Second Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education Conference in the Philippines (February 2012) Local and international scholars, policy makers and educators gathered in Iloilo City16-18 February for the Second Philippine Conference-Workshop on Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE). The theme for the event was “Education for All and Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education, 2015 and Beyond.” SIL was among the sponsoring organizations that cooperated to organize the event and SIL multilingual education and literacy personnel led several sessions. Read more about Second Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education Conference in the Philippines
SIL joins annual observance of International Mother Language Day (February 2012) SIL joins with communities worldwide in the annual observance of International Mother Language Day on 21 February. Designated by UNESCO as a day to recognize the value of every language, this year’s theme places a special focus on mother tongue-based multilingual education (MLE). Read more about SIL joins annual observance of International Mother Language Day
SIL's Annual Update: a snapshot of language development in 2011 (February 2012) SIL’s 2011 Update highlights a few of the past year’s service opportunities, with a special focus on partnerships and the development of technology that directly benefits language communities. Read more about SIL's Annual Update: a snapshot of language development in 2011
Training institute begins second session of linguistics courses in Colombia (January 2012) On 5 January, students and instructors returned for the second session of courses in an SIL-sponsored linguistics training program known as CLAVE, Curso de Lingüística Aplicada para Vernáculo-hablantes,* held this year in Colombia. CLAVE (the acronym means ‘key’ in Spanish) encourages students to recognize the value and uniqueness of their mother tongue. Graduates return to their communities with the skills needed to support local literacy and translation efforts. Read more about Training institute begins second session of linguistics courses in Colombia
Endangered Languages Week at the University of Texas at Arlington (November 2011) The Department of Linguistics and TESOL* at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has arranged a series of events to raise awareness of languages in peril. UTA Endangered Languages Week events will take place on the UTA campus 31 October through 4 November. The event is free and open to the public. Read more about Endangered Languages Week at the University of Texas at Arlington