A Right to Our Voice: Linguistic Human Rights and Peace EducationCheryl Woelk
This presentation is based on a workshop highlighting language as an often overlooked aspect of human rights. Participants explored the concept of linguistic human rights, which relate to the freedom to choose one's language of communication in private and public settings without discrimination. Peace education has a unique perspective that can contribute to addressing issues of linguistic discrimination, linguicism, language oppression and power dynamics, and the loss of heritage languages. Participants discussed ways in which educators can engage language learners through peace perspectives, such as valuing multilingual and multicultural voices, applying peace linguistics and sociolinguistics knowledge, building healthy communication skills in multiple languages, leveraging use of dominant languages for justice and peacemaking, bridging language communities, and gathering insights on peace and conflict from various linguistic and cultural heritages.
A Right to Our Voice: Linguistic Human Rights and Peace EducationCheryl Woelk
This presentation is based on a workshop highlighting language as an often overlooked aspect of human rights. Participants explored the concept of linguistic human rights, which relate to the freedom to choose one's language of communication in private and public settings without discrimination. Peace education has a unique perspective that can contribute to addressing issues of linguistic discrimination, linguicism, language oppression and power dynamics, and the loss of heritage languages. Participants discussed ways in which educators can engage language learners through peace perspectives, such as valuing multilingual and multicultural voices, applying peace linguistics and sociolinguistics knowledge, building healthy communication skills in multiple languages, leveraging use of dominant languages for justice and peacemaking, bridging language communities, and gathering insights on peace and conflict from various linguistic and cultural heritages.
Bittinger & Hieber - Language revitalization: Issues with reference to NavajoDaniel Hieber
Bittinger, Marion and Daniel W. Hieber. 2011. 'Language Revitalization: Issues with Reference to Navajo'. Lecture given to ANTH 305 'Language and Culture', Professor Amy L. Paugh, James Madison University, 7 April.
There are thousands of programming languages, but even if your organization works in one of the more popular languages, it's likely you will eventually interact with others who are unfamiliar with it. Since you can't be proficient in every programming language under the sun, a language that bridges technologies and allows people to communicate their ideas is needed.
A few programming languages have tried to fill this role over the years, but none holds as much promise as Python.
There is 60% of population living on or below the line of poverty. 20% of kids don't finish even the basic education. • 140,000 people currently live in substandard housing conditions
Bittinger & Hieber - Language revitalization: Issues with reference to NavajoDaniel Hieber
Bittinger, Marion and Daniel W. Hieber. 2011. 'Language Revitalization: Issues with Reference to Navajo'. Lecture given to ANTH 305 'Language and Culture', Professor Amy L. Paugh, James Madison University, 7 April.
There are thousands of programming languages, but even if your organization works in one of the more popular languages, it's likely you will eventually interact with others who are unfamiliar with it. Since you can't be proficient in every programming language under the sun, a language that bridges technologies and allows people to communicate their ideas is needed.
A few programming languages have tried to fill this role over the years, but none holds as much promise as Python.
There is 60% of population living on or below the line of poverty. 20% of kids don't finish even the basic education. • 140,000 people currently live in substandard housing conditions
Discover why Python is better for Data Science: the whole workflow of Data Analysis is covered by Python. Tools for various tasks are shown, including: workflow, data analysis, data visualization, integration with Hadoop ecosystem, and communication.
Donald Miner will do a quick introduction to Apache Hadoop, then discuss the different ways Python can be used to get the job done in Hadoop. This includes writing MapReduce jobs in Python in various different ways, interacting with HBase, writing custom behavior in Pig and Hive, interacting with the Hadoop Distributed File System, using Spark, and integration with other corners of the Hadoop ecosystem. The state of Python with Hadoop is far from stable, so we'll spend some honest time talking about the state of these open source projects and what's missing will also be discussed.
India, as well-known to all, is the home of diversity; linguistic, cultural, religious, and social diversity. All these aspects are interwoven together making India a vibrant nation promoting the impeccable idea of "unity in diversity". As a multilingual nation, the study of language contact, where hundreds of different languages are in a constant negotiation, provides an appropriate zone for investigating the language interaction and the sociolinguistic consequences resulting from such process. This paper casts the light on the Kurukh’s contact with Hindi and Sadri, being the languages spoken in the area under scrutiny, tracing the sociolinguistic consequences of this interaction through studying a sample of these tribes residing in Mandar area. It also seeks to find out the sociolinguistic status quo of Kurukh and its status among its speakers through considering the contexts and situations in which both Hindi and Kurukh are used. It has been reported that Hindi, Sadri, and Kurukh are used exchangeably in a complementary distribution. Kurukh is spoken in some certain domains; at home, talking with friends of the same speech community, and in-group occasions when they come together to celebrate their religious festivals or any other social occasions whereas Hindi and Sadri are used for conversing with people of other speech communities or when they are in the presence of out-group people. On the other hand, the children receive their education in Hindi-medium schools and some of them in that of English-medium. In the school context, the students of Kurukh background avoid using their mother tongue even when they talk to each other lest to be mocked at or stigmatized by their friends and classmates who do not understand their language. This linguistic behavior of the young generation puts the Kurukh language at stake and jeopardizes the linguistic identity of its speakers as the time goes by.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
2. Language not just a medium of interaction
It plays a role in identity formation
Channel by which we abstract reality
It affects the way in which we think or
perceive reality
Linked to our emotions
3. According to Ethonologue: Languages of the
World (2009), Published by SIL there are 6909
languages
Harrison (2007): Almost 80 % of the world’s
population speaks just 83 languages, 3000
languages are spoken by 20%, 3586 languages
are spoken by only .2% population.
