<div class="gmail_quote">Forwarded From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Glanz, Christine</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:c.glanz@unesco.org">c.glanz@unesco.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:04 PM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We would like to inform you about our new publication which aims at promoting mother-tongue-based multilingual and multicultural education in Africa. In case you have comments or questions we would be delighted receiving them.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Yours sincerely, </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Christine Glanz</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In collaboration with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has just published an evidence- and practice-based policy advocacy brief entitled <i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Why and how Africa should invest in African languages and multilingual education</span></i>.<i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span></i></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This brief is the product of an in-depth research and consultation process, which was initiated in 2005 and carried out in consultation with experts – the majority from Africa – in language, education and publishing and African Ministries of Education. It addresses seven common concerns about mother-tongue-based multilingual education in sub-Saharan Africa in the light of experiences of mother-tongue education in Africa since the 1950s. It also draws on a broad array of experiences and sources from around the world. The focus on African experiences redresses the mistake made so often in the past: namely, the practice of applying to this continent research results from regions with very different linguistic contexts and learning environments. Drawing on research results from Africa, the brief makes concrete suggestions as to how education systems can be shaped to foster individual and social development in African contexts. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In 2010, as a measure to facilitate the promotion of mother-tongue-based multilingual/multicultural education and learning cultures, Ministers of Education from 18 African countries adopted the <i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Policy guide on the integration of African languages and cultures into education systems</span></i>, which was informed by evidence supported by this brief and thus extensively included herein. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt">Hard copies of the publication can be ordered from the UIL Publications Department at the following e-mail address: </span></font><span lang="DE" style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt"><a title="mailto:c.sebastiani@unesco.org" href="mailto:c.sebastiani@unesco.org" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span lang="EN-US" style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">c.sebastiani@unesco.org</span></font></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Download: </span></font><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.unesco.org/uil/" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">http://www.unesco.org/uil/</span></font></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contact: Christine Glanz (<a href="mailto:c.glanz@unesco.org" target="_blank">c.glanz@unesco.org</a>)</span></font><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="FR" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">L’Institut de l’UNESCO pour l’apprentissage tout au long de la vie (UIL) vient de publier, en collaboration avec l’Association pour le développement de l´éducation en Afrique (ADEA), une note de sensibilisation et d’orientation étayée par les faits et fondée sur la pratique intitulée <i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Pourquoi et comment l’Afrique doit investir dans les langues africaines et l’éducation multilingue</span></i>.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="FR" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Cet ouvrage résulte de recherches approfondies et d’un processus de consultation lancé dès 2005 et qui a fait appel à des experts, majoritairement africains, en linguistique, éducation et édition ainsi qu’à nombre de ministères de l’Éducation d’Afrique. Il examine sept préoccupations majeures liées à l’éducation multilingue fondée sur la langue maternelle en Afrique sub-saharienne, s’appuyant sur plusieurs expériences réalisées en la matière en Afrique depuis les années 50. Cette publication exploite une vaste gamme d’expériences et de sources issues du monde entier. L’accent mis sur les expériences africaines corrige l’erreur si souvent commise par le passé, consistant à appliquer à ce continent des résultats de recherches obtenus dans des régions présentant des contextes linguistiques et des environnements d’apprentissage totalement différents. Se fondant sur les résultats de recherches effectuées en Afrique, cet ouvrage émet des suggestions concrètes pour façonner des systèmes d’éducation à même de promouvoir un développement individuel et social dans des contextes africains. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="FR" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">En 2010, les ministères de l’Éducation de 18 pays africains ont adopté le <i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">guide de politique pour réussir l’intégration des langues et des cultures africaines dans l’éducation</span></i>, document informé par les preuves et données pertinentes sur lesquelles s’appuie dans une large mesure cet ouvrage. Cette mesure a pour objectif de faciliter la promotion d’une éducation et de cultures de l’apprentissage multilingues et multiculturelles fondées sur la langue maternelle. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="FR" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt">Pour commander des exemplaires de cette publication, prière de contacter le service des Publications à l’adresse suivante: </span></font><span lang="DE" style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt"><a title="mailto:c.sebastiani@unesco.org" href="mailto:c.sebastiani@unesco.org" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span lang="FR" style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">c.sebastiani@unesco.org</span></font></a></span><span lang="FR" style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="FR" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Téléchargement : </span></font><span lang="FR"><a href="http://www.unesco.org/uil" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">http://www.unesco.org/uil</span></font></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contact: Christine Glanz (<a href="mailto:c.glanz@unesco.org" target="_blank">c.glanz@unesco.org</a>)</span></font><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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