FOHLC Europe Blog

By HLE Network  This is a re-posting of an interview published on HLE Network's website on February 3, 2023 An interview with  Dr. Miglena Hristozova, deputy chairwoman of the  Initiative für Mehrsprachigkeit und interkulturelle Bildung  (IMIB) in Freiburg, Germany. Her organization recently received the Freiburg Integration Award 2022 for their pioneer work in the field of multilingualism.

By Sabine Little and Aga Pedrak FOHLC Europe , or Forum of Heritage Language Coalitions in Europe, is an exciting new collaboration between several organizations involved with heritage language education in Europe. With the FOHLC Europe steering group being geographically dispersed, it is not often that we get a chance to meet face to face, so it was a rare pleasure when Aga Pedrak from Ireland and Sabine Little from England got a chance to meet up at Nottingham Trent University’s roundtable on “Engaging with Language and Heritage” in March 2023 . The one-day conference was organised as part of the university’s Knowledge Exchange programme, an opportunity to bridge the gap between academia and other organisations, to learn from each other, and to create knowledge together. The event included attendees from museums and libraries, NGOs, storytellers, and, of course, academics.  The concept of language and heritage was, unsurprisingly, interpreted in many different ways. Intangible cu...

By FOHLC Europe As an initiative aiming to support the maintenance, development, and promotion of heritage language education in Europe, we hope to use this platform to share FOHLC’s news as well as post about recent developments and ongoing projects happening locally and internationally. You can read about FOHLC Europe here: https://www.hlenet.org/fohlc-europe   While creating this space for thought and reflection on heritage language education, we hope to collaborate with you, the practitioners, researchers, heritage language professionals, schools, and organisations operating across Europe. No matter how small or large your project is, it is always worth showcasing it. Together we can learn from one another, find inspiration, discuss ideas, share experiences, and reach a wider audience! We are happy to post your story of participating in/running a heritage language program or of organising/attending relevant events in any geographical location across Europe. Please contact us sh...