[MLE] October MLE course at Chiang Mai


Dear MLE friends,
 
Did I already inform you about the MLE certificate Course in October (11 October to 5 November) offered in Thailand?    I just got some updated information. See details below.

Thanks to Susan Malone for the tip.

Regards,
Karsten

Karsten van Riezen
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MOTHER TONGUE-BASED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION: PLANNING CURRICULUM AND LEARNING MATERIALS FOR MTB-MLE PROGRAMS IN THE FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Certificate Course at Payap University, Chiang Mai Thailand
11 October – 5 November 2010

Course facilitators:
Susan Malone, PhD
Dennis Malone, PhD

Course Overview
Students in this course will apply learning theories and language acquisition theories to the process of developing curriculum and instructional materials in mother tongue based multilingual education (formal education system) in non-dominant language communities.  The following topics will be covered:
1.      Curriculum and instructional plans that enable students in MTB MLE programs to achieve government competencies
2.      Teaching and learning materials that support concept attainment and language acquisition
3.      Assessment tools appropriate to MTB MLE primary grades
4.      Essential  components of teacher training for MTB MLE

Course fee is 5000 Thai Baht.  For more information, you can contact Liz Forrester (SIL.Org) or http://ic.payap.ac.th/graduate/linguistics/certificate.php