[lg policy] The ethos of February Muhammad Zamir Published at 12:00 am February 24th, 2019 Book Fair Books can bring us together MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU Has the tendency to juxtapose English and Bangla assumed sad proportions? February marks for all of us a milestone in our lives. It reminds us of our struggle for establishing our unique socio-cultural identity and how this helped us to move forward towards our freedom as a community and also our independence. The 21st day of this month has also been acknowledged by the world as our people’s commitment towards defending and promoting our language. It has also gained special status after having been termed as “International Mother Language Day” by UNESCO in 1999. Since then, this date is being celebrated by Unesco, its member states, and worldwide as annual observance to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and mother-tongue based multilingual education. This dynamic has now also become associated with being impo
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Dept. of South Asia Studies
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- Previous message (by thread): [lg policy] editorial image CARMEL ROBINSON Email Published: 10:03 Monday 25 February 2019 Share this article Sign Up To Our Daily Newsletter Enter your email Sign up Sinn Fein has accused Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council of failing in its statutory duty to display bilingual Irish/English street signs. Deputy Mayor, Paul Duffy has called on the Council to adopt a bilingual street language policy. The Deputy Mayor said: “The Council have a number of requests in from communities seeking their street signage to be displayed in Irish and English. “To date the council has failed in its statutory duty to facilitate these requests. Cllr Duffy said: “The Council must now fulfill its duties and facilitate bilingual signage as citizens will not be ignored any longer and legal solutions will be sought.”
- Next message (by thread): [lg policy] A new chapter Kanoe Namahoe February 27, 2019 Education Educational Leadership Pixabay Howie Berman is the new executive director of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, or ACTFL. Berman, who took the helm in January 2019, is responsible for expanding the influence of the 12, 500-member nonprofit organization, plus overseeing the development and implementation of its policies, programs and services. Berman has been with ACTFL since 2010, serving as chief operating officer and director of membership and administration. He spoke with SmartBrief about his vision for the association as it heads into this new chapter. The following conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity. What's on the horizon for ACTFL? What are your top priorities for this year? We have enjoyed incredible success over the last seven-plus years with Marty Abbott as executive director. Marty was and is a stalwart supporter of critical initiatives like the Seal of Biliteracy,
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