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November 9-11, 2010
Bangkok, Thailand
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Presentatios and Notes

 

 
 

MONDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2010

17.00-19.00

Registration

   

TUESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2010

07.00-08.00

Registration

08.00-08.15

Opening Ceremony

Welcoming Remark
Professor Napatawn Banchuin,
Vice President of Mahidol University, on behalf of Conference Organizers

Dr. Gwang-Jo Kim,
Director of UNESCO Bangkok, on behalf of the regional TWG-EFA

08.15-09.00

Welcoming Speech
H.E. Abhisit Vejjajiva,
The Prime Minister of Thailand

A video of the speech on YouTube

09.00-10.00

Keynote Address
Professor Suzanne Romaine,
Language and the MDGs
Merton Professor of English Language at University of Oxford, UK

10.00-10.30

Tea Break

10.30-12.00

Parallel Session I
Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
A. Multilingual education at the pre-primary and primary levels
Moderator: Dr. Kimmo Kosonen

Ms. Helen Pinnock (Save the Children) and Ms. Elizabeth Pearce (Save the Children), Making school systems multilingual: Moving from ‘Why’ to ‘How’

Ms. Catherine Young (SIL International - LEAD Asia), Early Years Foundations for Effective Primary Education

Parallel Session I - Discussion and comments

Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
B. Language and education issues in South Asia
Moderator: Mr. Edward Manna Mondal

Professor Chura Mani Bandhu (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Integration of local language and culture into the education policy and programs of Nepal

Ms. Bushra Zulfiqar (Save the Children), Language, learning and enrollment in Pakistan


Track 2: Language and Gender Equality
Language and Women’s Empowerment
Moderator: Dr. Cehmba Raghavan

Ms. Ambika Regmi (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Considering linguistic and cultural aspects in strategies to promote gender equality and empower women in Nepalese context


Ms. Jaya Krithika Ojha (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee), Moving from Silence to Speech: Role of Language in Women empowerment in an Indian Desert


Track 4: Language and Sustainable Development Language and achievement of development goals
Moderator: Dr. M. M. Ahmad

Mr. Kashif Ali Sabiri (Pakistan School Muscat), How language can reduce poverty?

Dr. Gratien Gualbert Atindogbe (University of Buea, Cameroon), Language documentation as a means to achieve MDGs

Mr. Timothy L. Payne (University of San Francisco, U.S.A.) and Ms. Alyssa Bahr (University of San Francisco, U.S.A.), Beyond the implementation of development goals: Adult learning as appropriation

12.00-13.00

Lunch

13.15-14.45

Parallel Session II
Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
A. Mother tongue, second language learning and early literacy
Moderator: Dr. Carl Grove

Ms. Philippa C Ramsden (Save the Children) and Ms. Mar Mar Thwin (Save the Children), The best start: Supporting minority language speaking children in their early years of education in Myanmar

Mr. Deergha N. Shrestha (Save the Children) and Ms. Cecilia S. Ochoa (Save the Children), Language and Early Grades Literacy Acquisition in Nepal

Parallel Session 2 - Discussion and comments

Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
B. Southeast Asia: case studies on language and education
Moderator: Ms. Pathamapond Yiamsudhisopon

Mr. Kurt Bredenburg (Kampuchean Action for Primary Education, Cambodia), Assessment of Cham and Migrant Children’s Educational Needs in Cambodia

Ms. Rebecca Paulson (Save the Children) and Ms. Bonna Duron (Save the Children), Getting started with Mother Tongue-based MLE: Laying the groundwork with communities and schools in the Philippines

Dr. Siripen Ungsitipoonporn (RILCA, Mahidol University, Thailand), and Ms. Kanyapak Art-han (Banmainongbua School Chiangmai, Thailand), Using mother tongue as a medium of instruction in Thailand: How does it affect Yunnanese children’s behavior?

