"Batekmila - Les mondes basques"

• Thématique : Dialogue interculturel et traduction
• Étendue de l’impact: Régionale
• Nature de projet: Sensibilisation
  
  
  
• Pays bénéficiaires:
  - France
  - Espagne
  
  
• Entité responsable principale:
  Euskal kultur erakundea - Institut culturel basque
  Château Lota BP 6
  Ustaritz
  France

Résumé de l'action
Comment les basques vivent-ils leur identité à une époque d’internationalisation des échanges où les échelles de distance et de temps évoluent ?

A l'initiative de l'Institut culturel basque l’exposition multimédia "Batekmila - Les mondes basques" invite le visiteur à découvrir et à interroger les pratiques et les vécus d’une langue - l’euskara - et d’une culture millénaires. De nombreux procédés technologiques et interactifs proposent une vision moderne et unique de ces "mondes basques". Un kaléidoscope composé de regards croisés d’artistes contemporains, de photographes, d'écrivains, de musiciens, de réalisateurs…

Cette exposition, qui s'inscrit dans une démarche de dialogue interculturel, propose une évocation actuelle et multilingue (en basque, français, espagnol et anglais) des mondes basques d’Euskal Herria (Pays basque) et de sa diaspora à travers le monde. Une fenêtre ouverte sur des identités que relie un patrimoine culturel et linguistique commun.

Tous les contenus multimédias de l'exposition seront consultables en ligne au printemps 2009.

Principaux partenaires
- Centre culturel Koldo Mitxelena (Donostia - San Sebastian)
- Diputacion Foral de Gizpuzkoa
- Patronage de la Commission Nationale Française pour l'UNESCO.

"Folk tales and legends from Vojvodina" (series, book, CD-music from series, documentary)

• Thematic framework: Social Transformations
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Capacity-building
  
  
• Beneficiary countries :
  - Serbia
  - Romania
  - Slovakia
  - Hungary
  - Ukraine
  - Croatia
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Nenad Mikalacki
  Balzakova 73
  Novi Sad (21000)
  Serbia

Summary of the activities
For those who didn’t know, Vojvodina is a northern province of Serbia where more than 27 different nationalities live in traditional harmony between them (in most of cases, with exceptions). There are five official languages spoken here.

To begin with, ten different folk tales, one for each nationality, and ten different directors of different ageaffinity-vision and working technique, should make ten episodes based on the written proposal.

Our goal is to make something that will last. The folk tales and legends are imperishable, because they emerged and stayed present in the conscious of each of us. We hope that this series will be popular among all ages, classes, groups and ethnic groups even after fifty years. Each episode is made in the mother tongue of the specific ethnic group, and they are always translated into Serbian or English (for external diffusion).

The suggested project will bind some very important factors of culture in Vojvodina and neighboring countries. For the first time in closer or even further history of this region, representatives of all nations living here will be gathered around one, mutual project. Moreover, local institutions concerned with heritage, protection and production of cultural-artistic programme of international importance will work in unison; and that, according to the information available to us, happens rarely.

Main partners
- Druid films - project bearer and producer
- RTVojvodina - co-producer (TV studio) and broadcaster
- Magic Box Multimedia - co-producer (cameras, lights, postproduction)
- Studio Matrix - co-producer (audio studio)
- Matica Srpska Library in Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy in
- Novi Sad (Department of folk Literature), as well as
- the chosen minority institutions and representatives, whose mission is to gather and preserve folk poetic works.

"La langue maternelle: un concept pluriel en évolution" (conférence)

• Thématique: Langue maternelle
• Étendue de l’impact: Régionale
• Nature de projet: Communication
  
  
  
• Pays bénéficiaires:
  - Belgique
  - Luxembourg
  
  
• Entité responsable principale:
  Commission européenne - DG Traduction
  rue de Genève 6
  1140 Bruxelles
  Belgique

Résumé de l'action
À l'occasion de la journée internationale de la langue maternelle, cette conférence bilingue (FR/EN) a donné un aperçu de la problématique de la langue maternelle et de ses conséquences pratiques dans divers domaines tels que l'apprentissage des langues et l'emploi des langues dans le monde du travail.

Les orateurs étaient Laurence Mettewie, qui a participé à l'étude de Rudi Janssens sur l'emploi des langues à Bruxelles, et son collègue Luk van Mensel.

Ils ont remis en question la notion de langue maternelle et ont analysé la politique de l'Union européenne en matière de langues, à l'aide d'exemples concrets. Ils ont notamment abordé les attitudes linguistiques en tant que frein ou moteur d'apprentissage dans les environnements bilingues ainsi que le multilinguisme comme obstacle ou atout pour les entreprises.

"Les langues africaines, facteur d'intégration" (Conférence)

• Thématique: Transformations sociales
• Étendue de l’impact: Régionale
• Nature de projet: Sensibilisation
  
  
• Pays bénéficiaires: Pays africains
  
  
• Entité responsable principale:
  Délégation permanente du Kenya auprès de l'UNESCO
  UNESCO House
  1, rue Miollis
  75732 Paris Cedex 15

"On Asia": Multicultural and Multilingual Website for Asian Writings

• Thematic framework: Multilingualism and Cyberspace
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project:Awareness-raising
  
  
• Beneficiary countries: Asia
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Asia Culture Network
  102-70, Heukseok-dong
  Dongjak-gu
  Seoul
  Republic of Korea

Summary of the activities
In 2007, three institutions in the Republic of Korea - the Asia Culture Network, the Daum Foundation, and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, cooperated to launch a multicultural and multilingual website On Asia. The works of Asian writers in the fields of literature, arts, and social issues, the main source of which is a quarterly print magazine Asia, are published on this website.

The site is comprised of both a separate webzine for the published literary works of Asian writers and a venue for more casual writings including those by amateurs. Mindful of the promotion of linguistic diversity online, On Asia presents the works in their original script, along with their Korean and English translations. Efforts are underway to publish more original texts in order to have a wide range of languages represented.

On Asia is geared towards providing a forum for the expression of Asian thoughts by Asian people, as well as harnessing ICTs to eliminate barriers against communication and fostering cultural and linguistic diversity in cyberspace. This goal is mindful of UNESCO's Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression (2005) and the Recommendation on the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace (2003).

Main partners
The website is administered by Asia Culture Network, in partnership with the Daum Foundation and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO at its initiation.

