I Speak Your Language explores how language shapes our lives. Host Kadi, a linguist & poet, talks to experts, artists and communities to unpack how language shapes our daily lives and identities. The podcast is a space to recognise and reflect on the barriers that shape how we communicate, and how we navigate them. Tune in every Thursday and join the community! Thanks to KU Leuven for their support.
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I Speak Your Language explores how language shapes our lives. Host Kadi, a linguist & poet, talks to experts, artists and communities to unpack how language shapes our daily lives and identities. The podcast is a space to recognise and reflect on the barriers that shape how we communicate, and how we navigate them. Tune in every Thursday and join the community! Thanks to KU Leuven for their support.
© Original music. All rights reserved.
In this special episode, Kadi speaks with Sven Gatz, Brussels Minister for Multilingualism, about what it means to build language policy in one of the world’s most multilingual cities. They explore how Brussels is navigating official languages, community languages, and everything in between, and why embracing the mother tongues of residents matters.
Sven Gatz served as the first-ever Minister for Multilingualism in Brussels, leading efforts to create a more inclusive and forward-looking language policy. His work focuses on promoting multilingual visibility, encouraging grassroots engagement, and recognising the everyday realities of a city where no single language group is in the majority.
You can learn more about multilingual initiatives in Brussels and Minister Gatz’s work here: https://svengatz.prezly.com/en/category/multilingualism