Track 2: Language and Gender Equality
Language Structure, Function and Gender Roles in Diverse Communities
Moderator: Dr. Sheldon Shaeffer

Ms. Juliet Kamwendo (University of Botswana), Malawi proverbs in Chichewa language

Mr. Kedar Nagila (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Genderlect

Mr. Mohammad Babar Qureshi (University of Faisalabad, Pakistan), Gender Based Social Constraints associated with Language in Punjabi Society

Track 4: Language and Sustainable Development
Tradition, Ethnicity and Culture
Moderator: Ms. Raquel Castillo

Dr. V. Jayarajan (Folkland, India), Ethnic identity and intangible cultural heritage: A study of Koraga Community of South India

Dr. Sumittra Suraratdecha (RILCA, Mahidol University, Thailand), Ethnic tourism and sustainable development: An ethnic language and culture preservation strategy

Dr. Ellen A Herda (University of San Francisco, U.S.A.) and Dr. Valerie Dzubur, Tradition and new ways of learning among Ahka and Lahu: Reinterpreting Malaria prevention

14.45-15.30

Tea Break

15.30-17.00

Plenary Panel: Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Language
Moderator: Dr. Sheldon Shaeffer

Former Director, UNESCO Bangkok

Dr. Jessica Ball,
Professor at University of Victoria, Canada


Dr. Emily Vargas-Baron,
Director at the RISE Institute, U.S.A.


Professor Suwilai Premsrirat,
Professor in Linguistics at Mahidol University, Thailand


Ms. Kirsty Sword Gusmao,
Chair of Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO, Chair of National Education Commission, Chair of Alola Foundation, Goodwill Ambassador for Education, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

18.00

Reception

 

WEDNESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2010

08.30-10.00

Plenary Session I
Moderator: Mr. A.H.A. Hakeem
Education Advisor and APPEAL Coordinator, UNESCO Bangkok

Raja Devasish Roy,
"Challenges in Promoting Language Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh"

Chief of Chakma Administrative Circle (the Chakma Raja), Rangamati and Khagrachari Hill Districts, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT); Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Bangladesh

Professor Octaviana V. Trujillo,
"Integrity of Our Voice: Indigenous Knowledge, Language and Culture"

Professor and Chair at the Applied Indigenous Studies Department, Northern Arizona University, USA

10.00-10.30

Tea Break

10.30-12.00

Parallel Session III
Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
A. Education in dominant and non-dominant languages in Asia-Pacific
Moderator: Ms. Helen Pinnock

Dr. Nikhat Shameem (UNICEF Pacific), Mother Tongue Use in Education and Universal Primary Education in the Pacific

Mr. Danny Whitehead (British Council, Indonesia), English Bilingual Education in East Asia: Rationales, reality, risks, and rewards

Parallel Session 3 - Discussion and comments

Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
B. Multilingual education in Asia: Challenges and opportunities
Moderator: Ms. Cecilia S. Ochoa

Dato’ Dr Ahamad bin Sipon (SEAMEO) and Abigail Cuales Lanceta (SEAMEO), Enhancing Awareness and Building the Capacity of SEAMEO in Establishing Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education Programs in Southeast Asia

Dr. Karim Sadegh (Urmia University, Iran), Save the Language, Save the Nation's Children: The case of the Azeri in Iran

Track 2: Language and Gender Equality
Language and Gender in Formal Educational Contexts
Moderator: Mr. Joel Bacha

Dr. Jessica Ball (University of Victoria, Canada), Promoting gender equality through the community involving culturally relevant, mother-tongue based bi/multilingual early childhood education

Ms. Le Thi Kieu Van (Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Viet Nam) and Dr. Ly Toan Thang (Viet Nam Institute of Lexicography and Encyclopedia), The impact of gender on language learning among students at the tertiary level

Track 4: Language and Sustainable Development
Empowerment of Indigenous Communities
Moderator: Dr. Ellen A Herda

Ms. Anne Thomas (NTFP-Cambodia, World Concern-Lao PDR), Multi lingual education and empowerment of indigenous communities in the Cambodian highlands

Mr. Prashanta Kumar Routray (Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, India), Empowerment of tribals through education and sustainable livelihood: A Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) model

Associate Professor Umberto Ansaldo (University of Hong Kong), Sustainable preservation: Language choice in complex multilingual settings

12.00-13.00

Lunch

13.30-15.00

Parallel Session IV
Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
A. Multilingual education in South Asia: case studies
Moderator: Dr. Susan Malone and Dr. Dennis Malone

Dr. Pamela MacKenzie (International Network for Development, UK), Multilingual Education in India: the rewards and hazards of large scale government programmes

