14 November 2025
Fosterlang project activities at the General Assembly of the European Language Equality Network
We have just inaugurated our Fosterlang project activities at the General Assembly of the European Language Equality Network with the workshop led by Montse Montagut, Director of Llengues d’Origen Programme, Department of Education, Catalan Government and Lingua Pax.
Key takeaways from Monte’s lecture “Immersion Education and Multilingual Classrooms: the Catalan Experience”:
– Every teacher in Catalunya is a language teacher
– Strengthening students’ plurilingual competence and heritage languages is essential for building a democratic citizenship willing to work for the common good
– Immigrant students need to be actively encouraged and supported to access university
– Increasing the number of teachers with multilingual backgrounds is a strategic goal in Catalunya
– Working with NGOs and cultural organizations is an effective means to extend the heritage languages and cultures network in the public education system.
