VOCES Centre for the Study and Teaching of Lesser used Languages

[Margaret Florey]

Dear RNLDers,

This is to let you know about an organization which has recently been formed
at the *Institute of General and Applied Linguistics* (IAAS) of the *University
of Bremen*. VOCES Centre for the Study and Teaching of Lesser used Languages.

According to their web site <
http://www.fb10.uni-bremen.de/cestealul/default.aspx>, VOCES "will offer
opportunities not only for the community of linguists to focus on
lesser-used languages in their research. *VOCES* is also intended as the
institution where speech-communities can send representatives to receive
adequate training in descriptive, historical and applied linguistics, field
methodology, language planning, revitalisation, etc. to enable the
speech-communities to take care of their language without the necessity to
rely on the expertise of outsiders. Moreover, by language classes, seminars
and other events, the centre serves the purpose of giving lesser-used
languages more prominence in the general public perception. Thus,
*VOCES*contributes to safeguarding the linguistic diversity of our
world."

You can join VOCES online through the membership link on the web site.

cheers,
Margaret

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Margaret Florey
Director, Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity <www.rnld.org/>

Email: Margaret.Florey at gmail.com
Ph: +61 (0)4 3186-3727 (mob.)
skype: margaret_florey
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