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Recent News & Announcements

Thank you to Geert Simons, our founding Vice-Chair

Award-winning linguist Kristel Doreleijers joins our board

Advancing French HL education: The French Saturday School of Eindhoven "Francofilous" joins FLAM 2024 in Paris

Recent HLE Network Activities

Recent HLE Network Interview Articles

Recent Interesting links

Thank you to Geert Simons, our founding Vice-Chair

Oct 20

Award-winning linguist Kristel Doreleijers joins our board

Oct 19

Strike a pose for heritage language eduction: try out the photo booth advocacy tool

Sep 30

Voices of our volunteers: "We are uncompromising in our mission"

Apr 21

“Everybody has a mother tongue”: An Iranian mother brings cultural awareness to primary school “de Rietpluim”

Feb 8

At the heart of a growing field of HL research: the NHLRC

Nov 19, 2023

1.5-minute film about forgetting your first language

Oct 16

A global crisis of language loss

Feb 22

Is the word "integration" out of date?

Jan 24

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Oct 12

News & Announcements

Advancing French HL education: The French Saturday School of Eindhoven "Francofilous" joins FLAM 2024 in Paris

Eindhoven's French Saturday School "Francofilous" shows dedication to offering high-quality HL education through professional development.

HLE Network hosts 6th Annual Networking Night, promoting education in all languages

Sep 29

Activities

HLE Network hosts 6th Annual Networking Night, promoting education in all languages

On September 26, HLE Network held its 6th Annual Networking Night, for the first time with professional development workshops.

This year in HL education: Admiring Eindhoven's "HL Highlights"

Sep 14

News & Announcements

This year in HL education: Admiring Eindhoven's "HL Highlights"

Be impressed by the "HL Highlights" from this past school year, showcasing the successes of the HL programs in Eindhoven.

Utrecht University Multi-STEM project welcomes our network of HL educators

Jan 30

News & Announcements

Utrecht University Multi-STEM project welcomes our network of HL educators

HLE Network has been welcomed as official partner of Utrecht University's Multilingual Voices in STEM Education (Multi-STEM) project.

45 organizations celebrate anniversary of HLE Networking Night

Sep 25, 2023

Activities

45 organizations celebrate anniversary of HLE Networking Night

Happy European Day of Languages! Check out the coverage of our 5th annual networking event celebrating linguistic diversity.

Motivating heritage language learners with digital storytelling projects

May 22, 2023

Interesting links

Motivating heritage language learners with digital storytelling projects

The international Critical Connections project involves young HL learners in creating digital stories around issues that matter to them.

Korean School of Eindhoven attends teachers' conference in Venice

May 20, 2023

News & Announcements

Korean School of Eindhoven attends teachers' conference in Venice

Between May 19 and 21, teachers from the Korean School of Eindhoven attended a conference in Venice for Korean language educators.

Create teaching materials in over 40 languages with Wordwall

Jan 15, 2023

Interesting links

Create teaching materials in over 40 languages with Wordwall

"Wordwall" was one of the tips shared for heritage language teachers at the 2022 FOHLC Europe conference.

Now available: guidelines for professional practices in heritage language education

Nov 7, 2021

News & Announcements

Now available: guidelines for professional practices in heritage language education

HLE Network helped co-author a document designed to guide and inspire heritage language program managers and teachers, now available.

Jun 20, 2021

Activities

HL Program Spring Survey 2021 Results

We carried out a survey with the HL programs of the Eindhoven region in Spring 2021. Check out the results!

Heritage language Meetup online once again

Feb 19, 2021

Activities

Heritage language Meetup online once again

We held our second virtual Meetup for 2020-2021 in February, in honor of UNESCO Mother Language Day.

Hiring a heritage language teacher? What you need to know

Dec 30, 2020

Interesting links

Hiring a heritage language teacher? What you need to know

When hiring a teacher, a heritage language school manager must make sure that the teacher is aware of these issues!

Sep 25, 2020

Activities

Heritage language Meetup goes virtual

Heritage language programs catch up online in honor of European Day of Languages.