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    Message 1: Imagining Multilingual Schools: An International Symposium on Languages in Education

     Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 13:32:47 -0400 (EDT)
    From: ogarcia <ogarciatc.columbia.edu>
    Subject: Imagining Multilingual Schools: An International Symposium on Languages in Education


    Imagining Multilingual Schools: An International Symposium on Languages in Education

    Date: 30-Sep-2004 - 02-Oct-2004 Location: New York City, New York, United States of America Contact: Ofelia Garcia Contact Email: ogarciatc.columbia.edu Meeting URL: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/languagesymposium.html

    Linguistic Sub-field: Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Anthropological Linguistics

    Meeting Description:

    Teachers College, Columbia University will be the site of an international symposium where 25 well-known scholars from around the world will share their visions and designs for multilingual schools in the 21st century. Registration will be limited. There will be an opportunity for everyone to share their experiences with multilingual schooling. Have you ever wondered how a particular society goes about educating their children for multilingualism? Is there something we can learn from each other as we imagine multilingual schools and multilingual educational practices? From September 30 to October 2, 2004, you will have an opportunity to join a group of well-known international scholars at Columbia University's Teachers College as they share their visions and designs for multilingual schools in the 21st century. All twenty-five speakers for the international symposium, Imagining Multilingual Schools, have been invited to participate. The audience will be limited to 125 to ensure active dialogue among participants.

    Among the scholars who have been invited to this symposium are Hugo Baetens-Beardsmore (Belgium), Jasone Cenoz (Basque Country, Spain), Jim Cummins (Canada), Viv Edwards (United Kingdom), Fred Genesee (Canada), Nancy Hornberger (US), Luis Enrique Lopez-Hurtado (Bolivia), Teresa McCarty (US), Anne Marie de Mej�a (Columbia), Ajit Mohanty (India), Tope Omoniyi (Nigeria and UK), Robert Phillipson (Denmark), Richard Ruiz (US), Elana Shohamy (Israel), Josefina Tinajero (US), Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (Denmark and Finland), Guadalupe Vald�s (Stanford University), Li Wei (United Kingdom). These scholars will be addressing some of these questions:

    - What role does school play in developing students' multilingualism and multilingual literacies? - How do school systems throughout the world organize themselves to ensure the development of students' multilingualism? - What are the differences and commonalities in the multilingual schooling of immigrant students, indigenous peoples, traditional minorities, and majority populations? - What issues arise as schools develop multilingual educational programs and how do teachers and parents support the development of multilingualism? - How can we move education for multilingual competence higher up on policy agendas?

    There will also be special panels and cultural events. In addition, New York City offers its multilingual energy and creativity as backdrop to the symposium.

    The registration fee for the full three-day sympopsium which includes breakfast and dinner is $225 if registration is received prior to May 1st. The fee after May 1st is $300. We encourage all participants to register as soon as possible since registration will be limited. Don't miss this unique opportunity to be in a room with the world's experts.

    The symposium is being co-chaired by Professors Ofelia Garc�a and Mar�a Torres-Guzm�n of Columbia University�s Teachers College. It is organized by the Bilingual Education Program and the new Center for Multiple Languages and Literacies (CMLL) of Teachers College, Columbia University. The Center for Applied Linguistics (US) and the National Association for Bilingual Education (US) are co-sponsoring the event with Teachers College.

    For further information, visit http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/languagesymposium.html or e-mail Prof. Ofelia Garcia, ogarciatc.columbia.edu