"Oralidad"

• Thematic framework: Intercultural Dialogue and Translation
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Awareness-raising
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Victor Marín
  UNESCO HAV Calzada 551 and D Steet
  Havana 10400
  Cuba
  
   

Summary of the activities
Journal "Oralidad" by UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean is published since 1988 with 15 printed editions devoted to foster recognition and enhancement of the oral tradition and multicultural expressions including partial translations to allow a better approach to new readers.

"Oralidad" is read by academicians, linguists, anthropologists, students, researchers, cultural entities, communities and bearers of the oral tradition and intangible heritage, increasing their role as readers and contributors. Strengthening the project to target new readers, a network of voluntary contributors has increased outreach after the whole collection is digitally accessible and disseminated also via The Cultural Portal of Latin America and The Caribbean.

With the proclamation of Master Pieces of the World Oral and intangible Heritage and the entry into force of convention 2003 for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the network of Readers, contributors and interested persons from the region and other areas have expanded contacting "Oralidad" by email.

Main partners
- UNESCO Havana,
- UNESCO Montevideo,
- UNESCO POP,
- Encuentros Para La Promoción y difusión del Patrimonio Inmaterial de los paises Iberoamericanos
- Revista Excelencias

"Plurilingüismo y la importancia de la enseñanza de idiomas extranjeros" (Coloquio)

• Marco temático: Educación
• Amplitud del impacto: Regional
• Naturaleza del proyecto: Sensibilización
  
  
• Países beneficiarios :
  - Uruguay
  - Argentina
  - Paraguay
  - Brasil
  
  
• Principal entidad responsable :
  Goethe-Institut Uruguay
  Alexander Kruckenfellner
  Canelones 1524
  Montevideo
  Uruguay

Resumen de la acción
El coloquio se propone la discusión de la interacción entre lenguas y culturas diferentes, en momentos en que en Uruguay se avanza hacia una redefinición de la importancia del aprendizaje de lenguas en el marco de la reforma educativa.

El proyecto cuenta con el apoyo del Fondo Franco-Alemán para el Fomento de Programas Culturales en Terceros Países y se llevará a cabo conjuntamente por el Goethe-Institut Uruguay y la Alliance Francaise de Montevideo.

Socios principales
- Alliance Francaise Uruguay
- Embajadas de Alemania y Francia en Uruguay
- Goethe-Institut Uruguay

10èmes Rencontres Européennes du Livre et des Langues au Mont-Cenis

• Thématique: Environnement lettré
• Étendue de l’impact: Régional
• Nature de projet: Communication
  
  
• Pays bénéficiaires:
  - France
  - Italie
  

• Entité responsable principale:
  Auteurs Associés de la Savoie et de l'Arc Alpin
  BP 5 - 73480 Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis
  Lanslebourg
  France

Résumé de l'action
Notre association organise au Mont-Cenis (lieu mythique et symbolique par référence, à mi chemin entre Paris et Rome, situé au coeur de l'arc alpin) une rencontre d'auteurs français et italiens écrivant dans leur langue mère, mais également des auteurs écrivant en occitan, franco-provençal ou autres patois régional.

Nous espérons pouvoir sensibiliser nos auteurs, le public et les autorités compétentes sur l'absolue nécessité de sauvegarder et de redynamiser les langues minoritaires.

Un exemple: le français, qui est une langue minoritaire dans les hautes vallées alpines italiennes du Piémont où il a été la langue officielle pendant des siècles. La proximité de la France et le passé historique de ces vallées veulent que le français reprenne sa place dans les écoles primaires. Cela fait partie des actions en cours.

Principaux partenaires
- Communes de Lanslebourg
- Provincia di Torino
- Centro Studi Documentazione della Memoria Orale géré par la Provincia di Torino
- Conseil Général de Savoie
- Communauté de Communes de Haute Maurienne Vanoise
- Novalesa - Italie

A Comprehensive study of Hawrami Kurdish

• Thematic framework: Endangered Languages
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Disseminating information
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  - Iran,
  - Iraq, Kurdistan
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Seyed Vahid Aryadoust
  English Language and Literature Group,
  National Institute of Education, NTU,
  Singapore
  Singapore
  
  

Summary of the activities
The aim of this study is to investigate the features of the contemporary Hawrami. This is upsetting that no single study in the recent years has focused on this language and to many linguists even the name comes as an extraterrestrial gobbledegook difficult or impossible to decipher. This problem was witnessed when the first collaborative work of ours was sent to many internationally prestigious linguistic journals and none them found a single reviewer to referee the article.

The following activities will be conducted:
- The historical grounds of the language
- The past and on going linguistic policies concerned
- Studying the grammar of Hawrami, e.g. the tenses, passive and active forms
- Studying the phonology and morphology of the language
- How is Hawrami different from Sorani Kurdish and what makes some people think it is not Kurdish
- Different colloquial forms of Hawrami in different areas
- Application of the Wave Theory to the spread of this language

Main partners
Masoud Aryadoust

Anubad - A Translation Project

• Thematic framework: Intercultural Dialogue and Translation
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Developing networks
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  Bangladesh
  India
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Lubna Marium
  Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative
  c/o 'Shadhona', Hs 69, Rd 5
  DOHS(old), Dhaka
  Bangladesh

Summary of the activities
In November, 2007 the Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative (IBCI), with the Independent University, Bangladesh as an academic partner, organized an ‘India Bangladesh Festival of Books and Writers’ in Dhaka with the support of the High Commission of India, Dhaka. Participants included authors, translators, publishers and academics from both the countries.

As a continuation of the dialogue which was started during this festival, the Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative plans to initiate an Indo Bangla Translation Project with the aim of translating Bangladeshi writings into English and regional writings of India into Bangla.

As per the Dhaka Declaration, signed by participants of the above ‘India Bangladesh Festival of Books and Writers’, both Indian and Bangladeshi publishers had expressed their intent to publish such translations.

The Department of English of the Brac University in Dhaka will be partnering the Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative for the ‘Translation Project’ by providing office space and office equipment for the duration of the project.

Several publishers in India and in Bangladesh have made positive overtures to this project, thus ensuring publication of translations made through ‘Anubad’.

Main partners
Indo Bangla Cultural Initiative, BRAC University

Appui à la production et à la diffusion d’outils favorisant la diversité culturelle et le dialogue interculturel

• Thématique : Dialogue interculturel et traduction
• Étendue de l’impact : Régionale
• Nature de projet : Sensibilisation
  
  
• Pays bénéficiaires :
  - Algérie
  - Libye
  - Maroc
  - Mauritanie
  - Tunisie
  
  
• Entité responsable principale :
  Bureau de l'UNESCO à Rabat
  35, avenue du 16 novembre, Agdal
  Rabat
  Maroc

Résumé de l'action
Cette activité vise à contribuer à la promotion de la diversité linguistique. Il s'agit de réaliser des études sur la diversité culturelle et le dialogue interculturel en vue de produire des outils didactiques de sensibilisation en français et en arabe.

