The Study Group on Language at the United Nations
in cooperation with
The Centre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems and
the Center for Applied Linguistics
invite you to a symposium on
May 11 & 12, 2017
at the Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Mina Jaf, Founder, Women Refugee Route
Carole Maisonneuve, Public Information & Multilingualism Coordination Officer, DGACM, United Nations
H.E. Amb. Michael Ten Pow, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations
Humphrey Tonkin (chair), President Emeritus, University of Hartford; former editor-in-chief, Language Problems and Language Planning
Christine Hélot, University of Strasbourg, France
Analysing the sustainability of linguistic diversity across the home and school contexts
Carol Benson & Kelsey Woodrick (Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA)
Roles played by UNESCO and UNICEF in supporting multilingual education for vulnerable populations
Julia Szelivanov (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary)
UNESCO and its efforts to preserve multilingualism in the light of contemporary theories of language policyWine Tesseur (University of Reading, UK)
Listening in what language? The role of languages in international NGOs’ development programmesAna Lado (Marymount University, USA) & Fakhira Najib (Islamabad, Pakistan)
Sustainable success in Pakistan: Broad Class Interactive Radio Instruction
Kurt E. Müller (National Defense University, Washington DC, USA)
Access to non-state languages for interacting with vulnerable populations
Sozinho Francisco Matsinhe (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa)
Language and the quest for sustainable development in Africa: Old challenges and new approachesJean-Paul Dailly (JPD Systems)
Participation and governance in French-speaking Africa: Is the role of language in fostering knowledge sharing underestimated by international development actors?Cornelius Wambi Gulere (teacher and development worker)
Cultures that use indirect language today face the challenge of being misunderstood
Francis M. Hult (Lund University, Sweden)
Linguistic landscapes and sustainable cities for vulnerable populations
Corrie Blankenbeckler (Creative Associates International)
Reading from the Heart: Expanding the bilingual education experiment in MozambiqueAri Sherris (Texas A&M University-Kingsville, USA) & Paul Schaefer (SIL)
Lessons learned from Ghanaian Safaliba literacy activists: Theorizing expanded literacy opportunities in unrecognized mother-tonguesFernanda Minuz (SAIS Europe, Bologna, Italy), Lorenzo Rocca (Università per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy) & Alessandro Borri (CPIA Montagna, Italy)
Teaching L2 to non-literate and low-literate adult migrants in EuropeAlexander Braddell & Matilde Grünhage-Monetti (Language for Work Network, European Center for Modern Languages, Graz, Austria)
New initiatives in Europe to support work-related language learning by low-skilled migrants: lessons for policy and practice
François Grin, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Sociolinguistics and economics: Reassessing an ongoing dialogue
Shereen Bhalla & Terrence Wiley (Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, USA)
Reducing inequality and discitizenship within the multilingual United States
William Savage (organizational and community development facilitator)
Facilitated Advocacy: Connecting people through dialogue and actionMinati Panda (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
Critical Multilingual Education (CME) for social justice and citizenryAnne Wiseman (British Council, UK)
Language for Resilience: A framework for language and sustainability for vulnerable populations
Jan Stewart (University of Winnipeg, Canada) & Thomas Ricento (University of Calgary, Canada)
Refugee student integration in Canada: Building welcoming communities and schools for a stable future
Belma Hazndar (Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey), Joy Kreeft Peyton (Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC, USA), Martha Young-Scholten (Newcastle University, UK)
Teaching refugee and immigrant adults: A focus on their languagesMay Akl (Notre Dame University, Lebanon)
A reality check on language and education for Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Issues and challengesEunice Kua (SIL International) & Mubarak Baraka Ismail
Mother language as a powerful motivator for refugee education
Rosemary Salomone (St. John’s University, New York, USA)
Global English, vulnerable populations, and educational access: Lessons from the courts in three countries
John Knagg (British Council, UK)
Respecting linguistic diversity and promoting English. Is it possible to do both ?Michel DeGraff (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA)
Language, education, human rights, equal opportunity & sustainable development: Haiti as a case study
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Ulrich Lins (historian)
Dangerous Language: Esperanto Under Hitler and Stalin
Over the past six months, scholars investigating aspects of Esperanto have been presenting a series of monthly lectures on their work at the CUNY Graduate Center under the auspices of the that institution’s Linguistics Program. The lectures honor the memory of the Esperanto writer Tivadar Soros.
When the series began, it was anticipated that one scholar from elsewhere in the world would be invited as a special guest lecturer in the series. The German historian Ulrich Lins was invited and accepted the invitation.
Dr. Lins’s lecture, delivered on the occasion of the publication of the English translation of the two volumes of his Dangerous Language, will follow the Symposium. All attendees at the Symposium are invited to remain for the lecture. Dr. Lins will discuss the subject of his two volumes: the persecution of Esperanto speakers under Hitler and Stalin and its aftermath in the Cold War.
The symposium organizers have not made special hotel arrangements. We recommend that you visit the websites of the following hotels.
There are numerous hotels in the general area of 777 UN Plaza (44th Street and 1st Avenue). Closest are the following:
EVEN Hotels New York. 44th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
Hampton Inn Manhattan. 43rd Street and 2nd Avenue.
Hilton Manhattan East. 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue.
One UN. 44th Street and 1st Avenue (across the street from 777 UN Plaza).
Wyndham Midtown. 45th Street and 3rd Avenue.
In addition, there is a cluster of hotels around Grand Central Station, slightly further to the west.