Living in Sheffield - Multilingualism: Why it is important to feel proud about it

The Living in Sheffield Podcast: building bridges between female migrants and scholars is a project made in partnership between the University of Sheffield and Living in Sheffield. These 4 episodes are presented by Dr. Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli (lecturer in the International Relations department and co-director of the Migration Research Group) and Livia Barreira (journalist, writer, producer and founder of Living in Sheffield, an online platform that independently supports diversity in Sheffield). The episodes have been commissioned by The Public Engagement Development Fund from the University of Sheffield. It is focused on diversity and showcasing real stories of migrant women from the community, aligned with the work that has been developed by researchers in different topics related to Migration from the University of Sheffield.

In this episode of the Living in Sheffield podcast, we will discuss the benefits of multilingualism, the advantages of teaching children a second language (the best gift parents can give them) and why it is important to celebrate our different accents in a diverse society. For this conversation, Dr Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli and journalist Livia Barreira will receive Dr. Sabine Little, who is the director of Education at the School of Education at the University of Sheffield and Carmen Marfil, who runs the Kidslingo Spanish school for children in Sheffield.