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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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Don Osborn
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Jun 22, 2008 5:28 am
This is a long article in two parts that was featured in the Namibian paper, New Era. It is written as a short research piece with references. It is available...
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Donald Z. Osborn
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Aug 31, 2008 7:18 am
FYI, from the UNESCO site at http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=57672&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html ... Just published: Why Languages...
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Donald Z. Osborn
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Oct 1, 2008 2:50 pm
FYI, a job announcement from the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC ... Research Associate Division/Program: Language Education and Academic...
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Donald Z. Osborn
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Oct 9, 2008 2:41 pm
FYI (fwd from lgpolicy-list)... *International Symposium on Bilingualism 7* Event type *Conference* Date from *08/07/2009* Date to *12/07/2009* Venue name...
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Don Osborn
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Oct 18, 2008 11:42 am
FYI, from LinguistList via LgPolicy-list... Interfaces of Bilingualism and SLI Workshop Date: 01-Feb-2009 - 05-Feb-2009 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Contact...
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Don Osborn
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Nov 7, 2008 7:09 pm
Forwarded From: edling@... via lgpolicy-list@... Call for Proposals The 2009 University of Oregon Conference on Biliteracy ...
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Don Osborn
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Nov 7, 2008 7:17 pm
Fwd from LinguistList via lgpolicy-list Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism Full Title: Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism Date:...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 16, 2009 10:53 pm
FYI, from LinguistList via lgpolicy-list Barcelona Summer School on Bi- and Multilingualism Date: 07-Sep-2009 - 10-Sep-2009 Location: Barcelona, Spain Contact:...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 17, 2009 1:27 am
Six years of the UN Literacy Decade are behind us. During that time, this group emerged as a space for considering what literacy meant or might (could?...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 19, 2009 11:34 am
Also need some help with spelling, apparently. Possible new directions or elements in approach for this list might include: * Some web 2.0 approach to...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 19, 2009 11:45 am
FYI, from: edling via lgpolicy-list "Re-thinking bilingualism - Challenges of multilingualism and communication in classroom settings" Örebro University,...
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Jill Wohl
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Jan 26, 2009 8:38 pm
JOB OPENING: PRINCIPAL, INTER-AMERICAN DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL (Chicago, IL) Deadline: Application must be received by January 30, 2009 Annual Salary: MIN:...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 27, 2009 6:44 pm
This is not a new publication (as a number of you certainly know) but I'm just coming across it and thought it merited mention: Multicultural and Multilingual...
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Don Osborn
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Jan 27, 2009 6:55 pm
I've added a few links to this group's links page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multilingual_Literacy/links . If you didn't kow we had a links page, check...
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Don Osborn
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Feb 21, 2009 12:42 pm
Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira of New Zealand won the 2009 Linguapax prize. See article below (in Spanish from http://www.hispanidad.com/noticia.aspx?ID=122866 -...
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Don Osborn
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Feb 21, 2009 3:11 pm
I've put up a quick blog posting on this which has some more info and links. See http://donosborn.org/blog/2009/02/21/2009-linguapax-prize-winner-katerina-te ...
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Don Osborn
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Feb 22, 2009 6:27 am
FYI, from MultiEd-L (where it was forwarded from a list at University of Oregon): Subject: UO Biliteracy Conference Registration and Preliminary Program (Sorry...