Mr. Mathura Bikash Tripura (Zabarang Kalyan Samity, Bangladesh) and Matiur Rahman (Save the Children), Multilingual Education in Bangladesh: Promoting Quality Primary Education for Indigenous Children

Mr. Muhammad Zaman Sagar (Gawri Community Development Programme, Pakistan), Gawri Literacy Initiatives: An Indigenous Community in Pakistan Mobilizes to Promote Mother Tongue-based Education

Parallel Session 4 - Discussion and comments

Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
B. Language and education in Timor-Leste
Moderator: Dr. Kimmo Kosonen

Ms. Kirsty Sword Gusmao (Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO, Goodwill Ambassador for Education, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) and Mr. Agustinho Caet (World Bank, Timor-Leste), Language-in-education policy in Timor-Leste

Ms. Marie Quinn (Australian Catholic University), Language and Learning in East Timorese primary classrooms

Track 2: Language and Gender Equality
Language, Gender, Communication and Advocacy in Diverse Communities in the Asia-Pacific Region
Expert Commentator: Dr. Carol Benson

Ms. Maki Hayashikawa (UNICEF-EAPRO), Introduction to key indicators of gender equality in the region

Dr. Chemba Raghavan (UNICEF-EAPRO) and Ms. Goy Phumtim (UNICEF-EAPRO), Advocay and communication in gender and development: Implications for work with Ethnolinguistic minority communities

Ms. Raquel Castillo (ASPBAE, Philippines), Power of language in promoting gender equality in the Asia-Pacific region

Mr. Johan Lindeberg (UNESCO Bangkok) and Mr. Adrien Boucher (UNESCO Bangkok), Efforts to advance gender-related advocacy and communications in the Asia Region:  MLE Toolkit, advocacy and policy briefs

Track 4: Language and Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development
Moderator: Dr. Gratien Gualbert Atindogbe

Mr. Cornelius Tudu (SIL Bangladesh) and Mr. Md. Uddin (Food for the Hungry Association, Bangladesh), Uncovering the silent resources for sustainable development

Mr. Neba Denis Fuh (St. Theresa International College, Thailand), Sustainable learning environment of effective schools in the twenty first century from Thai parents’ perspectives

15.00-15.30

Tea Break

15.30-17.00

Parallel Session V
Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
A. South Asia: Education for speakers of non-dominant languages
Moderator: Dr. Pam MacKenzie

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Rai (Save the Children), Schools Marginalize Children in Multiple ways: Language Policy, Right to Education Act and Classroom Practices in India

Ms. Elizabeth Pearce (Save the Children), Ms. Gowri Vijayakumar (University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A.) and Ms. Meherun Nahar (Save the Children), Getting ready for school in the Chittagong Hill Tracts: Mother-tongue- and national language-based preschools in Adivasi communities in Bangladesh

Mr. Indresh Thakur (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Recent Development in Multilingual Education in Nepal

Parallel Session 5 - Discussion and comments

Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
B.
Education for ethnolinguistic minorities in East Asia
Moderator: Mr. Terry Durnnian

Dr. Elizabeth Lee (SIL International), Ms. Heidi Cobbey (SIL International) and Dr. Dorthe Schilken (SIL International), Zero Barrier Multilingual Education in Yunnan, China

Dr. Mira Namsrai (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Mongolia), Ms. Ouyntsetseg Shagdar (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Mongolia) and Tuya Ykhnaa, Language Education Issues in the Kazakh Community of Mongolia

Track 3: Language, Health, Nutrition and Protection
Moderator: Dr. Cliff Meyers (UNICEF)

Ms. Diane Swales (UNICEF EAPRO), Circumventing Pathology and Exclusion: Language and cultural considerations for child protection policies and programs

Ms. Amanda Flaim (PhD Candidate, Cornell University, U.S.A.), Speaking of Health: Tracing Language, Culture & Citizenship in Health Care Outcomes among Highland Ethnic Minorities in Thailand

Mr. James Shepherd-Barron (UNICEF APSSC), Language kills

Track 4: Language and Sustainable Development
Linguistic and cultural considerations
Moderator: Professor J. K. Routray

Professor Okaka Opio Dokotum (Kyambogo University, Uganda), Linguistic and cultural considerations in mother tongue education in Uganda

