<div>Dear Conference Organizers,</div> <div>I have written on language policy in Pakistan and the relationship between language and education as well as politics in Pakistan. My publications are on <A href="http://www.tariqrahman.net">www.tariqrahman.net</A></div> <div>If you invite me paying for air fare from Islamabad (Pakistan) as well as board and lodging I can present a paper on 'Language Policy in Pakistan'.</div> <div>Thank you.</div> <div>Yours sincerely,</div> <div>Tariq Rahman<BR><BR><B><I>Don Osborn <dzo@bisharat.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)" name=Generator> <STYLE> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt;
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University of South Africa, Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=19711<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>The aims are to:<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>* Discuss and debate matters pertaining to language, education and development;<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>* Identify key areas for collaborative projects and interventions;<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>* Constitute core teams to pursue collaborative projects;<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>* Develop joint working and funding proposals. <o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>About the conference<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>Language is knowledge. Language is power. Language is a key driver
in development – in thesocial, cultural, educational and economic domains. Yet, despite international initiatives to address education, poverty, gender equality, disease, civil conflict and economic growth, millions of people across the globe are marginalized. They exist on the fringe of survival and are denied access to basic necessities which could obviate their suffering and bring new hope.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>What role does language play in development?<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>What role can language play in addressing urgent global demands? How do we reconcile language development, the hegemony of English, the formation of national identities, demands for democratization and liberalization, and the recognition of individual and cultural rights in a global context? How can language practitioners, educationalists, development specialists and the like, from across the world, collaborate to
make a tangible difference to increasing access to knowledge through the development of language?<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>The University of South Africa – in association with the Trustees of the Language and Development Conference Series – invite applications from governments, academics, researchers, NGOs, and activists to participate in the 8th International Conference on Language and Development from 1 to 3 October 2007.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>This International Conference will take the following form:<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>* Plenary presentations;<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>* Individual papers addressing the key themes; <o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>* Workshop sessions.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>
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