Category Archives: Language
Promoting literacy in a multilingual society
By Paula Korsnakova, Senior Research and Liaison Advisor, IEA Reflecting on the results of providing instruction in a language other than the one spoken at home Did you know that apparently 66% of children in the world are raised to … Continue reading
Posted in Language, pedagogy, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged language, learning, target 4.6, teaching
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Multilingual teaching does more than just improve learning
The most widely read GEM Report publication is our paper last year on language policy in education. Why? Because there are about 6,500 languages spoken in the world today, and, as we showed in that study, a staggering 40% of … Continue reading
Target 4.5 – What is at stake for monitoring progress on equity in education?
4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations While there is progress toward monitoring … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Language, Learning, monitoring, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, equality, Gender, language, monitoring sdg 4 blog series
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In my tribe, we go to a different type of school
Blog by Mundiya Kapanga, who attended the launch of the 2016 GEM Report in London. I know that Westerners are busy and that you are always looking at your watch so I will be quick. I will only take five … Continue reading
Education needs to fundamentally change if we are to reach our global development goals
The new Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report by UNESCO, released this morning, shows the vast potential for education to propel progress towards all global goals outlined in the new Sustainable Development Agenda (SDGs). But, if education is to fulfill that … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Adult education, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, child marriage, Citizenship, Climate change, Conflict, curriculum, data, Developed countries, Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, Governance, Human rights, ICT, immigration, integrated development, Language, Latin America, Learning, Legislation, Literacy, Marginalization, pedagogy, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Poverty, Pre-primary education, Primary school, private schools, private sector, Production, Rural areas, Sexual violence, SRGBV, Sustainable development, Uncategorized, united nations
Tagged target 4.6, target 4.7
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Planning for Language Use in Education: Best Practices and Practical Steps for Improving Learning
By Alison Pflepsen, a research education analyst at RTI International, Imagine a classroom in which a teacher is required to teach in a language her students do not speak or understand well. During the reading lesson, students struggle to master … Continue reading
Posted in curriculum, Equality, Language, Learning, sdg, sdgs, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged education, language, learning, SDGs, teaching
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When the challenge is teaching teachers English
Sarah Wiles is a communications specialist for Voluntary Services Overseas in Papua New Guinea, where she has been living for the past three years. Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the most linguistically diverse country in the world with over 850 … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Learning, Literacy, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Teachers, teaching, technology, Training, Uncategorized
Tagged Papua New Guinea, target 4.1, Target 4.a, target 4.c
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