Teaching a child a language is difficult. Keeping that language alive when school, friends, media, and society operate in another language? That’s the real challenge. Language maintenance is a daily choice. It requires patience, consistency, and a family that understands that every conversation today helps preserve a child’s identity tomorrow. In Episodes 217–218 of the Languages Pedagogy Podcast, Yulia Akhmetova explores one of the biggest challenges facing multilingual families today: how to prevent language loss in a world that constantly pulls children toward the dominant language. 🎧 If you’re a parent, teacher, or language advocate, this conversation is a must-listen. Listen now at mikenglishonline.com #languagemaintenance #heritagelanguages #multilingualeducation #bilingualfamilies #languagepreservation

🚨New in JEMIE: Jakob Volgger & Marc Röggla explore how Basque, Ladin, & Upper Sorbian media maintain the use of their languages. Read here: ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.php/jour… #MinorityLanguages #LanguageMaintenance #JEMIE #MinorityLanguageMedia

🌍 How to Maintain Proficiency in Multiple Languages ✨ Juggling several languages? Here’s how to keep your skills sharp: 1️⃣ Daily practice – Dedicate a little time each day to each language. Consistency is key! 📅🗣️ 2️⃣ Use Voccent – This app helps you practice and review vocabulary across all your languages. 📱💡bit.ly/vcnttw 3️⃣ Immerse yourself – Watch movies, read books, and listen to music in each language. It keeps things fun! 🎥📚🎶 4️⃣ Connect with native speakers – Join language exchange groups or find conversation partners online. 🤝🌐 Keeping your languages alive takes effort, but it’s worth it! Keep exploring! 💪✨ #MultilingualLife #LanguageMaintenance #Voccent #LanguageLearning #StayFluent #DailyPractice #CulturalExploration #FluencyGoals

Explore the world of #LanguageMaintenance with Claudia Pellegrini at #PolyglotConference Global! Learn from polyglots and their effective strategies for preserving multiple languages. PolyglotConferenceGlobal2023… #Multilingualism #LanguageLearning #LearningTechniques

Get a sneak peek into my presentation tomorrow at IBS14 at Macquarie University! I'll be sharing insights on language maintenance among Croatians in Australia. Don't miss it! @IBS14 @MacquarieUniversity #LanguageMaintenance #CroatiansInAustralia

Join us at our next ILA monthly lecture on March 4 @antonia_rubino #linguistics #Multilingualism #HeritageLanguage #AustralianItalians #LanguageMaintenance Visit ILA website for abstract and speaker's bio: ilaword.org/index.aspx

Purchase a copy and read about family language policy practices that are happening within the Chinese families in Malaysia, written by me!! #sociolinguistics #languagemaintenance #languageshift #familylanguagepolicy #Malaysia #Chinesefamilies

Another language maintenance Q: Anyone care to recommend their fave podcasts in either English or German? I think they're great for picking up new turns of phrase and diving into niches from a new angle. #xl8 #1nt #podcasts #languagemaintenance #languageskills #keepitfresh

This is an excellent ex. of why #languagepolicy is so important. The consequences of #languagemaintenance v. #languageloss affect connection to self, family, community, the list goes on... Forgetting My First Language newyorker.com/culture/person… via @NewYorker

Great initiative- @UniofOxford offering free instruction in rare #Jewishlanguages prioritising students to combat #languageloss & foster #languagemaintenance @oxfordjsoc. Judeo-Arabic is one of 11 listed #endangeredlanguages, to be taught by A. Bar Moshe. ochjs.ac.uk/oxford-school-of…

NEW FROM ISSUE 50(3) "Examining family language policy through realist social theory" by Seyed Hadi Mirvahedi doi.org/10.1017/S00474045200… #FamilyLanguagePolicy #RealistSocialTheory #IranianAzerbaijanis #Agency #SocialStructures #LanguageMaintenance

How wonderful that there is a PhD thesis award in honour of Joshua Fishman. His work influenced my thinking during graduate school & inspired my 1st publication on #languageshift & heritage #languagemaintenance. I’m sure you will receive some strong applications #sociolinguistics

Good for us Irish to remember there are people supporting minority languages around the world #minoritylanguages #languagerevival #GaelgAboo #Manx #languagemaintenance

👆This article is based on data from the @EUErasmusPlus funded project LangUp (for more detail, check: lang-up.eu) #LanguageContact #LanguageMaintenance #LanguagePlanning #EthnolinguisticVitality #ErasmusPlus

Thanks Lianhe Zaobao @zaobaosg for interviewing me and charipersons from the Pekkio #Cantonese #Toastmasters Club and other #Hokkien and #Teochew TMC. #LanguageMaintenance (in the multilingual Signapore) is not easy but a culturally meaningful mission. 复兴方言任重道远

Looking for a great new book? Look no further! #MinorityLanguages #LanguageRevitalisation #LanguageMaintenance #LanguageAttitudes #Gaelic

Vera Ferreira & I spoke about the role of archiving in preserving #IntangibleCulturalHeritage at #LAPI2019 yesterday! #endangeredlanguagearchiving #digitalarchiving #endangeredlanguagedocumentation #languagemaintenance #languagerevitalisation @CIDLeS @espreitadeira

Maybe this is part if thd puzzle, there is a strong research focus on family immersive environment, how abt the community immersive environment? #languagemaintenance

'Researchers @aberdeenuni will lead what they describe as the first comprehensive appraisal of the language to be conducted since the '50s. A major new linguistic survey of the #Scots vocabulary, in a bid to help preserve the language' bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-nor… #languagemaintenance

Happy Samoan Language Week / Manuia le vaiaso o le gagana Samoa! Learn some basic greetings to get you started this week #Kindness #languagemaintenance #GaganaSamoa #Samoan #Oceania