UNU/UNESCO International Conference:
Globalization 2008
Programme for Day 2
August 28 · U Thant Hall, UNU Headquarters, Tokyo
(Japanese, English and French simultaneous interpretation is available for panel session 4 and the plenary sessions on 28 August.)
Panel Discussions (continued)
9:30-10:45
SESSION 4
Standard-Setting Instruments
Moderator: Janet Blake, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University Shahid Beheshti, Tehran
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Sonia Parayre, Co-Secretary of the Committee of Experts to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Council of Europe
Parayre (164 KB PDF)
The Role of Standard-Setting Instruments in National Language Policy Planning
Joe Lo Bianco, Professor of Language and Literacy Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
Lo Bianco (120 KB PDF)
Lo Bianco (Presentation: 192 KB PDF)
Changing the Language of Industry: Setting Standards for the Protection of Indigenous Languages in the Workplace
Breann Yoshiko Swann, Esq., Licensed Attorney and Practitioner of Indian Law and Labor and Employment Law; Tribal Policy, Law & Government LL.M. Program, Arizona State University
Swann (152 KB PDF)
10:45-11:00 · Coffee Break
11:00-11:45
Plenary Session
Opening remarks and clarification of the workshop structure, objectives and aims.
Co-Chairs: Hans d’Orville, Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning, UNESCO; Govindan Parayil, Vice Rector, UNU
11:45-13:00 · Lunch Break
13:00-15:30
Parallel Workshop Sessions
The workshops provide the opportunity to examine in more depth the key issues raised during the panel sessions, and to develop policy recommendations for the protection of endangered languages and the fostering of their use. Moderators will facilitate the discussions and rapporteurs will be responsible for drafting the recommendations of the group for discussion and adoption during the plenary session held subsequently.
WORKSHOP 1
Multilingualism, Translation, Communication and Literacy
Workshop Report
(56 KB PDF; EN)
Moderator: Marcel Diki-Kidiri, Senior Researcher, National Centre for Linguistic Research, CNRS, France
Rapporteur: Mauro Rossi, Programme Specialist, Creative Industries for Development Section, UNESCO
Lead discussants:
- Gregory Kamwendo, Associate Professor of Language Education and Head of the Department of Languages and Social Sciences Education, University of Botswana
- Yoshiki Mikami, Professor of Management and Information Systems Engineering, and Coordinator of the Language Observatory Project, Nagaoka University of Technology
- Rama Kant Agnihotri, Professor of Linguistics, University of Delhi
WORKSHOP 2
Education and Learning
Moderator: Gabriele Mazza, Director for School, Out-of-School, Higher Education and Languages, Council of Europe
Rapporteur: Nicholas Turner, Research Assistant, Peace and Governance Programme, UNU
Workshop Report
(124 KB PDF; EN)
Lead discussants:
- Paulin Goupognon Djité, Sociolinguist, University of Western Sydney
- Ajit Mohanty, Professor of Psychology and Chairperson, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
- Wanna Tienmee, Director, Foundation for Applied Linguistics in Thailand
Tienmee (300 KB PDF; EN)
WORKSHOP 3
Safeguarding Endangered Languages
Workshop Report
(44 KB PDF; EN)
Moderator: Herman Batibo, Professor of African Linguistics, University of Botswana
Rapporteur: Clare Stark, Assistant Programme Specialist, Office of the Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning, UNESCO
Presenters:
- Victor Montejo, Professor, Department of Native American Studies, Univeristy of California, Davis
- Anthony Jukes, Research Associate, Endangered Languages, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), United Kingdom
- Nicholas Ostler, Chairman, Foundation for Endangered Languages, United Kingdom
- Hannah Vari-Bogiri, Lecturer, University of the South Pacific
Vari-Bogiri (56 KB PDF)
WORKSHOP 4
Standard-setting instruments
Workshop Report
(32 KB PDF; EN)
Moderator: Janet Blake, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University Shahid Beheshti, Tehran
Rapporteur: Russ Russell-Rivoallan, Programme Specialist, Office of the Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning, UNESCO
Lead discussants:
- Sonia Parayre, Co-Secretary of the Committee of Experts to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Council of Europe
- Joe Lo Bianco, Professor of Language and Literacy Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Breann Yoshiko Swann, Esq., Licensed Attorney and Practitioner of Indian Law and Labor and Employment Law; Tribal Policy, Law & Government LL.M. Program, Arizona State University
15:30-16:00 · Break
16:00-17:30
Concluding Plenary
Co-Chairs: Hans d’Orville, Assistant-Director General for Stragic Planning, UNESCO; Govindan Parayil, Vice Rector, UNU
- Reports of the workshops
- Discussion of conclusions, and adoption of recommendations
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