Multilingualism

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Homework and family/school communications

The love for languages leaks from the pages of these planners. Even though these two pages look plain and basic, both tell a lot about the author’s passions and habits. 

The first things to notice are the capital letters for the subjects - FRANC[ese] (French), ING[lese] (English), TEDE[sco] (German), ITA[liano] (Italian), STO[ria] (History) - followed by the homework in cursive which are written both in English and in Italian. Planners can be considered a sort of comfort zone and the author chooses to write in a language that is not her native, adding a layer of literacy to her personality and daily life; moreover, writing in English in her planner was not required, so reading homework and expression like “They’re my life!” denote a sort of closeness to her school choice, the feeling of having done the right choice in studying modern languages.