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Compiled by Susan Malone, 2012.[1]
UNESCO
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education in a Multilingual World. UNESCO position paper. (2003). http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001297/129728e.pdf
Advocacy Kit for Promoting Multilingual Education: Including the Excluded. Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2007, 5 booklets. ISBN 92-9223-110-3 http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/online-materials/e-library/publications/publications-2007/advocacy-kit-for-promoting-multilingual-education-including-the-excluded/
Why Languages Matter UNESCO Bangkok. 2012http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/e-library/publications/article/why-language-matters-for-the-millennium-development-goals/
Videos. Advocacy for MT-based MLE http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BEF42A5FE8BE02B1
APPEAL Resource Pack for Literacy and Continuing Education.Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2006, various paging., 11 CDs. ISBN 92-9223-085-9http://www2.unescobkk.org/elib/publications/085/
Education for All, Global Monitoring Report for 2008http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/efareport/reports/2008-mid-term-review/
First Language Firsthttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001402/140280e.pdf
Improving the Quality of Mother Tongue-based Literacy and Learning: Case Studies from Asia, Africa and South America. Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2007http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001777/177738e.pdf
Literacy? Yes. But When?http://www.unesco.org/education/education_today/today02.pdf
Mother Tongue-based Literacy Programmes: Case Studies of Good Practice in Asia Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2007, 165 p. ISBN 92-9223-113-8http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001517/151793e.pdf
Manual for Developing Literacy and Adult Education Programmes in Minority Language Communities Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2004, 116 p. (revised edition) ISBN 92-9223-022-0http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001351/135164e.pdf
Mother Tongue-based Teaching and Education for Girls (Carol Benson, 2005). http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001420/142079e.pdf
Planning learner-centred adult literacy programs by Susan E. Malone & Robert Arnove Fundamentals of educational planning N° 58 1999, 79p. ISBN: 92-803-1168-9 http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001184/118471e.pdf
French Version: La Planification des programmes d'alphabétisation des adultes centrés sur les élèves http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001184/118471f.pdf
Promoting Literacy in Multilingual Settings. Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2007, 62 p. by Kimmo Kosonen, Catherine Young and Susan Malone ISBN 92-9223-100-6http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001507/150704e.pdf
Toward Knowledge Societies (2005). See particularly Chapter 9 “Local and indigenous knowledge, linguistic diversity and knowledgehttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001418/141843e.pdf
Training Adult Literacy Educators in Developing Countries Alan Rogers, 2005; Paper commissioned for the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2006, Literacy for Life. 69 p.http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001461/146107e.pdf
Girls, Educational Equity and Mother Tongue-based Teaching.http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001420/142079e
International Year of Languages. http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=35344&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
China’s Country Study for literacy (2006).http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001461/146108e.pdf
Myanmar: the Community Learning Center Experiencehttp://www2.unescobkk.org/elib/publications/myanmar2/index.htm
Final Report of the Regional Workshop on Continuing Education Programmes Focusing on Small-Scale Enterprise for Neo-literature through Community Learning Centreshttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001251/125148e.pdf
Why and how Africa should invest in African languages and multilingual educationhttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001886/188642e.pdf
A Human Rights-Based Approach to EDUCATION FOR ALL. (with UNICEF)http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001548/154861e.pdf
Girls, Educational Equity and Mother Tongue-Based Teaching. By Carol Benson.http://www.ungei.org/resources/files/unesco_Girls_Edu_mother_tongue.pdf
News from UNESCO Bangkok. Mother Language Day http://www.unescobkk.org/news/article/mother-language-day-celebrated-in-thailand/
http://www.unescobkk.org/education/multilingual-education/international-mother-language-day/
Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education - A Key to Quality Education (video)http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/multimedia/video/mother-tongue-based-multilingual-education-a-key-to-quality-education /
Languages and Literacies. By Clinton Robinsonhttp://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001461/146104e.pdf
UNESCO Education Websitehttp://www.unesco.org/new/en/education
ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA
Optimizing Learning and Education in Africa – the Language Factor. A Stock-taking Research on Mother Tongue and Bilingual Education in Sub-Saharan Africahttp://www.adeanet.org/adeaPortal/adea/downloadcenter/Ouga/B3_1_MTBLE_en.pdf
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
Planning education in multi-ethnic and multicultural societieshttp://www.iiep.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/jule03.pdf
UNICEF
Child-Friendly Schools –Early Childhood Education (2012)http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/e-library/publications/article/efa-goal-1-early-childhood-care-and-education-asia-pacific-end-of-decade-notes-on-education-for-al/Manual
http://www.unicef.org/lac/Child_Friendly_Schools_Manual_EN_040809%282%29.pdf
Ensuring the rights of indigenous childrenhttp://www.unicef.org/lac/ensuring%282%29.pdf
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2009 EXCLUSIVE ONLINE MATERIAL Indigenous Languages: A View from UNICEF by Anna Lucia D’Emiliohttp://www.minorityrights.org/7948/state-of-the-worlds-minorities/
UNICEF Annual Report 2010 (See especially page 23)http://www.unicef.org/lac/UNICEF_Annual_Report_2010_EN_052711.pdf
Multilingual Education in Bangladesh. Report on the Symposium on Multilingual Eductation, June 2005. Sponsored by UNICEF, UNESCO and SIL International.http://books.google.co.th/books/about/Multilingual_education_in_Bangladesh.html?id=7zFzNwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
UNITED NATIONAL GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVEhttp://www.ungei.org/
Prioritizing education and promoting gender equality in South Sudan. By Siddhartha Shresthahttp://www.ungei.org/south_sudan_3052.html
WORLD BANK
In their own language; Education for Allhttp://siteresources.worldbank.org/EDUCATION/Resources/Education-Notes/EdNotes_Lang_of_Instruct.pdf
Skills and Literacy Training for Better Livelihoods - A Review of Approaches and Experiences. By John Oxenham and others of the Africa Region, The World Bank http://siteresources.worldbank.org/UGANDAEXTN/Resources/find209.pdf
Report of meeting of international finance ministers, focus on enrolling all young children in elementary schoolhttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/22/international/22GLOB.html?ex=1020488284&ei=1&en=ecfb1b30f2eba1b7
Life-long learning in the global knowledge economy - Challenges for Developing Countrieshttp://go.worldbank.org/F21XZTXCE0
Development Gatewayhttp://www.developmentgateway.org
IK Notes, Burkina Faso: "Literacy for the Little Ones" in Nomganahttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/ik/iknt5.pdf
Living Literacyhttp://www.unesco.org/education/literacy_2001/broch_eng.pdf
SIL INTERNATIONAL
Why Languages Matter. Meeting Millenium Development Goals through Languageshttp://www.sil.org/sil/global/mdg_booklet.pdf
Annual Report: Multilingual Education theme.http://www.sil.org/sil/annualreport/index.html
Papers from the Conference on Language Development, Language Revitalization and Multilingual Education in Minority Communities of Asia 2003.http://www.sil.org/asia/ldc/
SAVE THE CHILDREN
Mother Language First. Towards achieving EFA for Adivasi Children in Bangladesh. By Terry Durnnian. 2007http://www.lcgbangladesh.org/Education/reports/Mother%20Language%20First%20English.pdf
Language and Education. The Missing Link. By Helen Pinnock. http://icfe.teachereducation.net.pk/resources/res18.pdf
Steps Towards Learning. A guide to overcoming language barriers in children’s educationhttp://icfe.teachereducation.net.pk/resources/res19.pdf
Reflecting language diversity in children's schooling: moving from. 'Why multilingual education' to. 'How?' By Helen Pinnockhttp://www.cfbt.com/evidenceforeducation/pdf/Research%20Report%20FINAL.pdf
CENTER OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
Educating Learners in Their Home Languageshttp://www.cal.org/resources/pubs/homelang_eng.pdf
MTB MLE NETWORK
Mother Tongue Based–MultiLingual Educationhttp://www.mlenetwork.org/
INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES - UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
IDI 21 Insights. Communicating International Development Research Mother Tongue First. Children’s right to learn in their own languageshttp://www.eldis.org/assets/Docs/46638.html
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Strengthening Inclusive Educationhttp://www.adb.org/documents/guidelines/strengthening-inclusive-education/default.asp
CENTER FOR RESEARCH, EXCELLENCE AND DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION (CREDE)
Development and Maintenance of Two-Way Immersion Programs.. Advice from practitioners worldwide. Based on responses from principals, bilingual coordinators, and teachers in two-way immersion (TWI) programs, this brief provides advice to those practitioners implementing new TWI programs. Designing curricula, planning for assessment, training teachers, involving parents, garnering district support, and fostering long-term growth are among the issues addressed.http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/PracBrief2.html
NORRAG NEWS
NORRAG News No. 34. http://www.norrag.org/issues/34/en/language-politics-and-the-politics-of-language-%28in-education%29.html
