

Fantastic example of language teaching model in Scotland!

In an increasingly polarised world where our attention is often drawn what divides us, George Watson’s College recently hosted an extraordinary event rooted instead in the best of what unites us.

30/04/2026

The Bilingualism Matters Syposium 2026 in Milan is over.
Over the last three days we listened to 87 talks and seen over 100 posters featuring 44 distinct languages (32 spoken/written + 12 signed) and features 27 different language pairings/combos.

We hosted more than 270 participants, academics and practitioners, including representatives of 20 BM branches from across 3 continents.

We are grateful to the wonderful hosts: Francesca Foppolo and Beatrice Giustioli from Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca supported by 11 volunteers. Thank you for amazing 3 days. Bilingualism Matters Krakow Bilingualism Matters Poznań Bilingualism Matters at University of South Carolina Bilingualism Matters Israel המרכז לדו-לשוניות בישראל Bilingualism Matters at Rijeka Bilingualism Matters Luxembourg Bilingualism Matters at Penn State

28/04/2026

The first day of the BMS26 (Bilingualism Matters Symposium) focussing on the Bimodal Bilingualism in Milan has been successfully completed Katarzyna Przybycien Antonella Sorace

16/03/2026

We are seeking parents and caregivers of children in primary school in Scotland, to take part in these focus groups. This is part of a larger project called Sustainable Designs for Living and Learning, being led by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Glasgow, , and . Project website is https://multilingualseedlings.gla.ac.uk/