Heritage Language Books

The Heritage Language Resources Hub, an offshoot of the Bilingualism module when it was delivered in 2016, provides links to online collections of books (now in over 450 languages): https://www.leslla.org/hub-overview Very few of these collections are for adult beginners.

When the Bilingualism module ran from November 2020 to February 2021, the team ran a workshop on teachers/tutors and learners on collaborating on translating short books for adults into their home languages. These are being made available here and more will be added (see below).

Please email martha.young-scholten@newcastle.ac.uk if you'd like to get involved collaborative translation and contribute to this new collection of short fiction and non-fiction books for adults.

These are small digital books about the story of two women, Wangari Mutaa Mathai and Frida Khalo. The idea of talking about these two women is part of a larger project of reflection on the role of women in society.

Food for Thought - by Nan Frydland and Rose Nzapa Ayeke

Food for Thought narrated (English)

Food for Thought (Spanish Edition)

Food for Thought (French version)

Wangari - by CPIA Montagna Castel di Casio (Italy)

There are 8 texts dedicated to Wangari Muta Maathai, each containing a series of texts accompanying images in different languages:

Wangari by Fatima Manhoor (Italian-English)

Wangari by Cristina Daniela Bobocea (Italian-Romanian)

Wangari by Precious Ekhator (Italian-Pidgin English)

Wangari by Dulja Krasnic (Italian-Rom Kosovar)

Wangari by Mantika Afroz Parsa (Italian-Bengali)

Wangari by Huna Adelina (Italian-Albanian)