Conference on Lg Development, Language Revitalization and Multilingual Education-July 1-3, 2008

[Yuphaphann Hoonchamlong]

FYI.
This conference precedes the National Language Policy Conference and is held at the same venue (Twin Towers Hotel, Bnagkok)
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The 2nd International Conference on Language Development, Language Revitalization and Multilingual Education in Ethnolinguistic  communities

General overview
The international conference date: 1-3 July 2008.
Venue: The Twin Towers Hotel, 88 Rong Muang, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. 
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 30 April 2008. 
Supporting agencies: SIL International, UNESCO, UNICEF, SEAMEO, Mahidol University, CARE International and Save the Children UK. 
For more information about conference program, please contact langdevelbkk_info at sil.org
Website:  http://www.seameo.org/_ld2008/index.html

CALL FOR PAPERS:  PARALLEL SESSIONS 
Deadline for submission of abstracts:   1 March 2008    

Final notification of acceptance:  15 March 2008


Interested scholars and practitioners are invited to submit an abstract for a parallel session presentation.  Abstracts relating to the following topics will be welcome:   
Revitalizing and/or maintaining languages and cultures 
	Role of non-dominant languages in society 
	Preserving traditional oral literature, dance, music, knowledge
	Planning and implementing sustainable language maintenance and language revitalization programs
	Developing and revising orthographies
	Developing written styles in previously unwritten languages
Language policies and language-in-education policies
	Language policies in multilingual settings  
	Impact of language policies on indigenous and other non-dominant languages 
	Language-in-education policies that support or hinder education in non-dominant language communities
Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MT-Based MLE) 
	Planning and implementing MT-based MLE programs for children and for adults 
	MT-Based MLE and gender equity
	Multi-grade classrooms in multilingual communities 
	Developing teaching and learning materials, including graded reading materials in the students’ mother tongue 
	Teacher recruitment and training 
Preserving intangible cultural heritage:
	Preserving traditional literature
	Preserving traditional dance and music 
	Including women’s narratives in recorded histories
	Informal music education practices
	Incorporating cultural knowledge and traditions into formal and non-formal education 

Information and communication technology  (ICT) that supports language development, language revitalization and MT-Based MLE 
•	ICT in dictionary development
•	ICT in orthography development
•	ICT in multi-script languages
Research and evaluation studies of language maintenance, language revitalization and multilingual education programs
	Principles and practices in research and evaluation of language revitalization and MT-based MLE 
	Case study research of small-scale language revitalization and MLE projects 
	Longitudinal research studies of MT-based MLE 
	Community-centered / community-owned research and evaluation 


REGARDING THE ABSTRACTS:  
•	Maximum of 300 words (including the title and references)
•	Single-spaced
•	Justified margins
•	Times New Roman 12
•	Title, in bold, centered at the top of the page
•	Track / stream in which your paper would be presented (large headings, above) 
•	Your name, country in which you work, organizational affiliation, title
•	Your e-mail address
Address to send abstracts:  langdevelbkk_info at sil.org