NORRAG News No. 39. http://www.norrag.org/issues/39/en/best-practice-in-education-and-training-hype-or-hope.html
OTHER HELPFUL WEBSITES
ITEACHILEARN (I Teach I Learn) Jim Cummins’ websitehttp://www.iteachilearn.com/
http://iteachilearn.org/cummins/index.htm
Indigenous languages across the communityhttp://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/ILAC/
Indigenous Languages—Language Revitalization and preservation. Indigenous Languages Across the Community edited by Barbara Burnaby and Jon Reyhner http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/ILAC/
Integrated Skills in the ESL/EFL Classroomhttp://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0105oxford.html
Introducing reading and writinghttp://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/strats/pwim/index.html
Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rightshttp://www.linguistic-declaration.org/versions/angles.pdf
Press Release: All India Forum for Right to Education. 2009http://samacheerkalvi.in/pdf/rte-2.pdf
Central Institute of Indian Languageshttp://www.ciillibrary.org/
ERIC: Model Early Foreign Language Programs: Key Elements By Douglas Gilzowhttp://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED472872.pdf
Endangered Language Fund: Bibliography on Language Endangerment' http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/resources.php
George Washington University NCELAhttp://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
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Office of Bilingual Education-US Government.
The Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) of the U.S. Department of Education held an institute for Title VII grantees February 20-21, 2001 in Phoenix, AZ prior to the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) conference. The institute focused on developing partnerships to share effective practices and addressed national, state and local accountability challenges concerning the education of limited English proficient students. PowerPoint presentations from the following selected institute sessions have been posted to the NCBE website
- Reporting on Title VII Project and Program Performance - Title VII Reporting Requirements: Emphasis on Accountability - Title VII Programs in the Accountability Environment - Link Between Program Goals and Objectives and Evaluation: A Cyclical Approach
http://www.nabe.org/
SEAsite Interactive website of language instruction materials and information relating to Southeast Asia. Countries covered include Thailand, Indonesia, Burma, Vietnam, and the Philippines.http://www.seasite.niu.edu/
UN MATERIALS IN FRENCH.
If you come across an English language document published by UNESCO you can find out if it exists in French by replacing the final "e" which stands for English in the URL and replace it with a "f" for French. If the French language version exists then this should find it. So for example the English version of the UNESCO Position Paper "Education in a multilingual world" is at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001297/129728e.pdf The French version is at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001297/129728f.pdf
There are additional good French language resources on line by UNESCO and others. It just depends on what the interested party is looking for. For example there are many resources available in French on Results Based Management on Canadian websites.
Tearfund has materials available in French. The following is a useful site for finding French education/literacy related resources: http://www.iiep.unesco.org/fr.html
UN Information WebsiteCompare countries' geography, economy, and population, as well as other data with this online database, maintained by the United Nations. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous IssuesMDGs related to indigenous groups http://social.un.org/index/IndigenousPeoples.aspx
UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)UNRISD has a programme called ‘Identities, Conflict and Cohesion’. Under this programme they have conducted a research project entitled “Identity, Power and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”. See below for a description of the project. Research was conducted in Bolivia, Peru, Chad-Cameroon, Nigeria, the Philippines, India, Australia and Canada. A series of seminars is being convened to disseminate the results from this project and to secure feedback from academics, NGOs and indigenous peoples about the project’s research findings and policy recommendations before the publication of programme papers, articles, policy briefs and an edited volume. The first of these seminars was convened on 18 August 2007 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. In 2008 further seminars will be held in Peru (10 March in Lima and 12 March in Cusco), Nigeria (Abuja on 10 April) and New Zealand (Auckland on 23 April).
UN General AssembLY
UN General Assembly proclamation of 2008 as the International Year of Languges. www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/ga10592.doc.htm
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly 60/251 Human Rights Council (2006)http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/a.res.60.251_en.pdf
[1] Thanks to Alice Eastwood, Ellen Errington, Kimmo Kosonen and many others who contributed to this resource.[top]
