Updates

Members of our UCO team, Francisco J. Palacios Hidalgo and Cristina Huertas Abril , recently published an article in which they examine how technology is reshaping the way language learners construct their linguistic identities. 🔗 Read the full news at the UCO:  https://lnkd.in/d-eYFb4y   In this paper they review how digital spaces – social networks, forums, online communities or learning platforms – are giving rise to hybrid and flexible identities. 💬 Some conclusions tha

💡Exciting News! Last month, our first open-access publication was released! 🎉 Partners from VUB found that institutional selectivity still exists in CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) schools. This means that, despite all ideals and efforts, CLIL (in Flanders) remains elitist for now. 😔 Jill Surmont, project leader of Pluridentities, was interviewed about this on national radio. 📻 Want to learn more? You can read the article and listen to the interview here: 

On 28 October 2025, our team member from Aruba, Bart van Donselaar , led a thought-provoking session titled “Taal-in-onderwijsbeleid in het voortgezet- en beroepsonderwijs op Aruba, en de kansen voor meertalig onderwijs”  ( Language-in-Education Policy in Secondary and Vocational Education in Aruba, and Opportunities for Multilingual Education ). During the session, Bart engaged participants in a dialogue about the preliminary findings of a survey among teachers and students

As we wrap up the first phase of the project—having interviewed and surveyed many teachers and pupils—we are simultaneously launching the next phase. In this new stage, one key component will be establishing partnerships with schools and teacher training programmes and/or institutions that provide professional development for teachers. Within these partnerships, schools will address a challenge they encounter in their daily practice through a practice-based research cycle. To

The first of November Pluridentities officially started. After a warm-up period of twee weeks, the project really kicked off with a first partner meeting the 14th of November. We cannot say too much yet about what will happen, as we are still figuring everything out ourselves, but we can say that we are really excited about this project and look forward to everything this project will bring. While we organise ourselves, position our research ideas within the project and figur