{"id":25446,"date":"2025-06-01T18:58:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=25446"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:05:35","slug":"julia-kosciuczuk","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/verkefni\/julia-kosciuczuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Kosciuczuk"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"--overlay-opacity: 0%; --overlay-bg: #000000;\" class=\"hero-section h1-lg\" >\n\t<div class=\"container animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Julia Kosciuczuk<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"bg-visual\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VOHO_Julia_02-1800x1200.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"meta-info-section\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"meta-info animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"intro-section\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container animation\">\n\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW227388852 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227388852 BCX0\">TOGETHER<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW227388852 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"text-section txt-columns\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row animation-child-elements animation-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Together<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is an educational game that supports language learning and social integration of immigrants and locals in Iceland. With nearly 20,000 new residents in 2024, the language is still one of the main obstacles. Only 7% speak fluent Icelandic after 5 -10 years and the percentage only increases to 38% for those who have lived in Iceland for more than a decade.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Together<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilizes a visual, acoustic, kinetic and verbal approach through cards, shapes and movement exercises The game encourages collaboration, communication and language exchange in a fun and social environment It is easy to produce and portable, and therefore ideal for adaptive projects of INN with the aim of making Icelandic more accessible and more attractive to immigrants.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> \/\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Together<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is an educational game that supports language learning and social integration for immigrants and locales in Iceland. With nearly 20,000 new arrivals in 2024, language remains a key barrier KR\u00e1 7% speak advanced Icelandic after 5 -110 years, rising to just 38% among those who have lived in Iceland for over a decade. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Together<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> uses visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, and verbal learning through cards, shapes, and movement tasks. It organizations cooperation, communication, and language exchange in a fun, social setting. 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