{"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 for immigrants and locals in Iceland. With nearly 20,000 new residents in 2024, language remains one of the main barriers\u2014only 71% speak fluent Icelandic after 5\u201310 years, and that figure only rises 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\"> uses a visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and oral approach through games, forms, and movement exercises. The game encourages cooperation, interaction, and language exchange in a fun and social environment. It is easy to produce and portable, making it ideal for integration projects\u2014with the goal of making Icelandic more accessible and 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 locals in Iceland. With nearly 20,000 new arrivals in 2024, language remains a key barrier\u2014only 7% speak advanced Icelandic after 5\u201310 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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