Mother tongue-based multilingual education for Timor-Leste: a new direction for language-in-education
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Paper/Presentation Title | Mother tongue-based multilingual education for Timor-Leste: a new direction for language-in-education |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Caet, Agustinho (Author) and Taylor-Leech, Kerry (Author) |
Editors | Leach, Michael, Mendes, Nuno Canas, da Silva, Antero B., Boughton, Bob and Ximenes, Alarico da Costa |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Communicating New Research on Timor-Leste Conference, Centro Formação João Paulo II, Comoro, Dili, Timor-Leste, 30 June-1 July, 2011. |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISBN | 9780855908324 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.tlstudies.org/ConferenceEng2011.html |
Conference/Event | TLSA 2011: 3rd Timor-Leste Studies Association Conference: Communicating New Research on Timor-Leste |
Event Details | TLSA 2011: 3rd Timor-Leste Studies Association Conference: Communicating New Research on Timor-Leste Parent TLSA Communicating New Research On Timor-Leste Event Date 30 Jun 2011 to end of 01 Jul 2011 Event Location Dili, Timor-Leste |
Abstract | Education policy frameworks to date have mandated the use of the co-official languages, Tetum and Portuguese, as languages of instruction in East Timorese schools. However, low literacy and educational outcomes have prompted the Ministry of Education to form a working group to explore the use of mother tongues as languages of instruction alongside the official languages. The working group advocates the staged introduction of mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) in basic education. It has recently launched a draft policy document outlining the proposed changes, with recommendations for their implementation. This presentation outlines the essential elements of the proposed changes and provides some reasons why MTB-MLE can help achieve universal basic education and literacy for all East Timorese. |
Keywords | Timor-Leste; education; national languages; mother tongue-based multilingual education; language policy |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390201. Education policy |
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development | |
470401. Applied linguistics and educational linguistics | |
Public Notes | Paper no. 43; |
Byline Affiliations | Ministry of Education Youth and Sports, Timor-Leste |
Griffith University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Book Title | New Research on Timor-Leste: Proceedings of the Communicating New Research on Timor-Leste Conference, Centro Formação João Paulo II, Comoro, Dili, Timor-Leste, 30 June-1 July, 2011 |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0z38/mother-tongue-based-multilingual-education-for-timor-leste-a-new-direction-for-language-in-education
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