[EDLING:1801] International Symposium on African and Diasporic Languages and Education

Fri Aug 25 14:58:50 UTC 2006

Please forward to students/faculty in your respective departments!

  Greetings!  I am writing to inform you of the exciting upcoming International Symposium on African and Diasporic Languages and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.  This symposium is not only of interest to scholars and educators working in Africa and the Diaspora but also (just to name a few):

   scholars and educators who are interested in language and language education policy,   
   international educational development/comparative education scholars who are interested in international practices and policies,   
   scholars and educators who are concerned about how immigrants, migrants, and refugees with interrupted formal education are assisted in the US educational system,   
   educators who want new approaches to differentiated instruction for students from Africa and the diaspora, and  
   students who want to broaden their knowledge of language development, language education, politics of/ around languages, Africa, the Carribean, the United States, and international, national and local education and immigration policies.  

  This conference lies at the nexus of all of these important issues.  Come, and find out for yourself!  The information about the conference is below.  Click on the image below to get to our website, or go straight to http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages.
  Best Wishes,
Maureen Matarese
  Conference Coordinator
  Doctoral Candidate
  Teachers College, Columbia University
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  The African Union has declared 2006 the Year of African Language! In celebration of this affirmation, renowned international scholars, educators, and policy-makers are gathering at Teachers College, Columbia University to share educational visions and design in language and literacy education associated with speakers of various African languages, Creole languages and dialects, and African American English. 

  Based on the theme of paradigms, practices and politics of language in education, the three-day symposium combines theoretical presentations with educational development sessions and roundtable discussions among educators, policymakers, and language scholars. The symposium highlights a different language group each day, beginning with an exploration of the cultural, historical, and linguistic roots of African language, education, and policy on the African continent as well as in the United States. The second day focuses on Creole-speaking regions, investigating the interface between language, education, and policy, and the third day turns to the sociolinguistic situation in the United States, this time addressing these questions for speakers of African American English. 

  Also posted below is the call for posters, which we are sending out to both academia and public schools.  Please feel free to forward this information along!

  Click on the image below to to get to our website.  If you do not see the image below, visit http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages for complete information on the upcoming International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages & Education at Teachers College.

  If you do not see the image above, visit http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages for complete information on the upcoming International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages & Education.

     International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages   and Education   
  Call for Posters

  The Center for Multiple Languages and Literacies invites teachers and graduate students to submit abstracts for a poster session, which will be held as part of the 3 day International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages and Education. This Symposium will bring together international scholars, educators, and policy-makers to share educational visions and design in language and literacy education associated with speakers of African languages, Creole languages and African American English (for more details, see Symposium website: http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/multiplelanguages.

  Following the Symposium’s theme of paradigms, practices and politics of language in education, poster presenters are invited to prepare material that demonstrates the link between research and teaching and/or language education policy. Teachers and graduate students may explore issues around language and education in Africa or the education of African immigrants to the Americas, examine these issues for Creole speakers, or address these questions for speakers of African American English. Alternatively, they may compare and contrast concerns across these language groups. Poster sessions might include but are not limited to 1) pedagogical posters from teachers about creative ways that they have integrated African, Creole and/or African American language into their classrooms or 2) posters that describe current innovative research on this topic.  

  By participating in the poster session, authors will have the opportunity to discuss their work with the internationally-known scholars who will attend the Symposium and interact with other teachers dealing with similar issues. The goal is to encourage a support network for circulating information on research, policy and practice.

  To submit a poster for the poster session, please send the following information by September 15:

   Poster Title  
   Author Information:        
         Name:  
         Institution Affiliation:  
         Address:  
         Phone:  
         Fax:  
         Email:  
         Names of additional authors

   A 250 - word Abstract 
  Send this information in a Word document to adle at tc.columbia.edu. Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged via email within 72 hours. Please write “POSTER SESSION” in the subject heading of your email. 
  There will be a dedicated poster session on Thursday October 5th from 5:05-6:30pm when poster presenters will be available for questions and discussion. Outside this poster session, posters will be on continuous display for the duration of the Symposium.

  Those whose posters are accepted will be notified about further details regarding support and supplies for setting up posters as well as guidelines for display.

    For further information, please contact Tavis Jules at tdj2101 at tc.edu

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