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3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Venue
SOAS College Building
Room
RG01

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The United Nations International Mother Language Day underscores the role of languages in promoting inclusion and achieving Sustainable Development Goals. 

Linguistic diversity and multilingualism promote inclusive societies and aid in preserving non-dominant, minority, and indigenous languages. It is a cornerstone for achieving equitable access to public discourses, education and lifelong learning opportunities for all individuals.

At SOAS we celebrate International Mother Language Day with a selection of presentations and talks, focusing on languages of Africa and Asia, as well as on London’s multilingual communities.

Programme

Chairs: Aicha Belkadi and Lutz Marten

TimeEvent
3:00pm - 3:10pmWelcome
3:10pm - 3:20pmZaahida Nabagereka: 'Lit in Colour Pioneers Pilot Research'
3:20pm - 3:30pmBecky Winstanley: 'A different heritage language education: learning from grassroots projects in London's East End'
3:30pm - 3:40pmLutz Marten: 'Covid-19 discourses among London’s multilingual communities'
3:40pm - 3:50pmJulia Sallabank: 'The RISE UP project: Supporting endangered language communities in Europe'
3:50pm - 4:00pmShort Break
4:00pm - 4:10pmIda Hadjivayanis: 'Translating into African languages'
4:10pm - 4:20pmHannah Gibson: 'Swahili and East African multilingual dynamics'
4:20pm - 4:30pmMehrbod Khanizadeh: 'Multilingualism in Zoroastrianism: Zoroastrian bilingual and trilingual manuscripts'
4:30pm - 4:40pm

Tanvi Ranjan: Film screening of Dots and Dashes (8 mins) 

Warning: this film includes long duration of continuous Morse code audio, which some may find intense or disturbing.

4:40pm - 5:00pmQ&A and Closing Remarks

Image: Steve Johnson (Unsplash)

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