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8. Forthcoming Meetings Symposium on Endangered Languages in Africa, Leipzig, July - August 1997.
Prof Dr Bernd Heine of the University of Cologne, Germany, writes:
Bruce Connell notes the e-mail contact for this conference: 14th Frisian Philological Congress in Ljouwert/Leeuwarden: 23-25 Oct. 1996. The program is provided in Frisian and Dutch. Information can be obtained at the address provided in the bottom of the message. 14e Frysk Filologekongres fan de Fryske Akademy data: 23, 24 en 25 oktober 1996
plak: Hotel Management Skoalle, Rengersleane 8, Ljouwert De Fryske Akademy organisearret dit jier foar de fjirtjinde kear it Frysk Filologekongres. Mei inoar binne der 38 ferskillende l^ezingen oer ^underwerpen op taalkundich, letterkundich en taalsosjologysk m^ed. De Fryske Akademy organiseert dit jaar voor de veertiende keer het Frysk Filologekongres. In totaal zijn er 38 verschillende lezingen over onderwerpen op taalkundig, letterkundig en taalsociologisch gebied.
Plen^ere sprekkers binne:
woansdei 23 oktober:
tongersdei 24 oktober:
freed 25 oktober:
De l^ezingen wurde j^un troch wittenskippers 'ut Frysl^an, De lezingen worden gegeven door wetenschappers uit Friesland, Nederland en het buitenland. Voertalen zijn Fries, Nederlands, Duits en Engels. Per congresdag zijn de lezingen thematisch gegroepeerd. Woansdei 23 oktober: parallelsesjes (I) Taalkunde en (II) Ald-Midfrysk Woensdag 23 oktober: parallelsessies (I) Taalkunde en (II) Oud-Midfries
l^ezingen Taalkunde:
l^ezingen Ald-Midfrysk:
De Oudfriese studies van Jan van Vliet (Dekker)
Tongersdei 24 oktober: parallelsesjes (I) Underwiis en (II) Moderne
letterkunde
l^ezingen Underwiis:
l^ezingen Moderne letterkunde:
Freed 25 oktober: parallelsesjes (I) Taalfariaasje, (II) Taalsosjology en
(III) Histoaryske Letterkunde
Vrijdag 25 oktober: parallelsessies (I) Taalvariatie, (II)
Taalsociologie en (III) Historische Letterkunde
l^ezingen Taalfariaasje:
l^ezingen Taalsosjology:
l^ezingen Histoaryske letterkunde:
Yntekening en ynformaasje:
Intekenen als deelnemer aan het kongres kan voor de drie kongresdagen,
maar ook per dag. De kongreskosten zijn F 140,-- voor het gehele
kongres
of F 55,-- per dag (inkl. kongresdokumentatie, koffie/thee en
lunch). Op
donderdag 24 oktober is er een kongresdiner. De kosten daarvan bedragen
F 60,--.
Foar opjefte en neiere ynformaasje kinne jo kontakt opnimme mei:
Dr. J. Ytsma
Fourth Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium: May 2-3, 1997
Sharing Effective Language Renewal Practices, duBois Conference Center, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, May 2-3, 1997
Northern Arizona University's Bilingual Multicultural Education Program and Navajo Language Program are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium. The Symposium is designed to allow preschool, K-12, college, and university American Indian language educators and activists through panels, workshops, and papers to share ideas and materials for teaching American Indian languages. The results of the conference will be shared with a wider audience through a monograph.
About the Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposiums
Despite tribal language policies and the 1990 Native American Languages Act passed by Congress and signed by then President Bush, fewer and fewer children are speaking Native American languages. While the legal right to maintain tribal languages has been obtained, the effective right has yet to be achieved. More needs to be done to disseminate effective native language teaching methods and materials. For example, Dr. Richard Littlebear, participant in all three previous symposia and one of this year's keynoters, notes that the ability to speak an Indian language is often incorrectly seen as all that is needed to teach that language in schools.
The first Symposium, held on November 16, 17, & 18, 1994 at NAU, featured some of the leading figures in the field of minority language preservation. The second symposium, held on May 4, 5, & 6, 1995 at NAU, also included many tribal educators from throughout Arizona. The third symposium was held in Anchorage, Alaska, in February 5 & 6, 1996 and brought together mostly
Alaskan Native educators.
Goals of the Fourth Symposium
* To bring together American Indian language educators and activists to share ideas and experiences on how to effectively teach American Indian languages in and out of the classroom.
Registration Information
Registration Fee: $100 prior to April 1, 1997; $125 after April 1, 1997.
For further information or questions, contact Dr. Jon Reyhner, Center for Excellence in Education, NAU Box 5774, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 (520) 523-0580; email: Jon.Reyhner(at)nau.edu
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