{"id":36222,"date":"2025-05-14T12:54:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/?post_type=news&#038;p=36222"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:26:18","slug":"multilingualism-in-the-spotlight-read-our-article-in-the-latest-norrag-special-issue","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/news\/multilingualism-in-the-spotlight-read-our-article-in-the-latest-norrag-special-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Multilingualism in the spotlight: read our article in the latest NORRAG Special Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"subpageBanner\" style=\"display:\">\n    <div class=\"subpageBannerBlock figure_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2500\/1080;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-1.png 2500w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-1-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-1-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-1-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-1-1536x664.png 1536w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-1-2048x885.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\n        <div class=\"subpageBannerWrap\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div>\n                        <span class=\"bannerHead\">Multilingualism in the spotlight: read our article in the latest NORRAG Special Issue<\/span>\n                        <h1><\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n        \/\/ Check if the block exists\n        var bannerSection = $('#subpage-banner-section');\n\n        if (bannerSection.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ Move the block to the end of <main> just before the footer\n            $('main').append(bannerSection); \/\/ This will append it inside the <main> tag\n        }\n\n        $('.documentAccordion').on('click', function (e) {\n            e.preventDefault();  \/\/ Prevent default link action\n\n            \/\/ Target the section with the given ID\n            $('html, body').animate({\n                scrollTop: $('#subpage-banner-section').offset().top - 200\n            }, 1000);\n        });\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n        <section class=\"contentSec\" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"contentBlock\">\n                <h5><\/h5>\n                <p>On May 14th, the international network NORRAG held an online event to mark the publication of its eleventh Special Issue, titled \u201cMultilingualism and language transition: innovations and possibilities.\u201d In this issue, we contributed an article about our bilingual education project in Chad. The online launch brought together researchers, teachers, education professionals, and NGO representatives to discuss a crucial issue: multilingualism in education, especially in contexts where local languages are marginalized.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"rightTextLeftImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"rightTextLeftImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-3.png\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\u00a9 SDC\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-3.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-3.png 1920w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-3-1536x1536.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption>\u00a9 SDC<\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h2>                                Sharing experiences on educational practices around the world <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h2>                                                            <p>The online launch event featured several authors of articles included in this new issue, who shared concrete insights related to multilingualism in various countries. On this occasion, our colleague Basile Ndoubalo, Education Officer for the project in Chad, presented the key findings of our article to the participants. He co-authored the article with Cristina Carulla, Mathematics education specialist, and Edivanda Mugrabi, Head of teaching and training at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grainesdepaix.org\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graines de Paix<\/a>.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"leftTextRightImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-2.png\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\u00a9 SDC\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-2.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-2.png 1920w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-2-1536x1536.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption>\u00a9 SDC<\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h2>                                An Inclusive approach grounded in children\u2019s culture <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h2>                                                            <p>This article highlights the importance of integrating local languages and cultures into education in Chad, a country with over one hundred local languages. Teaching in a single language\u2014whether French or Arabic\u2014is often out of touch with children&#8217;s daily lives, whereas we advocate for multilingual educational approaches such as those we are implementing in our project. This initiative values children\u2019s local cultural knowledge and enables them to learn to read, write, and think in both their native language, and in French. Such approaches foster both better academic results and children\u2019s personal development by reconnecting them to their cultural identity. They demonstrate that education grounded in local languages and practices makes learning more concrete and inclusive.<\/p>\n                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NORRAG_Lets_Make_Way_for_African_Languages_and_Culture_at_School.pdf\" class=\"btnBlue\">Read the article<\/a>\n                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"rightTextLeftImg blueBkg\" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"rightTextLeftImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1.png\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\u00a9 SDC\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enfants_du_Monde_NORRAG-1-1536x1536.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption>\u00a9 SDC<\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h2>                                About the project <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h2>                                                            <p>In Chad, where illiteracy affects over 70% of the population, we are implementing the ProQEB programme to sustainably improve the quality of basic education. This programme, carried out in collaboration with the Chadian Ministry of Education and supported by Swiss cooperation, promotes a multilingual teaching approach by introducing bilingual education in primary schools. This strategy combines the students\u2019 mother tongue with French, in order to make learning easier by relying on local languages and cultures, while enhancing both children&#8217;s inclusion and academic achievement.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest article, \u201cLet\u2019s Make Way for African Languages and Culture at School!\u201d, was published on May 14 in the latest special issue of the NORRAG journal! 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