Krauss (1992): 50% of languages are likely to
become extinct by next century, another 40-75%
may no longer be spoken by children during this
century, only 5-10 % (300-600) are safe.
International Conference of language
(UNESCO), concern began in late 1980’s and
resulted in the outcome of the book Endangered
languages (Robins & Ulenbeck 1991)
4. Physical loss of speakers (due to genocide,
natural disasters etc)
Disintegration of the language community
(displacement, assimilation, economic concerns)
Homogenizing effect (in the form of dominant
language media)
Forced abandonment of the language (through
overt suppression)
5. Stephen Wurm (1992)
Potentially endangered, Endangered, Seriously
endangered, Moribund
UNESCO (expert group on endangered languages)
Vulnerable: most children speak the language, but
it may be restricted to certain domains (e.g., home)
Definitely endangered: Children no longer learn the
language as mother tongue at home
Severely endangered: language is spoken by
grandparents and older generations; while the
parent generation may understand it, they do not
speak it to children or among themselves
Critically endangered: the youngest speakers are
grandparents and older, and they speak the
language partially and infrequently
Extinct: there are no speakers left
6.
7. Spoken by Bodo tribal spread across Assam
and parts of North Bengal
Introduced as medium of instruction in
primary schools in Bodo dominated areas in
1963
Got the status of co-official language of
Assam in 1984
Recognized under the 8th schedule of the
Indian constitution in 2003
UGC introduced Bodo as a subject in NET in
2011
8. Bodo one of the 84 Indian languages
placed as vulnerable in UNESCO’s list of
languages in danger of extinction.
Demography of the places inhabited by
Bodos not conducive for the growth of
the language
Literacy rate low
Attitude of the elite Bodos
Political factors
Government policies
Media at a nascent stage, visibility very
low
9. Internet enabled participatory communication
Best reflected in Social Networking sites like
Orkut and Facebook
Comments on Orkut community and
Facebook group in native language
Images & videos depicting the culture of the
tribe uploaded
10. 5 FB groups observed for periods ranging
from one year-one month
Comments both in Bodo and English
Members include politicians, student
leaders, activists, diaspora, students &
litterateurs
Number of members 20 -1500
Uploads include
article, poetry, images, videos
Except one group, activity not daily
Comments and uploads on a single day range
from 0-80
11. Threads on politics, language, culture, literature,
education
One group completely based on literature
Other group on sharing jokes
Two on bodoland demand
One group for connecting people of different Bodo
groups
Materials (texts, videos, images) posted and
commented upon
12. Articles and poems uploaded on the site.
Some poems and articles published in
magazines
Poets and writers sharing their thoughts
Participants not knowing the language
seeking help to learn the language
Exchanging the similarities in different Bodo
language
13. Literature is being created apart from giving
Bodos the space to use their language
frequently and ensuring in its visibility
Filling the void in mainstream media
Facilitating regular use of the language
Linkage with new generation
14. Internet access is only increasing with time
and as it increases, it will only boost the
scope for further use of the technology to
strengthen the use of the language and
change the media habits of the people (right
now only english/assamese
newspapers/news channels with use of Bodo
media just being limited to video films and
music videos)
15. Whatever the Bodo language has attained over
the years has all been due to the efforts by the
Bodo people in the real world (through
protests, agitations, awareness campaigns on the
importance of learning Bodo language)
Internet can just be one of the many tools to
enhance the scope of the use of the language
and help it in staying alive and thriving.
Bodos will have to take advantage of the
constitutional safeguards and use it for purposes
other than dealing with members of the family.
16. Online platform gives a scope for filling up the
void due to the lack of mass media (newspapers,
tv, radio)
Harnesses the literary talent of Bodos living
around the country and keeping in touch with the
roots
Without increase in access, benefits doubtful.
Social organizations will have to promote these
forums
Political and economic status will play a role,
apart from media, in the survival of the language
and literature.
