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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><B>"Bilingual and Multilingual Education in the National Language Policy”<BR>
</B>Sponsored by the Royal Institute of Thailand, the Embassy of Australia, and SIL International<BR>
Tuesday 30 January, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM<BR>
Suan Sunanda Rajabhat University Auditorium, Bangkok
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</B>Keynote Speaker: <B>Dr. Joseph Lo Bianco, </B>internationally known expert on applied linguistics (Bilingual Education, Teaching of English as a Second Language, etc.) and author of the Australian National Language Policy.<BR>
Other Speakers:<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>-Dr. Suwilai Premsarit, Mahidol University: <B>“The Language Situation in Thailand”<BR>
</B>-Dr. Pam MacKenzie, International Network for Development <B>“Basic Principles of Multilingual Education, with Case Studies from India”<BR>
</B>-James Shipton and Alan </SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Tahoma"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Mackenzie, </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>British Council, Bangkok: <B>“The ‘Future Perfect’ Proposal for Advancing English Usage in Thailand”<BR>
</B>-June van den Bos, KIS International School, Bangkok: <B>“Developing and Implementing a School Language Policy” <BR>
</B>-Dr. Kirk Person, SIL International: <B>“Linguistic Diversity and National Unity”<BR>
</B>-Dr. Kimmo Kimmo, SIL International: <B>“Language-in-Education Policies and Practices in Southeast Asia and China”<BR>
</B></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>A panel discussion will give participants the opportunity to interact directly with the speakers. <BR>
1000 baht registration fee (if reserved by January 25; 1200 baht after January 25) includes lunch, 2 coffee breaks, and conference handouts.<BR>
Contact: Khun </SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><FONT FACE="Geneva, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Cholthicha Sudmuk <FONT COLOR="#0000FD"><U>jing_s2000@yahoo.com</U></FONT> (02) 221-1140.<BR>
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