We are currently recruiting African writers who aim to take part in this event
and will get back to the group about the date. Please let them know that we
are interested to promote their work in England and to promote their work in
schools as well. We are very much intersted for those who write in African
Native languages.
Regards
fred
Don Osborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for this news. What are the date and place of the conference?
Did not see the info on the CASSUK site. TIA... Don
--- In [email protected], "caassuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> African Language Conference
>
>
> City College and Cameroon Advice and Support Services UK celebrates
> this year¡¦s theme¡XAfrican Languages: Diversity, participation,
> dialogue¡Xwhich ties closely to UNESCO¡¦s commitment in ¡§Education in
> a Multilingual World,¡¨ UNESCO Education Position Paper, 2003, ¡§In
> the field of language and education, the recent reports and
> recommendations of the International Conference on Education (ICE)
> have emphasized the importance of mother tongue instruction at the
> beginning of formal education for pedagogical, social, and cultural
> considerations.¡¨ (International Conference on Education 46th Session
> 2001: final report, p. 11.). CAASS UK will work in partnership with
> City College to serve the lesser-known African language communities
> in Birmingham by documenting them through linguistic research and
> encouraging the development of multilingual education programs.
>
> We believe that the use of African national languages in British
> education system would benefit students, parents, teachers, and the
> community as a whole. CAASS UK and City College also supports mother
> tongue instruction and seeks to work in collaboration with others to
> improve educational quality.
>
>
> Aims
>
> Inconggruity for Africans to continue expressing them selves through
> non African languages ¡§emphasised the urgent need ¡§to appropriate
> African languages in primary, secondary schools, colleges and
> universities as a strength for social and economic development
>
>
> Objectives
>
> X Create a highway of African Multilingual information;
> X Create a vocational training session for African language
> data through workshops, conferences, festivals etc;
> X Encourage educational instutution to set up a true
> linguistic policy with the introduction of african language into the
> educational system
>
>
>
> For Further information or to join our free mailing list, please
> contact Frederick Ebot Ashu, Development Director, CAASS UK, 82
> Finchley Road, Kingstanding,
> Birmingham, B44 OJH, Tel: 0121 2497755, Mobile: 07720431026,
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> www.caassuk.org
>
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