Le Bureau de l’UNESCO à Rabat procède également à la mobilisation des écoles associées et clubs et chaires UNESCO pour la sensibilisation au dialogue interculturel et aux valeurs universelles.

Principaux partenaires
ISESCO,
Commissions nationales des cinq pays du Maghreb, clubs et chaires UNESCO.

ARGuing for Multilingual Motivation in Web 2.0.

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Capacity-building
  
  
• Beneficiary countries: All Europe, later Global
  
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Prof Thomas M Connolly
  Coordinator - University of Paisley
  School of Computing
  Paisley PA1 2BE
  Scotland, UK

Summary of the activities
ARGuing is a first globally in using an Alternate reality game to motivate multilingualism in secondary students across European schools. The project is funded by the EU.

ARGuiing is a cutting edge project that addresses two fundamental needs in European education in a totally innovative manner. Firstly, how to bridge the widening technological gap between educators and their students and secondly, how to motivate students to understand the benefits of learning languages at a level that impacts on their existing personal lives.

The project will construct a special type of puzzle game called an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that utilises digital technology as a communication tool for international, multilingual, peer student communities that have to solve the puzzle by working as a massively, multiplayer, collaborative group, in multiple languages.

The project will result in teacher training courses in the use of ARGs and Web 2.0 in education.

Main partners
- University of Paisley, Scotland, UK
- Kindersite Project, UK
- Centro Navarro De Autoaprendizaje De Idiomas, Spain
- Ahead of the Game, Holland
- “St Kliment Ohridski” Sofia University, Bulgaria
- University of Rousse “Angel Kanchev”, Bulgaria 

Autonomous Language Learning

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Type of project: Capacity building
  
  
• Beneficiary countries : Global
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Gabriel Rubio
  Centro Navarro de Autoaprendizaje de Idiomas
  Pamplona 
  Spain
   

Summary of the activities
The Autonomous Language Learning (ALL) project, funded by the European Union, is building Blended Learning language courses in four European languages (Turkish, Romanian, Bulgarian and Lithuanian).

These courses are designed for students who have had an initial introduction in one of the languages and who wish to progress from a basic survival level to a higher competency (A2 of the Common European Framework). The project results are for Language schools and Colleges.

The project has been conceived and funded as part of the European Union Socrates Lingua programme that concerns motivating the learning of all European languages, and the less widely used languages in particular. With a vision to promote plurilingualism and appreciation of the diversity of languages in the European Union and beyond.

More information: http://www.allproject.info/

Main partners
- Kindersite Project Ltd (UK)   
- Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos University (Vilnius, Lithuania)
- Znanie Association (Sofia, Bulgaria)   
- Mykolo Romerio Universitetas (Lithuania)
- Çukurova University (Adana,Turkey)
- EuroEd Foundation (Iasi, Romania)
- University of London, School of Lifelong Education and International Development, Institute of Education (UK) 

Away-e Eshgh (The Call of the Love)

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Research and Analysis
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  Iran
  Tajikistan
  Afganistan
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Mahmoud Mirsajedin
  Londoner Str. 40
  Bonn 53 117
  Germany

Summary of the activities
This book includes 220 titles among Djalal Aldin Rumi Molana's best works on the occasion of the 800 anniversary of this great Middle East Philosopher and poet. Each piece contains 7 verses and focuses on a specific social and/or ethic theme. "The Call of the Love" was published last week in 300 copies for the first time in Germany.

We are pretty sure that this research will help all readers interested in the wonderful heritage of the Middle East literature and especially the speakers of the Farsi 7 Persian Language to discover this phenomenal philosopher and poet once again through a totally new point of view. Since Rumi's message is universal, it invites all people to come together regardless of their religion, nationality or political interests to build a better world.

Today in a time of global conflicts even after 800 years, Rumi's message is more important than ever!
Please help us to publish this amazing massage building a free and peaceful world!

Main partners
Mahmoud Mirsajedin mirsajedin@gmx.de
Ramin Mirsajedin

Bibliothèque numérique sur la littérature arabe traditionnelle: Majaliss

• Thématique : Cyberespace
• Étendue de l'impact : Régionale
• Nature du projet: Diffusion d'information
  
  
  
• Pays bénéficiaires : Pays du Maghreb
  
  
• Entité responsable principale :
  UNESCO
  Jaco du Toit
  35 avenue du 16 novembre, Agdal
  Rabat
  Maroc

Résumé de l'activité
Consacré spécialement au patrimoine du Maghreb, le CD Rom Tome II de Majaliss permettra aux pays de la sous-région de faciliter à leurs citoyens l'accès aux contenus appartenant au domaine public à travers le recours aux technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC).

Il a pour objectif d'assurer la préservation et la diffusion du patrimoine littéraire Maghrébin en langue arabe. Il contient environ 50 oeuvres soit 80000 pages en format texte repartis sur 4 thématiques et 18 sous-thématiques, ainsi que des extraits sonores d'une dizaine d'oeuvres destinés aux non-voyants et malvoyants arabophones.

Le Bureau de l'UNESCO à Rabat et l'ISESCO contribuent au renforcement de l'identité maghrébine par la dissémination des contenus de la bibliothèque numérique dans les cinq pays du Maghreb. La collection de CD-ROM ainsi que le site web sont le fruit d’une étroite coopération entre spécialistes en littérature arabe et associations de jeunes s’intéressant à l’application des TIC dans le domaine du patrimoine.

Un Tome III est en cours de réalisation, il se focalisera principalement sur l'aspect pédagogique de cette collection avec des oeuvres en format texte et des exercices pédagogiques destinés aux élèves des trois niveaux de l’enseignement fondamental.

Partenaires principaux
Ministère de l'Education Nationale (Maroc)

Chadic Newsletter Online

• Thematic framework: Endangered Languages
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Disseminating information
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  - Nigeria
  - Chad
  - Niger
  - Cameroon
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Prof. Dr. Dymitr Ibriszimow
  LS Afrikanistik II,
  Universität Bayreuth
  95440 Bayreuth
  Germany

Summary of the activities
The predecessor of "Chadic Newsletter Online" was "Chadic Newsletter", a publication that has a long tradition. After appearing in printed form for more than 30 years, for a few years it was continued electronically, in form of a website which was updated from time to time.

