[MLE] UNICEF Dictionaries in 9 languages in Jharkhand
Dear multilingual Education friends,
Earlier this month we read about the results of the Sociolinguistic Research that UNICEF facilitated in Jharkhand. Alongside this also dictionaries were developed in the following languages: Santhali, Mundari, Ho, PanchPargania, Nagpuri, Khortha, Kharia, Kurukh and Kurmali. The dictionaries were developed via Mother Tongue Based Active Language Learning (M-TALL) along with Tribal Welfare Research Institute. The Times of India Reports on it here. A quote:
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Karsten
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Karsten van Riezen
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Earlier this month we read about the results of the Sociolinguistic Research that UNICEF facilitated in Jharkhand. Alongside this also dictionaries were developed in the following languages: Santhali, Mundari, Ho, PanchPargania, Nagpuri, Khortha, Kharia, Kurukh and Kurmali. The dictionaries were developed via Mother Tongue Based Active Language Learning (M-TALL) along with Tribal Welfare Research Institute. The Times of India Reports on it here. A quote:
Speaking on the occasion Mridula Sinha, principal secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Women & Child Development said: "I strongly believe that children's language skills need to be strengthened and it is our priority and for achieving this goal these dictionaries are launched which will be available at all anganwadi centres and schools to impart education to children. In this respect, we have named anganwadi centers Anganwadi Nursery School Kendra to promote basic learning and to control the drop out rates in the schools."Bihar recently also announced the development of dictionaries to support the education system. May this inspire the Andra Pradesh government to publish the eight dictionaries that were produced by the tribal people as reported in the AP MLE status report several years ago!
Regards,
Karsten
Karsten van Riezen
Education Consultant, LinkedIn Profile
SIL International, South Asia Group
All mailings since 2005 are posted on: www.mle-india.net.
Recommended sites: India: http://www.nmrc-jnu.org/; International: http://www.mlenetwork.org/
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