Just coming across this document again in another search. If you can download it (it's long), section 1.1 "Multilingualism, Communication, Development and Education" is worth the read.
There are 2 versions: 158 pages http://www.adeanet.org/trans/Marie/aou_sep05/MTBLEReport_eng.pdf 222 pages http://www.adeanet.org/meetings/docs/conf%20Nam05/Eng/CompleteMTBLEReport_engl.pdf Don --- In [email protected], "Don Osborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FYI, the working document of the Conference on Bilingual Education > and the Use of Local Languages (August 3-5, 2005, Windhoek, Namibia), > entitled "Optimizing Learning and Education in Africa - the Language > Factor: A Stock-taking Research on Mother Tongue and Bilingual > Education in Sub-Saharan Africa," can be read at > http://www.adeanet.org/meetings/docs/conf%20Nam05/Eng/CompleteMTBLEReport_engl.pdf [you may have to piece this > URL back together in your browser window]. It is quite long, > consisting of a number of papers exploring the subject. DZO > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Donald Z. Osborn" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > > > > > > Bilingual Education in the Spotlight > > > > The Namibian (Windhoek) > > NEWS > > August 3, 2005 > > Posted to the web August 3, 2005 > > > > By Carmen Honey > > Windhoek > > > > > > EDUCATION specialists from 17 African countries and a > > variety of backgrounds will join educationalists from > > France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom > > and the United States for a conference on bilingual > > education and the use of African languages in > > education this week. > > > > The three-day conference takes place at the Windhoek > > Country Club Resort from today. > > > > "Research has shown for the past 50 years that the use > > of African languages in education is a vital issue for > > the development of relevant and effective African > > education systems," one of the organisers, the > > Association for the Development of Education in Africa > > (ADEA) said in a press statement ADEA, the German > > co-operation agency GTZ, and the Unesco Institute for > > Education (UIE) are organising the event with the > > Ministry of Education and the French agency, AIF. > > > ... > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