In the meantime, new technologies have been developed. In the past few years, weblogs have become a very popular way of online publishing. Writing a weblog entry is very simple — nearly as simple as writing an email message — and it is an excellent way of sharing information quickly.

Therefore, starting 2007, Chadic Newsletter will be published in the form of a weblog, which will carry the name "Chadic Newsletter Online".

Main partners
Dr. Michael Broß
Dr. Uwe Seibert

Chain Stories project

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Type of project: Capacity building
  
  
• Beneficiary countries : Global
  
  
• Main responsible
  Stephen Moran
  Centro Navarro de Autoaprendizaje de Idiomas
  Pamplona 
  Spain

Summary of the activities
Young students, in their first year of language learning, can enjoy creative writing in their mother tongue. They then pass on their story to other schools, within a chain, for completion.

All five schools in a chain, have a different mother tongue but within the same European language family, generally from 5 countries. For example, Romance languages, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

The children will create part of a story, decode and comprehend the main ideas of a previous part of the same story from the other schools in the chain. The stories are based on an open template.

The project will act to motivate students to understand how easily they can understand other languages and the advantages of being able to communicate with their peers in other European countries. The project allows an unlimited number of schools to join the project, when it is ready. If you are interested in more information, helping the project or joining a chain, contact us.

More information: http://www.chainstories.eu

Main partners
- Kindersite Project Ltd. (UK)   
- Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos University (Vilnius, Lithuania)
- Catholic University of Portugal, Faculty of Letters (Beiras)
- University of Aveiro, Department of Didactics and Education Technology (Portugal)
- EuroEd Foundation (Iasi, Romania)
- Consorzio per la Formazione Professionale e per l’Educazione Permanente (Milan)

Communicating Europe (Conference)

• Thematic framework: Intercultural Dialogue and Translation
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Disseminating information
  
  
• Beneficiary countries : Europe
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Society for Technical Communications (STC) France
  Maison Internationale
  Cité universitaire de Paris
  17 Boulevard Jourdan
  Paris
  France

Summary of the activities
Communicating to, for, and in the cultural diversity and multilingualism of Europe is a major concern for industry, business, education, government, and NGO bodies throughout the region.

Handling multilingual content, addressing multi-cultural usability, educating the next generation, and dealing with national and international standards require an extraordinary skill set for all those working in European communications.

To explore these issues, the Society for Technical Communication (STC) France Chapter, a registered professional non-profit association, is hosting the conference "Communicating Europe" on Friday 14 March 2008 in Paris, France.

In an exciting and varied programme, prestigious international speakers will address trends, tools and techniques and share their secrets for successful communication in Europe with you. On Thursday 13 March 2008, two pre-conference workshops on "wikis" and "use cases" offer dynamic interactive learning experiences for updating your skills.

All those who need to communicate in and for Europe can benefit from this conference.

Main partners
- Docware
- Acrolinx
- Ovidius
- AuthorIT
- Multilingual magazine

Cross-border Cooperation

• Thematic framework: Intercultural Dialogue and Translation
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Developing networks
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  - Italy
  - Bulgaria
  - Bosnia-Herzegovina
  - Croatia
  - Hungary
  - Romania
  - Slovenia
  - Ukraine
  - Macedonia
  - Montenegro
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Eugenia Tesoro
  Via Giovanni da Procida, 20
  Procida
  Italy
  e.tesoro@istruzione.it
  
  

Summary of the activities
Based on new modalities of dialogue, comparison and communication, has been organized a Youth meeting in Djakovo (Croatia) who will be attended by over 70 students coming from ten different countries whose aims:

- Increasing the level of knowledge about the achievements of the EU in the past 50 years
- Promote EU young citizen’s networking and its participation in the debate on Europe
- Encourage lasting civic participation in the European construction
- Show the trans-national dimension of EU citizenship, thus contributing to the establishment of the European public sphere.

The feedback should help to create consensus, objectives sharing, understanding and ownership.

Main partners
- Network of European Active Citizens (NEAC), non profit association, Italy
- Paideia Foundation, Bulgaria
- Kamuti Gyermekekért Alapítvány, Hungary
- Istituto Tecn. Comm. Statale "A. Giordano", Italy
- Liceul "Mihai Eminescu", Romania
- III Osnovna Šola Celje, Slovenia
- Prva bošnjaèka gimnazija, Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Srednja strukovna škola braće radića, Croatia
- O.U. Dimo Hadji Dimov, Macedonia
- Economic-Touristic Secundary School, Montenegro
- Taras Shevchenko Gymnasia, Ukraine

Dictionary and Encyclopedia of the Low German Language

• Thematic framework: Endangered Languages
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Research and Analysis
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  - Belgium
  - Germany
  - Danmark
  - Netherlands
  - Sweden
  - Luxembourg
  
  
  
  
  

• Main responsible:
  Klaus-Werner Kahl
  Bornholtstraße 20
  48477Riesenbeck
  Germany

Summary of the activities
Despite the fear of many people the Low German language has survived the 20th century. Although the importance as a common language has been reduced significantly in the Münsterland area too, many people are able to understand the old mother tounge. Nevertheless there are few people left being able to speak Low German.

Caused by my love for the wonderful mode of expression in the Low German language and by the fear that this language may die out, I began to write the dictionary "Wörterbuch des Münsterländer Platt". In this dictionary I fixed clear and simple rules for the orthography of the Low German language and use them consistently for all words. In the autumn 2008 in addition there will be published an encyclopedia using pictures to describe terms in the Low German language.

Diversidad: an european urban experience

• Thematic framework: Intercultural Dialogue and Translation
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Developing networks
  
  

• Beneficiary countries: all European countries
  
  
• Main responsible:
  European Music Office
  Rue du Trone,
  51 B-1050 Bruxelles
  Bruxelles
  Belgium

Summary of the activities
2008, European Year of Intercultural Dialogue: in this framework, at the initiative of the European Commission, the Diversidad project was thought up by the European Music Office (EMO), the association Diversités and Music Information Centre Austria (MICA).

The aim of this project is to provide a platform for the actors in European urban cultures to get to know one another, to share, to create and to found a lasting bridge of exchanges.

- 1st step: A Federating Anthem, Recording of the single Diversidad by established artists (March).

