Your language counts! All languages matter in a multilingual society, starting in school

Your language counts! will promote Home Language Teaching (HLT–also called mother tongue, heritage language) in formal education, as a vital component of language-aware schools. HLT is important f...

Your language counts! will promote Home Language Teaching (HLT–also called mother tongue, heritage language) in formal education, as a vital component of language-aware schools. HLT is important for pupils with refugee, immigrant and minority backgrounds as it uniquely contributes to identity-building while strengthening proficiency in the language of education: this has been shown to promote better academic outcomes, greater social inclusion and ultimately success later on in life.