Linguistic discrimination is still prevalent in classrooms across Central America. Every 14 days, one of the 7,000 known languages spoken worldwide dies. By the end of this century, half of these languages will disappear. Incorporating native languages into education helps to preserve children's cultural heritage and has shown to improve learning outcomes. Leonel Arguello, Director of Integrated School Feeding Programs for Global Communities, shares how UNIDOS, a McGovern-Dole Food for Education program in Guatemala, not only helps protect indigenous languages, but also promotes bilingual education and literacy. Read the article: https://bit.ly/4gjF6HC #LiteracyDay #Guatemala #Education USDA USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
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📚🎉 Happy International Literacy Day! 🎉📚 Celebrated every September 8th since 1967, this UNESCO day shines a spotlight on literacy’s vital role in creating just and peaceful societies. 🌍✨ With laws guaranteeing equal access to education, we’re working towards a world where everyone can unlock their full potential. 🚀📖 This year's theme,Promoting Multilingual Education: Literacy for Mutual Understanding and Peace," highlights how diverse languages build unity. 🌐🤝 Let’s champion literacy for a brighter future! 🌟💪📚 #LiteracyDay #EducationForAll#MultilingualLiteracy #houseoflaw #lebanon#legal #humanrights
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Today, we celebrate International Mother Language Day with the UN, a time to reflect on how language safeguards peace and understanding. The theme for this year is “Multilingual education is a pillar of intergenerational learning”. Multilingual societies rely on their varied languages to share and preserve knowledge sustainably. As more languages disappear and linguistic diversity becomes threatened, movements such as Anseye Pou Ayiti (APA), who advocate for mother language-based education, become more pivotal in sustaining the culture and innate strengths of their communities. APA’s commitment to preserving cultural identity by providing equitable education for the next generation of Haitian students is reflected in all aspects of the organization — from being a Haitian-grown and -led organization working with communities and its teachers to prioritizing the Kreyol language to address the influence of colonialism on their education system (see https://lnkd.in/gynGdJXi). APA CEO Nedgine Paul Deroly recognizes the importance of their advocacy for language diversity through education: "As the first Black republic, Haiti still has a major role in anti-racism and liberation efforts around the world... APA will be a model for all other countries where the education system remains a vestige of colonialism.” The preservation and education of languages is a continuous challenge, and through the efforts of organizations like Anseye Pou Ayiti, succeeding generations can cherish and learn from traditions and values passed on through their mother tongue. #AnseyePouAyiti #Haiti #Changemakers #ImpactStories #PeopleOfPurpose #dogood #InternationalMotherLanguageDay #EquitableEducation #UNESCO #SDG4 #SDG10 #SDG16 #InclusiveLanguage
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#HistoricalCapsule Use our Official Languages Timeline as an educational tool to explore the history and evolution of language policies in Canada. It's an educational journey through time! https://lnkd.in/gM3whJET
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Discover the indispensable role of African languages in realizing the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals (SDGs). Beyond mere communication tools, these linguistic treasures are powerful agents in safeguarding cultural autonomy, propelling education in native tongues, and spearheading content dissemination. Dive into the transformative journey here: https://lnkd.in/d2VAfwCP #AfricanLanguages #UnitedNations #BolingoConsult
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On #InternationalDayofEducation the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages highlights the inseparable link between education, language and self-determination. Investing in language education, at all stages of life, is how to breathe life into the #IndigenousLanguagesAct #UNDeclarationontheRightsofIndigenousPeoples #UNConventionontheRightsoftheChild the #TRCCallstoAction among others. Language is at the heart of who we are as Indigenous peoples and a fundamental aspect of how our rights, worldview, culture and identity are expressed and passed on to future generations. Learn more https://lnkd.in/e8NyZrv2 #IndigenousLanguages #NoLanguageLeftBehind #IndigenousEmpowerment #UNDRIP
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Europe is home to a rich mosaic of languages — from official state languages to regional, minority, and migrant languages. Supporting this diversity and promoting language learning is a key focus of the European Union’s policies. Tomorrow, we celebrate the European Day of Languages. A good occasion to (re)discover the #EurydiceEU report "Key data on teaching languages at school in Europe". 👉 https://shorturl.at/bvE66 #EuropeanDayOfLanguages #EDLangs
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Our ongoing research, fuelled by last year’s research grant, delves into the theme of “Evaluation of Foreign Language Education Fostering Children’s Thinking, Judgment, Expressiveness and Autonomous Attitude in the Digital Age” #ForeignLanguage #Education https://bit.ly/47MhVjO
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Lecturer: Court Interpreting / Sol Plaatje University / Kimberley
The (academic) concept of intellectualising African languages, or rather previously marginalised indigenous languages, would seem as "scraping or doing away with English" to people who embrace (linguistic) historical practices that worship and hegemonise English and normalise monolingualism (in academia). The concept only advocates embracing African languages, and it must be important to emphasise that in order to achieve development as Africans, and to sustain this development, and keep our identity intact, we must intellectualise our African languages so that they compete with English in formal domains like academia, mass media, science and technology.
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The International Mother Language Day highlights the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies. In 2022, the FEC approved the adoption of the mother tongue as a compulsory medium of instruction in Primary Schools in the country. This will have a positive impact on early education as children can understand concepts and theories better. Language remains an effective tool for the communication of values, and customs and sustainably preserves traditional knowledge and cultures. #MotherLanguageDay #EdoBEST #sdg4 #educationforall