- 2nd step: Creation of a European Community on www.myspace.com/diversidadexperience where artists from all over Europe will be able to get together, create and carry out exchanges.
Information, instrumental & acappella version of the single will be available for free for remixes.

- 3rd step: Diversidad Festival, June 23, 24, 25 in Vienna (Austria) during the European Football Championship
=> Live, Graffiti exhibition, Conferences, DJ Battle .. with many established artists from all over Europe.

Diversidad seminars also in Stockholm May 27th and Madrid 30th - other dates to be announced.

Parrainage:
Abd al Malik (France)
Akhenaton (IAM, France)
Nikkfurie (La Caution, France)

Information on www.diversidad2008.eu (online soon)

Main partners
European Music Office (EMO, Belgium)
Association Diversités (France)
Music Information Centre Austria (MICA, Austria)

Don’t Give Up

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Capacity-building
  
  
• Beneficiary country/countries: All Europe, later Global
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Dagmar Pelikan
  Coordinator - Language School PELIKAN
  Brno,
  Czech Republic

Summary of the activities
Motivating adult language learners to complete courses! This is a project funded by the European Community and carried out by experienced language experts from across Europe.

Too many adult language learners drop-out of language courses, the Dont Give Up project offers language schools, course designers and students 101 ways to learn a foreign language successfully.

The project will investigate why adults drop-out and build up a knowledge base of ways to prevent drop-outs.

The project will look at every aspect of courses. For example, reasons for taking courses, the structure and teaching of courses, problems students encounter etc. Solutions can be as simple as the colour of the classroom walls through to the overall structure of a language course.

The project will produce a book of best practices to motivate students to complete their courses.

Visit the website

Main partners
- Language School PELIKAN, Czech Republic
- Kindersite Project, UK
- CNAI, Spain
- University of Humanities and Economics (WSHE), Poland
- International House Tallinn, Estonia

Echange Theatre Company

• Thematic framework: Intercultural Dialogue and Translation
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Disseminating information
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  - United Kingdom
  - France
  
  
• Main responsible:
  David Furlong
  99 Wayman Court, Eleanor Road
  London
  United Kingdom

Summary of the activities
Echange Theatre Company is established in London with the aim to produce unique works implying cultural exchange, multi-lingualism and translations. We started in Jan 2006 and have since produced 4 plays originally written in French and translated into English.

The Exchange is a bilingual play, a French masterpiece by Paul Claudel from 1893 made very contemporary to modern audience to critical acclaim. We were invited to several festivals in London.

Business is a comissioned work by a French producer for a British Audience: it tells the encounter of a Frenchman, an Englishman, and an American. It contains Russian language.

All the plays deal with cultural and language exchange. Echange Theatre would like to bring the work now to a broader audience: we're aiming to participate to the International Fringe Theatre festival in Edinburgh in August 2008.

Fundings are currently being raised. Future works will imply more than only French and English but also Spanish and Arabic.

Main partners
The French Embassy in London.
The French SACD, the writer's society in Paris.

El Euskara

• Marco temático: Lenguas en peligro
• Amplitud del impacto: Regional
• Naturaleza del proyecto: Investigación y análisis
  
  
• Países beneficiarios: País Vasco
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Principal entidad responsable:
  Izaskun Uzkudun/ Edgar Arruda
  Aitzuri 2, 4 C
  Zumaia
  España

Resumen de la acción
Es importante cómo esta siendo evaluada la cuestión de la preservación de la diversidad lingüística en todo el mundo. En este parangón, la historia del idioma Euskara a lo largo de milenios vive en la actualidad un momento decisivo en cuanto a su efectividad como expresión del pueblo Vasco.

Proponemos hacer un documental sobre esta historia de avances y retrocesos de nuestro idioma. Con un abordaje antropológico sobre este tema, para tener una perspectiva histórica de la cuestión, que será muy útil para el público general no especializado en conceptos lingüistícos y académicos.

Por lo tanto, desde una perspectiva antropológica, yuxtapondremos la cuestión en paralelo con los conceptos del antropólogo Darcy Ribeiro en base a los procesos de la experiencia de la formación de la cultura brasileña, en búsqueda de similitudes, con la situación del Euskara en la actual era de la globalización y multiculturalidad.

Socios principales
Estamos presentando el proyecto para buscar socios colaboradores o patrocinadores.

Espace linguistique de la croisade dans l'Albigeois et du Moyen Age occitan

• Thématique: Éducation
• Étendue de l’impact: Régionale
• Nature de projet: Sensibilisation
  
  
• Pays bénéficiaires:
  - France
  - Italie
  - Espagne
  
  
• Entité responsable principale:
  Association Partage
  La Gorce
  81130 Cagnac
  France

Résumé de l'action
Création et diffusion de films multilingues (en occitan notamment) pour faire connaître l'histoire de l'Occitanie, sa langue et sa culture; sensibiliser au catharisme et à sa répression par la croisade contre les albigeois par la mise en réseau de lieux tarnais effective (Maison des Mémoires à Mazamet-Hautpoul), ou à créer (Château de Penne, Château de Castelnau de Lévis).
Public visé: scolaires, associations, clubs, tous publics.
Création d'un lieu avec un emploi permanent, boutique; lieux d'expositions et conférences.

Principaux partenaires
Projet en partenariat associatif et institutionnel.
Partenaires espérés: Mairie d'Albi, Office du tourisme d'Albi, Conseil général du Tarn, Conseil régional Midi-Pyrénées, associations, privés.

Esperanto Studies Resource Center

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Awareness-raising
  
  
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  United States
  Canada
  México
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Martha C. Loutzenhiser, M.Ed.
  PO Box 711823
  Santee, California
  United States

Summary of the activities
The ESRC’s mission is to stimulate discussions about the world’s linguistic challenges and to bring attention to the need for equality among all languages.

Our objectives are:
- To promote Esperanto in THE United States, Mexico and Canada.
- To facilitate international communication through Esperanto.
- To bring people together, regardless of the differences in nationality, race, religion, and language, strengthening the feeling of solidarity and mutual understanding between them.
- To unite with other Esperanto speakers around the world.

Activities:
- Weekly informational meetings to the general public in the San Diego area.
- Development of instructional materials for teachers interested in teaching Esperanto to their students.
- Development of learning materials for students.
- Participation in language-related conferences and presentations in local schools.
- Maintenance of web sites, list-serves and other resources to support the efforts of local groups.

