Parents are oftentimes given conflicting information about bilingualism, whether it's at home or at school. Our goal is not to tell parents how to raise their children, but instead to provide research-backed information about bilingualism, dispell myths, and quell worries. We want to share our research findings in an accessible, digestible way that can help parents make informed, confident decisions about bilingualism in their families! 

Book us for your next parent-teacher night! Send us an email at rubilingual@gmail.com to learn how we can help! 

We know how hard it is to be a teacher, especially when you're working with more than one language! In the past, we've provided workshops on the following topics:

• the benefits of bilingualism

• bilingual education

• second language acquisition in young learners

• teaching strategies tailored to L2 learners

• teaching strategies tailored to heritage speakers

Book us for your next Professional Development or learn more about what we have to offer by sending us an email at rubilingual@gmail.com!

RU Bilingual members regularly present at the Mexican Consulate of New Brunswick on various topics of bilingualism! Our charlas are typically interactive and community-focused, with the aim of engaging with the community and getting folks to reflect on their beliefs about language, as well as providing resources for bilingual families. Previous topics have been about: 

• the cognitive benefits of bilingualism

• how to support a bilingual child

• linguistic attitudes and beliefs

• indigenous language of Latin America

• code-switching

• many others!

Check out our RU Bilingual member Robert talk about job and educational opportunities for bilinguals here!

We currently work with Unity Square to provide English as a Second Language classes to the New Brunswick community! If you're interested in volunteering, please contact us at rubilingual@gmail.com. We provide all materials for the lesson!

At Unity Square, we provide sociolinguistic workshops to the community. These workshops have covered a range of interesting topics on the following topics:

• language attitudes

• Spanglish

• narratives of the Mexican-US border

• linguistic identity

• much more!

If you're interested in learning more about similar topics that we can explore with your organization, send us an email at rubilingual@gmail.com! 

We have provided introductory Spanish classes at the New Brunswick Public Library for the community. If you are interested in Spanish classes, contact us today at rubilingual@gmail.com!