The following item from the South African paper, Mail & Guardian, was seen via a Google alert. Don "An ABC plan to reach XYZ" Mail & Guardian Online ...
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Don Osborn
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Nov 19, 2007 4:42 am
This is already old news but may be of interest - a survey by the European Commission on multilingualism (it closed on 15 Nov.). Commission launch consultation...
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Don Osborn
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Nov 19, 2007 5:09 am
Hi Troy - Very belated thanks for this. I added the URL for the Multilingual Education article to the links section on this group's homepage. I think that...
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Don Osborn
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Nov 28, 2007 4:06 pm
FYI (fwd from Linguist list)... International Conference on Models of Interaction in Bilinguals Date: 27-Nov-2007 From: Virginia Gathercole...
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Don Osborn
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Dec 3, 2007 4:43 pm
FYI, the call for nominations for the Linguapax Award 2008. Note the deadline of Dec. 15. ... We are pleased to inform you that the call for candidates to the...
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Don Osborn
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Dec 7, 2007 2:51 pm
The "HoneyWood File" blog has some comment on bilingual education in Hong Kong. (Seen originally on the lgpolicy-list.) Don Knowldege-Acquisition ...
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P.Murphy
pmurphynam
Dec 10, 2007 1:02 am
<<English-Kirundi, Kirundi-English, and Kinyarwanda-English dictionaries are now available for teachers working with Burundian refugees. The dictionariescan be...
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Don Osborn
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Dec 13, 2007 3:30 pm
I've just learned that the deadline for nominations has been extended to 21 December 2007. Don ... deadline of Dec. 15. ... Linguapax awards 2008 is open....
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Don Osborn
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Dec 31, 2007 6:55 pm
Greetings and Happy New Year to all, The year 2008 has been proclaimed International Year of Languages by the United Nations General Assembly. UNESCO, which...
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Don Osborn
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Dec 31, 2007 7:04 pm
Whatever else does or does not happen with International Year of Langauges 2008, it would be a success if it could achieve even this one result: That children...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 2, 2008 4:16 pm
Happy New Year 2008, which is the "International Year of Languages"! * Whatever else might be accomplished during IYL, one modest proposal I would like to put...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 8, 2008 12:00 am
Time flies and we're already beginning the sixth year of the U.N. Literacy Decade! As far as the purpose of this group goes, I hope it has helped serve to...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 8, 2008 12:20 am
I came across an article mentioning high illiteracy rates in the Arab world - higher than I realized - but a quick news search yielded three more disturbing...
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Dave Pearson
dapearson007
Jan 8, 2008 3:55 am
I'm new to this group so forgive me if this has already been posted. In 2007 UNESCO published "Promoting Literacy in Multilingual Settings" by Kimmo Kosonen,...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 21, 2008 5:57 pm
Thanks, Dave, this is an important item to list here (which it hadn't been before). The group homepage has a search feature that lets you find material in the...
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P.Murphy
pmurphynam
Jan 21, 2008 5:59 pm
This relatively new site created by Tim Newlin called TIMTIM.com offers over 2000 FREE cartoon drawings plus a printable "2008 calendar" that uses 12 different...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jan 21, 2008 6:02 pm
The UN Girls' Education Initiative site mentions two upcoming events of possible interest: "Among key UNESCO events to advance Education for All (EFA) are two ...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Feb 8, 2008 12:22 am
Not sure if this is one of the events described in the previous message re UNESCO literacy meetings this year, but I just came across news of it (and it just...
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Don Osborn
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Feb 21, 2008 10:10 pm
For those who are not aware, today is the 9th annual observance of International Mother Language Day, and the date of the official launch of the International...
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Don Osborn
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Mar 1, 2008 4:57 pm
Dr. Neville Alexander of South Africa is the recipient of the 2008 Linguapax Prize: 22.02.2008 The South African linguist Neville Alexander will receive the...
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barbara_trudell@...
Mar 1, 2008 10:01 pm
I will be out of the office starting 02/29/2008 and will not return until 03/05/2008. I'll be visiting my parents, and don't expect to be accessing email...
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Don Osborn
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Apr 6, 2008 1:31 pm
This introduction of the economics of multilingualism for non-economists may be of interest: "The Economics of Multilingualism: Overview of the Literature and ...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Apr 15, 2008 2:19 am
... From: owner-lgpolicy-list@... [mailto:owner-lgpolicy-list@...] On Behalf Of rbhatt@... Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008...
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Donald Z. Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Apr 17, 2008 2:24 pm
FYI, this item from IRIN News was seen on Malilink MALI: Still a long way to go to meet adult literacy targets BAMAKO,17 April 2008 (IRIN) - In 2000 the Malian...
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Dave Pearson
dapearson007
Apr 17, 2008 5:43 pm
The UNESCO <http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/265/11/PDF/N0826511.pdf?OpenElem ent> Report to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues next week ...
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Don Osborn
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Apr 19, 2008 2:17 pm
FYI, passing on this information on the "Global Understanding in Multilingual, Multimodal & Multimedia Contexts" (GUM3C) conference. The ... The World Language...
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Don Osborn
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May 21, 2008 12:27 pm
FYI (fwd from lgpolicy-list)… CALL FOR PAPERS 2ND INTERNATIONAL MIDP SYMPOSIUM 'MULTILINGUALISM FROM BELOW' 14-16 September 2009 University of Antwerp,...
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Don Osborn
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May 27, 2008 3:42 am
This CFP was seen on H-Africa. It does not explicitly mention multilingual literacy, but presumably that would fall under "multiple literacies"? Don Osborn ......
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Viorica Alexandru
valexa2do
Jun 3, 2008 12:30 pm
Dear Colleagues, This is to let you know about our new training course to take place in Braila Romania, 27-31October 2008. It is a training opportunity for...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jun 20, 2008 1:43 am
The current issue of CAL News has some material on ESL, literacy, and bilingual learning. See http://www.cal.org/about/calnews/061808.html From: CALnews...