Main partners
- Universal Esperanto Association (UEA)
- Esperanto-USA
- Canadian Esperanto Association
- Mexican Esperanto Federation
- British Esperanto Association
- Grupo Amikema 
- Garymar Academy

Fortalecimiento de la Transmisión y Aprehensión de los Conocimientos de los Tesoros Vivos Humanos de la Cultura

• Marco temático: Conocimientos indígenas
• Amplitud del impacto: Regional
• Naturaleza del proyecto: Fortalecimiento de capacidades
  
  
• País beneficiario: Bolivia
  
  
• Principal entidad responsable:
  Asociación de Kallawayas Sin Fronteras KASFRO
  Valle Hermoso OTB San Miguel
  Calle #18 No. 06
  Cochabamba
  Bolivia

Resumen de la acción
Objectivo: Contar con componentes y mecanismo de transmisión y aprehensión de conocimientos que
permitan fortalecer a los actores y depositarios culturales como patrimonios vivos de la cultura kallawaya.

Etapa 1:
- Realizar reuniones de coordinación con los kallawayas más experimentados conformando el consejo de ancianos.
- Proceder a la socializaron con los maestros kallawayas la visón de aprender para enseñar.
- Gestionar los espacios adecuados y los cronogramas de los talleres comunitarios.
- Adquirir los instrumentos pedagógicos necesarios.
- Organizar los Talleres de Transmisión y Aprehensión de conocimientos desplegados en 9 meses.

Etapa 2:
- Socialización de programas en toda la comunidad kallawaya existente en Cochabamba.
- Realización de los ciclos de talleres comunitarios cronogramados y distribuido sen 9 meses.
- Elaboración de memorias, manuales y baners de cada taller.
- Elaboración de nuestras y elementos pedagógicos de transmisión de conocimientos y aprehensión de conocimientos kallawayas.
- Participación para constituir la interculturalidad con otras expresiones culturales

Etapa 3:
- Consolidar el centro de capacitación kallawaya
- Realización encuestas de los depositarios
- Elaboración de informe Final del proyecto – Evaluación Expost
- Evaluación de resultados del proyecto

Socios principales
JESUS GOMEZ PAYE, ALFREDO CHÁVEZ SIERRA, CRISPIN TEJERINA AMPUERO, ELMER SALAZAR ORELLANA, DELFIN TEJERINA SALAZAR, SAUL CHIZUCO SALAZAR, LUÍS EDWIN
TEJERINA CHIZUCO, CARLOS REYNALDO TEJERINA SALAZAR, RICHAR QUISPE YANA, AGUSTÍN GÓMEZ, HERIBERTO PAYE ZAPANA, ABELINO PAUCAR PACHECO, RAUL AMPUERO CHISUCO, MIGUEL QUINA ORELLANA, VALENTINA BUSTILLOS CHACA, LEOCADIA QUINATA HUMANA, MARTHA AMPUERO DE TEJERINA, JUVA AMPUERO QUINATA, NELIDA QUILCA DE TEJERINA, VICTORIA PAYE ZAPANA, TEOFILA TEJERINA DE PAYE, JUAN CARLOS MAMANI LAVILLA, DAMAZO OTAZO VENTURA, AGUSTIN LAYME CUTIMBA, PORFIRIO OTAZO VENTURA, LUIS WALTER QUISPE LIZARRAGA, ROSMERE FRANCISCA COLQUE POMA, TEOFILO QUILCA CUSUHUI, IRENE CASILLA CHUCUMO, ELENA PARI CHAMBI, ELIZABETH MAMANI CHAMBI, ROMULO QUISPE CHISUCO, EDWIN VARGAS YANA, GUIDO CHIZUCO BUSTILLO, GROBER LIZARRAGA, ROLY SANDRINI TEJERINA AMPUERO, BACILIDES CRUZ CHOQUE, DIÓGENES AMPUERO QUINATA, RUFICA CAMA VILLCA, SAMUEL QUILCA CUSUHUI, GERARADO SEZAR TEJERINA CHISUCO, EDWIN AGUSTIN LAYME MAMANI, OMAR COSME LAYME MAMANI

G.P.S. des langues bantoues

• Thématique: Dialogue interculturel et traduction
• Étendue de l’impact: Régional
• Nature de projet: Renforcement des capacités
  
  
• Pays bénéficiaires:
  Congo
  Congo démocratique
  Guinée
  Angola
  Centrafrique
  Cameroun
  Gabon
  
  
• Responsable principal:
  Nzoutani Thercha
  seyran kiz yurdu ,
  libya Cad.No:52 seyranbaglari
  Ankara kocatepe.
  Ankara
  Turquie

Résumé de l'action
Je travaille à créer un jeu ludique et pédagogique autour des langues autochtones d'Afrique centrale. Il a pour objectifs de rapprocher les peuples par leurs racines linguistiques et de briser les haines entre les ethnies. 

Il comprendra comme support la maquette géographique en illustration, des dés et jouera des mots et des lettres. Le G.P.S des paronymes, des homonymes et des synonymes bantous a comme objectif de susciter un intéret accru pour les langues bantous afin d'encourager les parents et leurs enfants à se retrouver autour de leur pérennisation.

Un jeu a vocation d'être disponible en librairie, en bibliothèque, et présent sur les média.

Principaux partenaires
Lambert Mac Nzoutani
Éditeur, structure pédagogique bienvenus. Démarches à venir auprès des ministères de la Culture et de la Jeunesse des pays concernés. 

Indigenous Language Revitalization and Preservation in Melanesia and the Pacific, Phase II

• Thematic framework: Endangered Languages
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Capacity-building
  
  
• Beneficiary country:
  - Papua New Guinea,
  - Vanuatu,
  - Solomon Islands
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Mali Voi, Apia Office UNESCO

Summary of the activities
The project aims to continue the survey and documentation of Melanesian languages launched during Phase I in 2000-2003. The present project will also focus on capacity building by training local students and field workers to conduct linguistic research and documentation.

The activities involve carrying out linguistic surveys concentrating on the documentation of Melanesian languages in danger of disappearing to produce the necessary data (e.g., orthographies for the unwritten languages and grammars) for the development of adequate learning materials for the revitalization of these languages.

The following results are expected:
- Linguistic data necessary for developing orthographies collected;
- Adequate linguistic tools for literacy in local communities developed;
- Local communities encouraged to participate in actions for safeguarding and preservation of their own
languages;
- Local capacities for language documentation, preservation and transmission enhanced.

