[Indonesian_open] FW: More on International Year of Languages

[Harsojo, Ida]

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Terima kasih untuk Ibu Pauline Sheppard.

Salam,

 

Ida Harsojo

R/Languages Consultant, Indonesian

NSW Department of Education and Training 

3a Smalls Road RYDE  NSW  2112

Ph: 02 9886 7640

Fax: 02 9886 7160

Email: ida.harsojo at det.nsw.edu.au

 

From: Sheppard, Pauline 
Sent: Monday, 4 August 2008 2:52 PM
To: Flynn, Julie
Subject: More on International Year of Languages

 

Hi - I sent you something on this earlier and just received this that
you may also be interested in.

Pauline

Pauline Sheppard

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Senior Curriculum Adviser HSIE 7-12

NSW Department of Education and Training

Curriculum Directorate K-12

3A Smalls Road, Ryde 2112

Phone: 02 98867692

pauline.sheppard at det.nsw.edu.au

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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LANGUAGES 

 

"The first instrument of a people's genius is its language," said the
French writer Stendhal. Literacy, learning, social
integration....Everything transits through language, which embodies
national, cultural and sometimes religious identity for each person. It
constitutes one of the fundamental dimensions of a human being. Yet
specialists estimate that within only a few generations, more than half
of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world face extinction, because they
are not represented in government, education and the media. For this
reason, the United Nations had declared 2008 the International Year of
Languages.

here are some useful websites for thinking about the power of language,
protecting languages and developing multi-lingualism. 

UNESCO's Culture Portal 

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=34603&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&
URL_SECTION=201.html

includes links to many useful resources under the headings of Cultural
Diversity, Creativity and Dialogue

Newbury Park Primary 

http://www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth/index.html

Includes video clips and text showing students teaching in their home
language. There is also a link to Ten Quick Activities for language of
the month which includes displays, using greetings and simple phrases,
games 

International Year of Languages 2008: Australia

http://www.languages2008.org.au/

The Australian website with links to resources and opinion pieces

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Multiculturalism 

http://www.abs.gov.au/censusatschool

Investigate the origins of Australian students and the languages spoken
at home with samples selected from the 2006 CensusAtSchool project, by
searching for language, ethnicity, multiculturalism, statistics. Or
alternatively, students can enter their own information during the 2008
data collection phase of the project.

Global OzProject - Languages Matter

http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/course/view.php?id=33

Links to resources and activities about languages

 

 

 

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