On Sunday January 19th, Barbro Allardt Ljunggren - Ph.D. in bilingual research and lecturer at Södertörn University specializing in Swedish and in Swedish as a second language - will talk about bi/multilingualism from several aspects:

- Bi/multilingualism in different environments; reality and myths.

- How is bi/multilingualism defined?

- What do we know about language learning in a bi/multilingual environment?

- What can one do as a parent to facilitate the children’s language development?

The lecture will be held in Swedish language making it especially suitable for Scandinavian speaking members of the SCCE.

Time: Sunday, January 19th at 14.00

Venue: Embassy of Sweden, Pikk 28, Tallinn

Cost Free of charge

Registration Since the number of seats is limited, I kindly ask you to register as soon as possible and by Wednesday, January 15th latest; Tel: (+372) 5019813,

E-mail: kristiina@swedishchamber.ee

This lecture is part of a series of seminars arranged in cooperation between Södertörns Folkhögskola in Stockholm, SOV-Estland, Rüütli Rahvakool, S:t Mikaels congregation and Kulturrådet. Named ”Med estlandssvenska förtecken” (”Tutvus eestirootslastega”), the full seminar program is available at (Swedish and Estonian languages): www.sov.ee .

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Forwarded by:

Kristiina Sikk

SCCE Ombudsman