Multilingual Education Newsletter

· Myanmar minorities fight to save mother tongue - Daily Times; 23 October 2012

· Once-vibrant aboriginal languages struggle for survival - The Canadian Press; 24 October 2012

· Protect, value your mother tongue - Ting - Borneo Post; 28 October 2012

· Mother tongue being cut out - Times' Live; 31 October 2012

· Bilingualism benefits low income children too! - NALDIC; October 2012

· The Role of Early Oral Language in Literacy Development - Language Magazine; October 2012

· Census statistics raise questions about official language policy: Falling number identify French as mother tongue - Vancouver Sun; 2 November 2012

· Pre-schools to have common Mother Tongue framework - Channel NewsAsia; 6 November 2012

· Multilingual Learning - Reading in 3 Languages - Tips from the T-List; 7 November 2012

· Rwanda: Speaking the Language of the World? - Think Africa Press; 11 December 2012

· Southern students get excellent tuition - The Nation; 12 December 2012

· Irina Bokova pays tribute to the contribution of the Arabic language to universal culture - UNESCO; 19 December 2012

· SIL consultant contributes to promising multilingual education project in Timor-Leste - SIL International; December 2012

Resources

· Addressing Exclusion in Education: A Guide to Assessing Education Systems Towards More Inclusive and Just Societies by UNESCO · Bilingual Education in Africa: An Exploration of Encouraging Connections Between Language and Girls' Schooling by Carol Benson · Education Notes by The World Bank · Education First, A Global Initiative by UN Education First · Global Education Digest 2012: Opportunities lost - the impact of grade repetition and early school leaving by UNESCO, UIS · IIEP Occasional Paper: Education for conflict prevention and peacebuilding - Meeting the global challenges of the 21st century by Phyllis Kotite · Improving the quality of education in low-income countries: Advice from cognitive psychology research by Helen Abadzi · Language in education in Pakistan: Recommendations for policy and practice by Hywel Coleman and Tony Capstick · Marginalised Minorities in Developing Programming by UNDP · Policy Guidelines on Inclusion in Education by UNESCO

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· Scar of Tongue: Consequences of the Ban on the Use of Mother Tongue in Education and Experiences of Kurdish Students in Turkey by DiSA

· "Strong Foundations" and "Good Bridges" in Language Education:What Can We Learn From Current Theories and Practices? by Susan Malone

· World Arabic Language Day by UNESCO

Past & Upcoming Events

2013 · Asia Multilingual Education Working Group Meeting; 21 January 2013  · International Conference on Inclusive Education, Bangladesh; 15-17 February 2013 · 9th International Symposium on Bilingualism, Singapore; 18 - 21 June 2013 · 4th International Language and Education Conference: Multilingual Education for ALL in Asia and the Pacific - Policies, Practices and Processes, Thailand; 6 - 8 November 2013

4th International Language and Education Conference

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