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