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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Endangered Languages Programme (ELP) of the Netherlands
Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has as one of its continuous aims to
increase the awareness of the problem of language endangerment among the
general public. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The programme felt that one of the best ways to achieve this
for the years to come was to prepare teaching materials on the issue of
language endangerment for secondary education. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>At the request of the ELP, Cecilia Odé prepared a fascinating
multimedia course in Dutch to be used in geography classes, that has been received
very well within the educational system in The Netherlands. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Encouraged by this response, we decided to prepare an
English version of the course as well, which is now available at: <a
href="http://www.bedreigdetalen.nl">www.bedreigdetalen.nl</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We would appreciate it very much if you could have a look at
this new version. If you feel this course could be useful within the
educational system of your country, please help us bring it to the attention of
potentially interested organizations in secondary education in your country. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We are also investigating the possibilities of translating
the course into other languages, and would appreciate your help with this as
well.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kees Hengeveld<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Chair, NWO Endangered Language Programme<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=NL style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="http://home.hum.uva.nl/oz/hengeveldp"><span lang=NL style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>home.hum.uva.nl/oz/hengeveldp</span></a></span><span
lang=NL style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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