2nd International Conference on Language Development, Language Revitalization and Multilingual Education in Ethnolinguistic Communities, 1-3 July 2008, Bangkok Thailand Over the past decade efforts towards the formation and implementation of mother tongue-based multilingual educational programs, have occurred thanks to governmental and NGO support in several countries of Asia and the Pacific. Ethnolinguistic communities have begun to be revitalized through the preservation and maintenance of their heritage languages, yet root concepts of “multilingual education” and “language revitalization” continue to be misinterpreted and unaccepted. The process of comprehending these vital concepts of education is still in need of dialogue as complexities and challenges of multilingual education continue to surface. At the 2nd International Conference on Language Development, Language Revitalization and Multilingual Education in Ethnolinguistic Communities, those involved in mother-tongue-based multilingual education (MT-based MLE) and other language-based development programs will come together to submit abstracts for presentations in parallel sessions. Discussion will be guided through provoking tracks ranging from ‘Language development and language revitalization of non-dominant languages’ to ‘Community-centered efforts to preserve intangible cultural heritage,’ to ‘Information and communication technology that supports language development…’
Please refer to the website below for further details and registration information:
http://www.seameo.org/_ld2008/announcement/Announcement.pdf
Second Call for Papers. http://www.seameo.org/_ld2008/call_papers/2ND_CALL_FOR_PAPERS_15_Feb.pdf
International Literacy Day - 8 September 2007 In today’s world, some 774 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 72.1 million children are out of school and many more attend irregularly or drop out; and literate environments with access to reading material and suitable publications are lacking, with the result that neo-literates cannot sustain their skills.
International Literacy Day (8 September) is a reminder to the world about the importance of literacy for individuals, families, communities and whole societies. This year’s theme is “Literacy, key to good health and well-being.” This is also the thematic emphasis of the 2007-2008 biennium of the United Nations Literacy Decade. The 2007 event will look at literacy and its links with general health care, nutrition, family and reproductive health and health-related community development. Events are organized worldwide to raise public awareness and support for literacy. Read more
Countries of East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific pledge support for Literacy at Beijing conference UNESCO organized a sub-regional conference "Addressing Literacy Challenges in East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific: Building Partnerships and Promoting Innovative Approaches" in Beijing (China) on 31 July to 1 August. The Beijing conference is the second in a series of regional conferences organized by UNESCO to promote global literacy. The first took place in Doha (Qatar), in March 2007. Four other conferences on the subject are scheduled by the end of 2008, in Mali, in India, Costa Rica and Azerbaijan. Read more
Improving Quality of Literacy Programmes in a Multilingual Context In order to share country experiences of implementation of mother tongue literacy projects including the capacity building of the participants, a training workshop on Improving Quality of Mother Tongue/bilingual Literacy Programmes was organized from 18 -22 June 2007 in Dhaka, Bangladesh in cooperation with UNESCO, Dhaka and UIL (UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning).
Special emphasis was placed on capacity building in the designing of effective mother tongue/bilingual literacy programmes and transition plans from mother tongue to national language. Read more...
APPEAL Bulletin - June 2007 The APPEAL Bulletin is published periodically and consists of updates of the projects and activities undertaken by the Unit over the previous few months. Download the bulletin |
