Hacia una sociedad europea más multilingüe y multicultural
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Universidad de Valladolid
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ISSN: 1989-0796
Year of publication: 2015
Issue: 24
Type: Article
More publications in: Encuentro: revista de investigación e innovación en la clase de idiomas
Abstract
This article summaries the work done on the Multilingual Families project, a European project whose aims are (i) to support immigrant families to keep the language and culture with their children and (ii) to encourage teachers to exploit multiculturalism in their everyday teaching by using the available resources so as to foster a more tolerant, caring and open society. The article will cover the project´s objectives, target audience, methodology, materials, working process and relevance within the context of a multicultural and multilingual Europe.
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