- Should my child attend a bilingual kindergarten?
- We live in Germany. What should I do to ensure that my child speaks my mother tongue and continues to learn it?
- How should my child go about their multilingualism when they attend a German school?
- As a non-native speaker, am I responsible for my child’s problems with the German language at school?
- What can I do to support my child’s bilingual development and not hinder it?
- Where and how can I find multilingual kindergartens, language programmes, doctor surgeries and medical specialists?
These are just some of the questions you can ask our multilingual advisors.
In 2023 we already provided 350 free telephone consultations in 14 languages!
Parents, educators, carers, teachers – we all want the best for our children. However, their bilingualism, trilingualism or multilingualism can also cause a lot of difficulties and problems. That is why we would like to encourage you to take part in the „SprachCafé im Ohr“ project – a project that we have created for all those who deal with the topic of multilingual child education, either professionally or in their personal lives.
Our project includes:
– free telephone consultations. Our friendly advisors will answer all your questions about multilingualism. The conversations are anonymous, confidential and there is no judgement involved!
We look forward to receiving your calls on Wednesdays and Fridays on specified dates between 10 am and 12 noon:
+49 30 340623470
The languages you can choose to speak with us are:
Arabic, English, Dari, French, Spanish, Catalan, German, Persian, Portuguese, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Vietnamese and Italian.
– 9 free family cafés: we organise 9 international multilingual meetings for families and individuals within the „SprachCafé im Ohr“ programme. These meetings take place on Sunday afternoons from 3 to 6 pm and are led by our advisors in various languages.
In the meetings we talk about the benefits of multilingual parenting and child raising. We invite you to join us for a chat and exchange of ideas and to make new friends in a friendly atmosphere over a cup of coffee or tea, with creative activities for children.
Admission is free. Children are very welcome!
Our main location is SprachCafé Polnisch in Pankow, Schulzestr. 1, 13187 Berlin, directly at the S1 Wollankstraße, and the second meeting venue is SprachCafé Polnisch near the train station Südkreuz, Gotenstraße 45, 10829 Berlin.
You can find the detailed schedule here
Who provides consultations in the SprachCafé im Ohr project?
We are pleased to inform you that our team consists of 9 advisors from different countries of origin who are based in Berlin and deal with the topic of multilingualism both in their personal and professional lives.
You can speak to them in your own language! All our advisors have specialist skills, are multilingual, extremely knowledgeable, supportive and friendly. They are trustworthy. The consultations are anonymous and are not publicly disclosed.
Through our SprachCafé im Ohr programme, we want to demonstrate that multilingualism is a great adventure and an investment in the future and not a problem or a reason for complexes.
Contact
Agata Koch
kontakt@sprachcafe-polnisch.org
Natalia Prüfer
n.pruefer@sprachcafe-polnisch.org
Dr. Lilian Vázquez Sandoval
l.vazquez-sandoval@sprachcafe-polnisch.org
Funded by the Senate Department for Labour, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination as part of the Participation and Integration Programme.
