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The Usefulness of Languages in Multilingual Lives

in this Let's Talk episode, Dr. Taylor Benyahia and I talk about “The Usefulness of Languages in Multilingual Lives”.🌍 0:00 Introduction 2:04 Let's define usefulness when it comes to languages (slide: 3:41) 7:58 How can we help parents and their children see the long-term usefulness of maintaining a heritage language that may seem irrelevant now? (slide: 18:46) 23:55 Let's talk about the risk in reducing multilingualism to utilitarian purposes like career advantages or academic performance and what needs to be done. (slide: 31:13) 39:11 What is your take on the growing focus on English as a global language in multilingual education settings? Questions for you: 54:16 Have you ever underestimated a language's value – only to discover its importance later? 59:48 How do you balance emotional, cultural, and practical usefulness in your language choices? Dr. Taylor Benyahia is a sociolinguist specializing in bilingual development and minority languages. For the past ten years, she has worked with schools, non-profits, and families to support bilingual children through research, hands-on school initiatives, and personalized consultations. Based in France, her work has spanned the globe, from North Africa and the Gulf to Haiti, always with a focus on empowering families and educators to support multilingualism in real-world contexts. After completing her PhD at the Sorbonne in Paris, she spent time in Kaunas, Lithuania as a post-doctoral researcher, where she studied different forms of bilingualism in local school systems as well as with recently-arrived refugees at the Red Cross. She is currently the Vice-President of Bilingues et Plus, where she leads educational and research initiatives around plurilingualism in île-de-france, and a family language consultant for families across the world. She is especially passionate about making research accessible to parents through her Instagram and Substack, and is currently raising her own trilingual toddler using the same strategies she shares with families online. #MultilingualFamilies #HeritageLanguages #LanguageMatters #MultilingualParenting #InterculturalCommunication #LanguageUsefulness #FamilyLanguagePolicy #Bilingualism #LanguageIdentity #LinguisticEquity #LetsTalkLanguages