Language Station · 03
Space as a Living Laboratory
Practices with which existing spaces are marked, changed, explored and opened up for traces of language.
What is PLURI?
PLURI (Plurilingualism for Better Education, Cohesion and Linguistic Diversity) is a two-year European project co-funded by the European Union. It explores how multilingualism can become a more visible and natural part of education and everyday community life. Many people use more than…
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Language is much more than just a tool for exchanging information. It is connected to family, memory, a sense of belonging, education, identity, and how we participate in society. Europe is highly multilingual. Alongside national and regional languages, people use hundreds of…
Read moreOur approach
PLURI combines digital tools, art-based methods, participatory research and practical, community-based work to promote positive perceptions of language diversity. A key element of our approach is participatory action research. This means that educators, families, students, researchers and community organisations are not merely…
Read moreOur journey
PLURI is a two-year project based on the principle that meaningful change is more likely to happen when those affected by an issue are involved in developing the response. This is why our activities are interconnected. For example, a question may arise…
Read moreWho we are
PLURI brings together people from research, education, the arts and community-based practice. Our collaboration grew out of an earlier Erasmus+ project, LangWork, and a shared interest in making linguistic diversity more visible in education and public life. The project is built on…
Read moreWorkshops
Exploring multilingualism through artistic practice – with words, images, sounds and materials.
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Practitioners from different fields share experiences and approaches to multilingualism in tandem exchanges.
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- 01From monolingual schooling to multilingual awarenessWatch on YouTube ↗ · Slides (PDF) ↓
- 02Europe’s languages and EU language policyWatch on YouTube ↗ · Slides (PDF) ↓
- 03The Common European Framework of ReferenceWatch on YouTube ↗ · Slides (PDF) ↓
Recommendations
Recommendations for educational practice, institutions and policymakers – drawn from research and practice.
Go to pageDeveloping the Language Station
How the Language Station grew – through exchanges with practitioners, artists and researchers and experiments with different groups.
Go to pageScientific seminars
During PLURI scientific seminars the team connects with researchers working on topics related to multilingualism, translanguaging and education to exchange knowledge and discuss questions emerging from the project. PLURI creates a space to connect current research with experiences and insights from PLURI’s practical activities.
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