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6th International Conference on Language & Development Short Title: L&D Conference Date: 15-Oct-2003 - 17-Oct-2003 Location: Tashkent, Uzbekistan Contact: Martin Seviour Contact Email: Martin.SeviourMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuebritishcouncil.uz Meeting URL: http://www.ldc-tashkent.org Linguistic Sub-field: Sociolinguistics Subject Language: English Meeting Description: Sixth International Conference on Language & Development ''Linguistic Challenges to National Development and International Challenges'' Sixth International Conference Language and Development 15 -17 October 2003, Tashkent, Uzbekistan The Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education of Uzbekistan and The British Council, Tashkent are pleased to announce the Sixth International Conference on Language and Development. The broad themes of the conference will be: - Language policy and its relationship to broad issue of national development, language planning, educational provision and multilingualism - The effective design, implementation and evaluation of language and literacy curricula in development contexts. These issues will be approached from the perspective of policy makers, language and literacy educators and that of multi-lateral and bilateral donors. The 2003 conference is the sixth in the series, which commenced in Bangkok in 1993 and was followed by Bali in 1995, Langawi in 1997, Hanoi in 1999 and Phnom Penh in 2001. In addition to a full conference programme the organisers will be arranging a variety of package options for participants who would like to visit historic cities of Uzbekistan -Bukhara, Samarkand, Khiva and Urgench - before or immediately after the conference. For further information please visit our website on http://www.ldc-tashkent.org or contact Martin Seviour, Deputy Director, British Council, Tashkent at martin.seviour
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