Utilising linguistic diversity in the classroom
The multitude of languages spoken by pupils at home contains a wealth of knowledge. Schools could make better use of this, according to the advice given by the Dutch Education Council to the government and the education sector.
But how can schools go about this?
Jantien Smit, lecturer in Multilingualism and Education at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and co-project leader of Multi-STEM, gives practical advice on how to utilise linguistic diversity in the classroom.
Read the interview here in Dutch. To read it in other languages, we recommend using a translation tool like Deepl.
