Speaking more than one language is not uncommon. In fact, nearly half of the World Population speaks more than one language. There are many benefits of bilingualism with new research showing that being bilingual delays the onset of Dementia and other symptoms of Alzheimer. 
Scotland’s National Centre for Languages
EAL and Bilingualism- SCILT
is a great page full of resources and sign posts all to do Brilliant Bilinguals so why not to visit their site to learn more.
Much Language Such Talk MLST podcast is a language podcast answering your questions about language, learning, and culture.
You can learn about bi- and multilingualism and what it means to speak more than one language. You can explore the benefits, the advantages, the struggles of bilingualism, what it entails, and what it means in the daily life of people who speak, know, and study more than one language. The blog addresses topics such as language change, how we learn languages at different ages, bilingualism and language disorders, language identity and culture, minority languages, language policies, language education – you name it!
For each episode, we will speak to bi/multilinguals, parents or teachers, and researchers or experts in their respective field, to learn more about language learning and all the fun being bi/multilingual brings!
Bilingualism Matters is a website dedicated to all things Bilingualism
. You can find out the facts about acquiring, learning and using more than one language from experts around the world. Keep up to date with resources, events and news from our network of branches and members.
Making Thinking Visible and PROJECT ZERO
Project Zero – Visible Thinking
Supporting Community Languages:
There are many community language schools across Glasgow including; Chinese, Arabic, Polish schools that run classes at the weekends. It is worth exploring local community language groups and classes to support children and young people’s home languages and supporting their bilingualism.
