<DIV>Please forward to students/faculty in your respective departments!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Greetings! I am writing to inform you of the exciting upcoming <STRONG>International Symposium on African and Diasporic Languages and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University</STRONG>. This symposium is not only of interest to scholars and educators working in Africa and the Diaspora but also (just to name a few):</DIV> <UL> <LI>scholars and educators who are interested in language and language education policy, </LI> <LI>international educational development/comparative education scholars who are interested in international practices and policies, </LI> <LI>scholars and educators who are concerned about how immigrants, migrants, and refugees with interrupted formal education are assisted in the US educational system, </LI> <LI>educators who want new approaches to differentiated instruction for students
from Africa and the diaspora, and</LI> <LI>students who want to broaden their knowledge of language development, language education, politics of/ around languages, Africa, the Carribean, the United States, and international, national and local education and immigration policies. </LI></UL> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This conference lies at the nexus of all of these important issues. Come, and find out for yourself! The information about the conference is below. Click on the image below to get to our website, or go straight to <A href="http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages">http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages</A>.</DIV> <DIV>Best Wishes,<BR>Maureen Matarese</DIV> <DIV>Conference Coordinator</DIV> <DIV>Doctoral Candidate</DIV> <DIV>Teachers College, Columbia University</DIV> <DIV>_____________________________________________________________________________________</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT face=arial><EM>The African Union has declared 2006 the Year of African Language! In celebration of this affirmation, renowned international scholars, educators, and policy-makers are gathering at Teachers College, Columbia University to share educational visions and design in language and literacy education associated with speakers of various African languages, Creole languages and dialects, and African American English. </EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=arial><EM></EM></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=arial size=2><EM>Based on the theme of <B>paradigms, practices and politics
of language in education</B>, the three-day symposium combines theoretical presentations with educational development sessions and roundtable discussions among educators, policymakers, and language scholars. The symposium highlights a different language group each day, beginning with an exploration of the cultural, historical, and linguistic roots of African language, education, and policy on the African continent as well as in the United States. The second day focuses on Creole-speaking regions, investigating the interface between language, education, and policy, and the third day turns to the sociolinguistic situation in the United States, this time addressing these questions for speakers of African American English.</EM></FONT> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Also posted below is the <STRONG>call for posters</STRONG>, which we are sending out to both academia and public schools. <STRONG><U>Please feel free to
forward this information along!</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Click on the image below to to get to our website. If you do not see the image below, visit <A href="http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages">http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages</A> for complete information on the upcoming International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages & Education at Teachers College.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> </DIV> <DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=614 align=center border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=Arial><IMG height=1 alt="" src="http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/html_email/images/spacer.gif" width=614 border=0 NOSEND="1"></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT face=Arial><IMG height=1 alt="" src="http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/html_email/images/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0 NOSEND="1"></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A href="http://continuingeducation.tc.columbia.edu/default.aspx?pageid=527" target=_blank><FONT
face=Arial><IMG id=ADLE2_r1_c1 height=204 alt="International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages and Education" src="http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/html_email/images/ADLE2_r1_c1.jpg" width=614 border=0 name=ADLE2_r1_c1></FONT></A></TD> <TD><FONT face=Arial><IMG height=204 alt="" src="http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/html_email/images/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0 NOSEND="1"></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A href="http://continuingeducation.tc.columbia.edu/default.aspx?pageid=527" target=_blank><FONT face=Arial><IMG id=ADLE2_r2_c1 height=178 alt="International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages and Education" src="http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/html_email/images/ADLE2_r2_c1.jpg" width=614 border=0 name=ADLE2_r2_c1></FONT></A></TD> <TD><FONT face=Arial><IMG height=178 alt="" src="http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/html_email/images/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0 NOSEND="1"></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A
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NOSEND="1"></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <DIV><A href="http://continuingeducation.tc.columbia.edu/default.aspx?pageid=527" target=_blank><FONT face=Arial><IMG id=ADLE2_r5_c1 height=121 alt="International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages and Education" src="http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/html_email/images/ADLE2_r5_c1.jpg" width=614 border=0 name=ADLE2_r5_c1></FONT></A></DIV> <DIV align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=center><SPAN class=219530111-25082006><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you do not see the image above, visit <A href="http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages">http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages</A> for complete information on the upcoming International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages & Education.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV></FONT> </DIV> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt -45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY:
Helvetica; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt -45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt -45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and Education<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" align=center><SPAN class=apple-style-span><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt;
FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Call for Posters</SPAN></B></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Center for Multiple Languages and Literacies invites teachers and graduate students to submit abstracts for a poster session, which will be held as part of the 3 day International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages and Education. This Symposium will bring together <SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-color-alt: windowtext">international scholars, educators, and policy-makers to share educational visions and design in language and literacy education associated with speakers of
African languages, Creole languages and African American English (for more details, see Symposium website: <A href="http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages">http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-color-alt: windowtext"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Following the Symposium’s theme of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">paradigms, practices and politics of language in education</I>, poster presenters are invited to prepare material that demonstrates the link between research and teaching and/or language education policy. Teachers and graduate students may explore issues around language and education in Africa or the
education of African immigrants to the Americas, examine these issues for Creole speakers, or address these questions for speakers of African American English. Alternatively, they may compare and contrast concerns across these language groups. Poster sessions might include but are not limited to 1) pedagogical posters from teachers about creative ways that they have integrated African, Creole and/or African American language into their classrooms or 2) posters that describe current innovative research on this topic.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>By participating in the poster session, authors will have the opportunity to discuss their work with the internationally-known scholars who will attend the Symposium and interact with
other teachers dealing with similar issues. The goal is to encourage a support network for circulating information on research, policy and practice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">To submit a poster for the poster session, please send the following information by <B>September 15:</B></FONT></FONT></DIV> <UL type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Poster Title</FONT></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New
Roman" size=3>Author Information: </FONT></LI> <UL type=circle> <UL type=square> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Name:</FONT></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Institution Affiliation:</FONT></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Address:</FONT></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Phone:</FONT></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in
0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Fax:</FONT></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Email:</FONT></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Names of additional authors</FONT></LI></UL></UL> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">A 250 - word Abstract </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></LI></UL> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt:
auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Send this information in a Word document to <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><A href="mailto:adle@tc.columbia.edu">adle@tc.columbia.edu</A></B>. Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged via email within 72 hours. Please write “POSTER SESSION” in the subject heading of your email. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>There will be a dedicated poster session on Thursday October 5<SUP>th</SUP> from <SPAN style="COLOR: black">5:05-6:30pm </SPAN>when poster presenters will be available for questions and discussion. Outside this poster session,<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> poster</SPAN>s will be on continuous display for the duration of the Symposium.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Those whose posters are accepted will be notified about further details regarding support and supplies for setting up posters as well as guidelines for display.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.75pt solid"> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>For further information, please contact Tavis Jules at
</FONT><A href="mailto:tdj2101@tc.edu"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>tdj2101@tc.edu</FONT></A></DIV></DIV><p>
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