Ms. Sheila A. Manji (Aga Khan Foundation), Understanding schooling in rural Mozambique

 

THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2010

08.30-10.00

Plenary Session II
Moderator: Ms. Maki Hayashikawa
Education Specialist, Education Section, UNICEF EAPRO

Dr. Carol Benson,
"How the learner's home language and culture can be used to reach educational goals
"
Lecturer and Researcher, Stockholm University, Sweden


Mr. Laurentius Sebastianus Davids,
"The Dilemma of language of instruction and provision of mother tongue education"

Senior Education Officer, African Languages National Institute for Educational Development, Namibia

10.00-10.30

Tea Break

10.30-12.00

Parallel Session VI
Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
A. Mother tongue and education in Vietnam
Moderator: Dr. Carol Benson

Ms. Dinh Phuong Thao (UNICEF, Viet Nam), Multilingual education as a way towards achieving quality Universal Primary Education in Vietnam: good practices and policy implications

Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich (Save the Children), Inclusion of ethnic minority children in Vietnamese education: Lessons learned from a pilot project

Ms. Quynh Thi Ngoc Nguyen (University of Melbourne, Australia), Where minds have not met: Fighting language barriers to assure quality Universal Primary Education for ethnic minority children in Vietnam

Parallel Session 6 - Discussion and comments

Track 1: Language and Universal Primary Education
B. Curriculum, local language and culture in Southeast Asia
Moderator: Ms. Catherine Young

Mr. Hastangka (Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia), Javanese Language and Cultural Identity in Indonesian Local Curriculum

Mr. Schedar D. Jocson (University of the Philippines), Indigenous Peoples' Core Curriculum in the Philippines

Ms. Esther Koestito (SIL Indonesia) and Mr. Rachfri Kirihio (SIL Indonesia), Mother Tongue-Based Local Curriculum for Primary Education in Indonesia

Track 3: Language, Health, Nutrition and Protection
Moderator: Professor Suzanne Romaine

Ms. Anne Thomas (NTFP-Cambodia, World Concern-Lao PDR), Communicating Life-Saving Health Information to Ethno-linguistic Minority Communities

Ms. Vanessa Achilles (UNESCO Bangkok), Same same but different: “talking HIV” in the highlands

Dr. Leonardo Alcantara (Helen Keller International, Philippines), Improving acceptability, access and coverage of key health services in ARMM thru “Tumpukan Na!” Sessions

Track 4: Language and Sustainable Development
Education and training for sustainable development
Moderator: Dr. Matthew Laszewski

Dr. Pedro Walpole (Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center, Philippines), Learning sustainable life: Bukidnon Pulangiyen Community experience of integrating mother tongue education for sustainable development

Dr. Rowena G. dela Cruz (Malayan Colleges Laguna, Philippines), Agroecosystem determinants and desirability of topics in developing a training curriculum on urban agriculture in Philippines

12.00-13.00

Lunch

13.30-15.00

Plenary Panel: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward
Moderator: Dr. Cliff Meyers
Regional Education Advisor, UNICEF EAPRO

Dr. Clare O’Leary,
Associate Executive Director, SIL International, U.S.A.
Professor Suzanne Romaine,
Merton Professor of English Language at University of Oxford, UK
Dr. Vilma Labrador,
Chairperson, National Commission on Culture and the Arts Intramuros and the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Edcuation, Philippines
H.E. Toya Nath Battarai,
Joint Secretary and Advisor to Parliament on Language and Education, Nepal

Final Plenary panel: Lessons Learned and the Paths Forward

15.00-15.30

Closing Ceremony

Closing Remark
Dr. Festo Kavishe
Deputy Regional Director, UNICEF EAPR

15.30

Farewell Tea

   

 

 
 
 
Organizers
UNESCO
Mahidol
Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia (RILCA)
SIL
SIL International
UNICEF
SEAMEO
Southeast Asian Ministers
of Education Organization
CARE
Save the Childern
Royal Thai Institute
Royal Thai Institute
ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence on Millennium Development Goals
ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence on Millennium Development Goals
Asia South Pacific Association For Basic and Adult Education
Asia South Pacific Association For Basic and Adult Education
 
 
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