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Multilingual Early Language Transmission -
Results and products
Veronica Hertzberg 6.10.2011
Presentation overview• Introduction to the MELT project and partners • Starting point • Aims and goals• Target groups• Products and results: – Parents pamphlet– Guide practitioners – Local awareness raising events – Research paper
The starting point
The aims for MELT are to:
• Identify best practice in language acquisition and immersion methodology
• increase the skills of early years practitioners• provide children with a strong educational
foundation• provide information to parents on bilingualism • reinforce and promote cultural and linguistic
diversity
Target groups:
• Parents, families and peers
• Pre-school practitioners
• Policymakers, local and regional authorities
Policymakers, authorities
• Local events and seminars
• Introduction seminar in Finland and
• Closing seminar in Friesland
• Roundtable discussions
• Website • www.meltproject.e
u• Newsletters • Press-releases• Articles
Parents pamphlet
The language development and tips
• children’s language development from birth up to the age of 4.
• Tips for activities • Benefits for a
multilingual upbringing
9 sections •Adults as linguistic role models •Collaboration with parents on linguistic matters•Everyday situations and the physical environment •Suggestions for observing and recording children’s language
continue
• Working with themes, and emphasis on linguistic factors
• How to stimulate children’s language use
• Playtime to stimulate language• Reflection• Examples of exercises and activities
How to use the guide • Bilingual • A theoretical
background• Suggestions and
tips• Issues for reflection
and development • Examples for
activities • Ring binder
Comments• Overall, the guide and activities have helped to reinforce
practice. It is well needed for staff and parents. I would like now more opportunities to involve parents and to support them at home.
• This has been a very good experience. This has helped me find ideas and to introduce the Welsh language to non-Welsh speaking children. I would appreciate more support like this. This would benefit all members of staff starting in the cylch and they would benefit from the training.
• This was an interesting project but we found it too difficult to adapt to the smallest children less than two years old.