[MLE] UNESCO Guidelines on Intercultural Education
Dear MLE friends, The below mentioned publication provides an important context for the MLE efforts. Worth taking note of.
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[MLE] Class IV achievements in Maharasthra
Dear MLE friends, An interesting article on achievements. Regards, Karsten Karsten van Riezen Education Consultant, SIL Int. SIL, South Asia Group. www.sil.org See attachment for the rest of the article.
[MLE] New Language and Education Policy established by Save the Children UK
Dear MLE friends, Save the Children UK wrote a thorough Policy Paper on MLE. Since this organisation is active in India too, with Shireen Miller as an active advocate for MLE, it will be good to take note of this comprehensive paper.
[MLE] Gorkhapatra goes multilingual
Dear MLE friends, At our northern neighbour Nepal a daily newspaper has decided to go multilingual. Would that have potential in some areas in India too?
[MLE] Recommendations from the "National Knowledge Commission"
Dear MLE friends, In recent visits several people mentioned to me that the recommendations of the "National Knowledge Commission" are not in line with the National Curriculum Framework (NCF 2005). That made me looks up the recommendations of this commission on the internet. I found that “t he National Knowledge Commission is a high-level advisory body to the Prime Minister of India, with the objective of transforming India into a knowledge society”. A few abstracts from their recommendations on language: The National Knowledge Commission recommends that the teaching of English as a language should be introduced, along with the first language (either the mother-tongue or the regional language) of the child, starting from Class I in school. This phase of language learning should focus on using both languages to create meaningful learning experiences for the child without disproportionate emphasis on grammar and rules. Language learning