Main partners
- Literature and Languages Department, University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG)
- Pacific Language Unit, University of South Pacific (USP), Vanuatu
- Institute of Solomon Island Studies, Solomon Islands

Information use of logo when publicising languages activities

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Type of projet: Disseminating information
  
  
• Beneficiary country: Australia
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Marlene Dingle
  PO Box 442 - Bendigo
  Australia 3552
  
  

Summary of the activities
The logos will be used as follows for communication with schools and teachers of languages in our region:
- on a poster publicising a student film competition, the regional office of the Victorian Education Department is running with schools in the region and to highlight and publicise that it is the International Year of Languages
- on our website, at the languages section (Note: LOTE = Languages Other Than English)

Main partners
Loddon Mallee Region, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Victoria, Australia)

Korea District Foreign Language Festival and Competition, 2008 International Year of Languages

• Geographical outreach : Regional
• Types of project: Awareness-raising
• Thematic framework: Education
  
  
• Beneficiary country/countries :
  - USA
  - Korea
  
  
• Main responsible :
  Donna Lansberry
  PSC 3 Box 6738
  APO
  AP (South Korea) 96266
  

Language and Cultural Identity (Multicultural Seminar)

• Thematic framework: Intercultural Dialogue and Translation
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Awareness-raising
  
  
• Beneficiary country: Australia
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Working Group on Multicultural Library Services
  Macquarie Street
  Sydney
  Australia

Summary of the activities
To mark 2008 UN Year of languages, Working Group on Multicultural Library Service, NSW presents its 2008 Seminar : Language and Identity. The purpose of the seminar is to highlight the role of public libraries, multicultural librarians and Working Group on Multicultural Library Services in particular, in providing ESL, community languages resources and language learning resources and programs.

Role of libraries in maintaining and promoting language learning in general; maintaining languages is crucial for cultural diversity; learning languages inspires curiosity about other cultures. It promotes diversity and nurtures tolerance through better understanding of diverse cultures.

Target Group : The Seminar will be of interest to library and information professionals who want to share their practical experience in providing language learning materials, collections in community languages and programs to promote and preserve language and cultural diversity.

It will also be useful to all other professionals, government agencies and community organizations involved in providing services to culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Main partners
Public Libraries New South Wales - Metropolitan

Language festival

• Thematic framework: Endangered Languages
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Disseminating information
  
  
• Beneficiary country/countries:
  - Russia
  - Germany
  - France
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Irina Bakhmetieva
  86 Lenina St.
  Voronezh
  Russia

Summary of the activities
The aims of the festival are:

- to inform about endangered languages on the territory of Russia and Europe;

- to encourage (prospective)linguists, geographers and historians from partner universities, schools and institutions to carry out research on endangered languages.


The programme consists of the following:
- presentations and a round table on endangered languages by scholars, students and schoolchildren;

- performances in regional languages by students and schoolchildren;

- dissemination of information on the diversity of languages.

Main partners
Voronezh State Pedagogical University
Schools and universities, Voronezh
Guest speakers from Germany and France

Languages from the Cradle (The Lullabies of Europe)

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Capacity-building
  
  
• Beneficiary ccountries: All Europe, later Global
  
  
• Main responsible :
  Dr. Figen Sat Yilmaz
  Coordinator - Çukurova University,
  Adana,
  Turkey

Summary of the activities
Lullabies in the original European languages, with their translations and background are available here for families, schools and children to use.

Lullabies in multiple languages are a perfect way to introduce new languages into a family setting. Every European country has its own culture of lullabies but this project will allow you to cross the cultural divide and sing and play other wonderful lullabies in your homes.

Very young children, who hear these songs, will remember them later when starting to learn foreign languages. Indeed, research shows that lullabies do much more than lulling a baby to sleep. They provide opportunities for children’s growth and development as well as promoting a loving relationship between parent and child.

The project has also made a Wiki were lullabies in additional languages can be added by users to share with all.

The website is available in :
English
Türkçe
Italiano
Ελληνικά
Română
Čeština
Dansk

Main partners
- Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
- Kindersite Project Ltd. UK
- The Mosaic Art and Sound Ltd, UK
- Synthesis Center for Research and Education Ltd. Cyprus
- Alexander Technological Educational Institute Thessaloniki, Greece
- The Regional In-Service Teaching Centre Arges, Romania
- University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic
- Videnscenter for Integration, Denmark

Lenguaje e identidad

• Marco temático: Diálogo intercultural y traducción
• Amplitud del impacto: Regional
• Naturaleza del proyecto: Sensibilización
  

• Países beneficiarios:
  Mexico
  Estados Unidos
  
  
• Principal entidad responsable:
  Edoardo Torres
  Jefe de Artes Escenicas y Literatura
  Municipio de Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
  Bulevar Luis Donaldo Colosio Km. 2.5
  Nuevo Laredo
  Mexico

Resumen de la acción
1. Convocatoria a todas las personas que hablen diferentes idiomas o dialectos para realizar un encuentro en el que cada participante hable acerca de su experiencia como usuario de dicha lengua. Creando así un espacio para la reflexión acerca del plurilingüismo a nivel personal, cultural y profesional.

2. Lectura en atril de obras celebres en su idioma original, con traducción simultánea para los asistentes.

3. Charlas y/o conferencias sobre temas relacionados al lenguaje:
• La frontera como crisol de lenguas y modismos.
• Origen y desarrollo del idioma español.
• Lenguaje e identidad. Los distintos modos de hablar del mexicano.

4. Taller dirigido a niños con la intención de enseñarles el concepto de diversidad cultural y plurilingüismo.

Socios principales
Municipio de Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Estación Palabra, Centro regionál de promoción de literatura

Literacy programme for Ethnic Minorities Utilizing Bilingual/Mother Tongue Approach

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Capacity-building
  
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  - Thailand,
  - China
  - Cambodia,
  - Philippines
  - Nepal,
  - Indonesia
  - Lao PDR,
  - Malaysia,
  - India,
  - Afghanistan
  - Bangladesh,
  - Vietnam
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Ms. Darunee Riewpituk
  P.O. Box 967,
  Prakhanong Post Office
  Bangkok 10110
  Thailand

Summary of the activities
Under the project, countries in the region are being provided with technical assistance for piloting mother tongue-based literacy programmes and for developing a framework for transition from mother tongue to national language. Countries have documented the outcomes of national activities through carrying out action researches. Advocacy with policy makers and stakeholders are promoted through exhibition and discussion and dialogues. Mother Tongue based teaching learning materials and methodologies in various languages are being developed.

