[lg policy] Edling Digest, Vol 33, Issue 10
Harold Schiffman
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Wed Jun 16 14:34:13 UTC 2010
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Date: Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Today's Topics:
1. UK: Groups' open letter on 'threats' to Welsh language
(Francis Hult)
2. US: Learning Center for the Deaf building $6 million early
childhood learning center and library (Francis Hult)
3. Could you pass the new English test for UK migrants?
(Francis Hult)
4. Armenian Parliament Begins Debates on Foreign Language
Instruction (Francis Hult)
5. Nepal: Use of mother tongue in classes inspires kids
(Francis Hult)
6. Seven Resolutions For Strenthening Position Of Malay Language
(Francis Hult)
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:08:38 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] UK: Groups' open letter on 'threats' to Welsh
language
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BBC News
Groups' open letter on 'threats' to Welsh language
A group of organisations which promote the use of the Welsh langauge
have called for the draft Welsh language law to be amended.
The 14 bodies, including teaching union UCAC and Friends of the Earth
Cymru, have published an open letter to Heritage Minister Alun Ffred
Jones.
They say the language is "facing threats from many directions".
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/wales/10279845.stm
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:10:32 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] US: Learning Center for the Deaf building $6 million
early childhood learning center and library
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Boston.com
Learning Center for the Deaf building $6 million early childhood
learning center and library
Framingham's Learning Center for the Deaf is building a $6 million,
20,000-square-foot early childhood learning center and library, a move
that the director said is not only helpful, but necessary.
"The little kid population is growing quite a bit because [deaf]
babies are being identified much earlier," said Michael Bello, the
school's director.
The school has a waiting list for its preschool, and toddlers through
kindergartners now share a building with the elementary school kids.
Once the new building is completed, the youngest students will move
into an age-appropriately designed space, which means the elementary
school kids will have more room, too.
Full story:
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/framingham/2010/06/learning_center_for_the_deaf_b.html
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:11:54 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Could you pass the new English test for UK migrants?
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BBC Radio 1
Could you pass the new English test for UK migrants?
The Government's introducing a new test for anyone coming to live in
the UK as the husband, wife, fianc?e or civil partner of a British
citizen. They'll have to prove they have a basic grasp of the language
before they're granted a visa.
Newsbeat's been along to one language school to find out what the
students there think of the plans.
In a classroom in North London, a group of around 15 students are
sitting around learning how to talk about their relatives. We're
hearing about Carol's family back home in Brazil - and in particular,
her cheeky younger brother.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_8731000/8731259.stm
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:13:33 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Armenian Parliament Begins Debates on Foreign
Language Instruction
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ARKA News Agency
Armenian Parliament Begins Debates on Foreign Language Instruction
The Armenian parliament began today debates on a revised government
bill allowing a limited number of schools in Armenia to teach in a
foreign language as a crowd of angry Armenians gathered outside the
government building to express their protest against the motion.
Full story:
http://www.arka.am/eng/politics/2010/06/09/20251.html
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:17:28 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Nepal: Use of mother tongue in classes inspires kids
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Republica
Use of mother tongue in classes inspires kids
Using mother tongue for education in a school in Chidipani-1,
Dhairani, has inspired students, teachers and even parents.
The Nava Jagriti Primary School, located in a Magar village, has
breathed a new lease of life ever since starting to use Magar language
in education. The Magar students, who speak their mother tongue at
home, are finding it easier to understand the textbooks after use of
the language in classes.
Full story:
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=19707
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:48:05 -0500
From: "Francis Hult" <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Seven Resolutions For Strenthening Position Of Malay
Language
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Bernama
Seven Resolutions For Strenthening Position Of Malay Language
Efforts must be undertaken to encourage research and writing among
Malay language teachers towards improving the teaching and learning of
the language.
The position of the Malay language as the national language should
also be strengthened to be in tandem with efforts to raise English
language proficiency among Malaysians.
Full story:
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=506192
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Harold F. Schiffman
Professor Emeritus of
Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
Phone: (215) 898-7475
Fax: (215) 573-2138
Email: haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/
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