<div dir="ltr"><font class="">Multilingual Education Forum: Speaking the Language of Change in Asia-Pacific</font><br>
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<td height="16"><div><b>Bangkok:</b>
Asia-Pacific is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse
regions in the world. However, rather than benefiting from this cultural
richness, a lack of mother-tongue based education all too often means
that those who speak minority languages are trapped in a vicious cycle
of marginalization and discrimination.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Breaking
that cycle and recognizing the integral role of mother-tongue based
multilingual education (MTB MLE) in the Education for All (EFA) process
will be the primary focus of a major international conference being held
by UNESCO Bangkok from 6-8 November, 2013.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Thai
Deputy Prime Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana will deliver the welcoming
speech at the 4th International Conference on Language And Education:
Multilingual Education for all in Asia and the Pacific – Policies,
Practices, and Processes, which will be held at Bangkok’s Imperial
Queen’s Park Hotel.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Other top policy-makers
and non-governmental organization representatives from around the
region and beyond will discuss successes and challenges in implementing
MLE programmes in their countries. Experts in the field from
international universities and think-tanks will also share their
research and insights.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The event is the
fourth in a series of international conferences organized by the Asia
Multilingual Education Working Group (Asia MLE WG) that aims to build
national and local capacity in designing, implementing and monitoring
MLE programmes in the region.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Four thematic
tracks will be featured at the conference: Multilingual education: What
and Why: Towards Sound MLE Policy: Language and Language-in-Education
Policy and Planning in Asia and the Pacific; Delivering Quality and
Inclusive MLE: Teachers, Pedagogy and Innovations; and Measuring
Impact. </div> <div><br></div> <div>The conference aims to strengthen
momentum for MLE in the region and serve as a platform for a
forward-looking debate that can help shape inclusive and progressive
education policies for the post-2015 agenda.</div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div>The
Event: 4th International Conference on Language and Education: Multiple
Education for All in Asia and the Pacific – Policies, Practices and
Processes</div> <div><br></div> <div>When: 6-8 November 2013</div> <div> </div> <div>Where: Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel, 199 Sukhumvit Soi 22, Bangkok</div> <div>Phone: +66 (0) 2261-9000 </div> <div>Hotel Website: <a href="http://www.imperialhotels.com/imperialqueenspark/">www.imperialhotels.com/imperialqueenspark/</a></div>
<div>Organisers:</div> <div>This event is co-organized by UNESCO Bangkok, along with key partners of the Asia Multilingual Education Working Group</div></td>
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