It is planned to organize a regional workshop on mother tongue literacy programme in Nepal in September 2008, involving twelve Asian countries (likely to include participants from Africa and Latin America) with main objectives to share and learn from regional experiences in:
• Innovative mother tongue-based literacy programmes
• Framework on transition programmes from mother tongue to national language
• materials development and teaching/learning methodologies

Main partners
UNESCO field offices in the region, national Committees, Ministry of Education (NFE departments), Literacy resource centres and APPEAL Resource and training Consortium (ARTC)

Miftaah: free and open source software in the Arab region

• Thematic framework: Cyberspace
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Capacity-building
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  - Algeria
  - Libya
  - Morocco
  - Tunisia
  
  
• Main responsible :
  UNESCO
  Jaco du Toit
  35 avenue du 16 novembre, Agdal
  Rabat
  Morocco

Summary of the activities
Software is considered open source when its source code and the basic elements of its design are accessible to all, as opposed to the traditional form of software which is “proprietary”, and whose source code is inaccessible, secret and therefore closed. UNESCO recognizes the importance of the social value of free and open source software (FOSS) and its actions aim at giving the necessary means and autonomy for countries to make their own choice.

In this context the UNESCO Office in Rabat, in co-operation with UNDP/ ICTDAR, is creating the “Miftaah” memory stick, containing not only free and open source software, but also a storage capacity for the user’s personal data. Miftaah also provides a customized and user-friendly interface, ensuring accessibility to this FOSS package in arabic, in english and in french.

Academic institutions represent the focal point of the development of the project because of their commitment to free and autonomous research and their dedication to quality in higher education, in accordance with the fast changes of the needs of society.

Main partners
Algeria: Centre de recherche sur l’information scientifique et technique (CERIST), Alger;
Morocco: École Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Rabat;
Palestine: University of Birzeit.

Pratiques linguistiques en Rhône-Alpes (occitan, francoprovençal) & politiques linguistiques (étude)

• Thématique: Langues en danger
• Étendue de l’impact: Régionale
• Nature de projet: Recherches et analyses
  
  
• Pays bénéficiaire: France
  
• Entité responsable principale:
  Laboratoire ICAR
  15 Parvis René Descartes
  69342 Lyon
  France
  

Résumé de l'action
Cette étude, commandée par la région Rhône-Alpes, procède par sondages et enquêtes qualitatives dans près d'une vingtaine d'aires de la région. Elle permettra de dresser un aperçu précis des pratiques sociolinguistiques dans les langues autochtones de la région Rhône-Alpes, en s'appuyant sur les contacts déjà nombreux et anciens entre les partenaires du projet et leurs correspondants locaux.

Le travail d'enquête permettra également de rendre compte des aspirations des locuteurs, des associations ou de la population en général.

Le rapport final fournira ainsi des éléments susceptibles d'inspirer à la région Rhône-Alpes une politique de préservation et de valorisation des langues et cultures efficace, visible et adaptée aux spécificités régionales, à partir des préconisations qui seront proposées.

Principaux partenaires
ICAR - Interactions, Corpus, Apprentissages, Représentations (Université Lyon2, ENS-LSH)
Institut Pierre Gardette (Université Catholique de Lyon)
Centre de dialectologie (Université Grenoble 3)
DDL - Dynamique Du Langage (Université Lyon 2)
CREA - Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Anthropologiques (Université Lyon 2)
INRP - Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique

Pro.T - Professional Development in English Language Teaching

• Thematic framework: Professional Development in English Language
• Geographical outreach: Regional
• Types of project: Awareness-raising
  
  
• Beneficiary countries:
  Argentina
  Chile
  Urugay
  Brazil
  Paraguay
  Bolivia
  
  
• Main responsible:
  Mr. Luciano Camio
  Luis Robles 4457 (5009)
  Córdoba
  Argentina

Summary of the activities
Professional development is a continuous process of individual and collective improvement of practice. Its empowering effects should reach individual educators and also learning communities. We believe in connecting theory to practice to foster reflection and awareness of one’s and our community’s teaching practices, bridging the gap between information and knowledge, aiming at deepening and broadening knowledge of content, and thus, laying the grounds for pedagogy of all disciplines related to English teaching. We believe professional development should be rooted in and reflect the best available research, and should also be intellectually engaging, as well as address the complexity of teaching. It is through knowledge management that we pave the way to personal reflection, fostering individual professional insight, and thus, having a positive impact on our teaching community.

2009 Pro.T's theme is "from information to knowledge: a collective challenge," and it will deal with topics such as knowledge management, material and curriculum design, cultural studies, postcolonialism and world englishes, CALL, CLIL, metacognition, TQ in educational organizations, among many others. Also, a Social Responsibility action will be carried out, together with Surcos Argentinos, an NGO that organizes community orchards in underprivileged settings.

Main partners
- In English - Training and Translation (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario, Pilar, Bahía Blanca, Tandil)
- Fundación British School - Colegio Mark Twain (Córdoba) - Conference site  (to be uploaded on the first week of August)

Programa Museu Vivo - Vivência e Aprendizado

• Marco temático: Educación
• Amplitud del impacto: Regional
• Naturaleza del proyecto: Difusión de información
  
  
• País beneficiario: Brasil
  
  
• Principal entidad responsable:
  Centro de Estudos da Cultura Popular (CECP)
  R. Luiz Jacinto.
  265, 6ºandar, Centro,
  CEP.: 12245-710
  São José dos Campos (SP)
  Brasil

Resumen de la acción
O Museu do Folclore da Fundação Cultural Cassiano Ricardo realiza durante o mês de agosto uma programação voltada especialmente para atender a rede pública e particular de ensino, em função das comemorações do Mês do Folclore. Em 2008, para celebrar o Ano Internacional das Línguas, o Programa Museu Vivo – Vivência e Aprendizado aborda o tema Literatura Popular, com o objetivo de proporcionar aos estudantes e professores um ambiente de pesquisa e, principalmente, de descoberta deste patrimônio cultural, presente no cotidiano, nos diversos modos de expressar a nossa língua portuguesa.

- O “causo”: a sabedoria popular dialogando com a escola
Oficina para Educadores - Prof. Daniel D’Andréa

- Narrativas Populares – múltiplos contextos e formas
Estações de atividades interativas: Esquetes Teatrais, Canto Acumulativo, Trava-línguas e outros gêneros, Sebo de Livros, Conto com seu Conto

- Teatro de Mamulengos e a Literatura de Cordel

Socios principales
Museu do Folclore da Fundação Cultural Cassiano Ricardo
Centro de Estudos da Cultura Popular