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December 3rd 2010 : News from Sorosoro.org
Blog
We suggest you read the second part of Tove Skutnabb-Kangas’ contribution to our blog. The Finnish sociologist explained last week why it is essential to school children in their mother tongue. She now considers the question of the recommended duration for mother-tongue education, with field inputs from Nepal, Ethiopia and India.
Video
We are still in Casamance, Senegal, with Fallou Coly. After last week’s list of everyday expressions in Baynunk, he takes on the task of teaching us expressions of time and space.
English-speaking visitors will have the pleasure of listening to a series of Mpongwe songs in another video with new English subtitles.
News
An article on endangered languages not to be missed in the French press: on November 26th newspaper Libération published a text entitled « Occupation : spotter of rare languages », which tries to answer the main questions that the general public may have on endangered languages. A video complements the article, and lets us hear a recording in Ubykh, a Caucasian language now extinct, made a few decades ago by Georges Dumézil…
Agenda
January 10, 2011 : application deadline for research grants from AIATSIS (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies).
The Department of Language and Literature at the University of Goroka (Papua New Guinea) is urgently seeking two experienced lecturers for late January 2011.
And as always…
We invite you to translate the new word of the fortnight : « water ».
You will also find an updated Soroquiz on our homepage…
A beautiful week to all of you !
The Sorosoro team
