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The purpose of this special issue is to identify trends and effective practices of multilingual education in different regions of the world such as Africa, the Americas, Asia and Pacific and Europe, which will highlight the characteristics of effective practices and common problems. For each region, the discussion starts with an introductory article which captures the new trends in the region. Case studies from formal and non-formal education follow all educational levels and age groups. In these studies authors critically analyse the integration of the multilingual ethos and culture into the development and conceptualisation of the education programme with regard to literacy and oracy, teacher training and the development of a literate environment, and the extent to which these programmes open up to a lifelong learning process. Furthermore, the role, the status, the function and the timing of the languages of instruction will be analysed, as well as the way language acquisition and learning are conceived as part of the conceptual framework.

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The International Review of Education (IRE) is the longest-running international journal on the comparative theory and practice of formal and non-formal education. Its purpose is to provide educational institutions, researchers, social groups involved in education, and practitioners all over the world with critical analyses and scholarly information on major educational innovations, research projects and trends. The journal is published by Springer and edited at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). Its subscribers are individuals and institutions on all continents of the world.

Join in for the upcoming information session to be held on June 28, 6 PM – Campus Walfer, Room: Montessori

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Questions? Choses à clarifier en lien avec votre candidature? Sie sind sich noch nicht sicher, ob Sie sich um einen Studienplatz im Master – Learning and Development in Multilingual and Multicultural Context bewerben wollen.

Mr Alexandre Biagui NADIALINE soutiendra son mémoire de fin d’études (MA), portant sur “Analyse de la morphologie verbale de productions écrites d’apprenants du français L3″  le lundi, 4 Juillet 2011, 12:30-13:30, Campus Walferdange, salle: Vygotsky.
The jury panel comprises Shanley Allen, TU Kaiserslautern (external expert), Lucas Eaton, UL (student expert), Dominique Portante, UL (expert), Gudrun Ziegler, UL (expert)

Mrs Cécile DUPIRE soutiendra son mémoire de fin d’études (MA), portant sur “La construction d’identité en primaire (école bilingue, USA): Analyse de pratiques interactionnelles” le lundi, 4 Juillet,  2011, 14:30-15:30, Campus Walferdange, salle: Vygotsky.
The jury panel comprises Shanley Allen, TU Kaiserslautern (external expert), Alexandre Biagui Nadialine, UL (student expert), Charles Max, UL (expert), Gudrun Ziegler, UL (expert)

Mr Lucas EATON soutiendra son mémoire de fin d’études (MA), portant sur “Creating a “Lushootseed”-rich environment: A critical ethnographic approach to language policy at Tulalip” le mercredi, 6 Juillet, 2011, 14:00-15:00, Campus Walferdange, salle: Montessori.
The jury panel comprises Jeroen Darquennes, U. Namur (external expert), Cécile Dupire, UL (student expert), Jean-Jacques Weber, UL (expert), Gudrun Ziegler, UL (expert)

Toute personne interessée est invitée à participer à ces moments finaux de formation de Master (académique) Learning and Development in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts. Prière de se présenter à la salle indiquée, Campus Walferdange, 10 minutes avant le début des séances annoncées.

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Herzliche Einladung an alle Interessierten innerhalb und ausserhalb der Universität! Enjoy a welcome drink and discover the research works of the multi-LEARN’ers through a poster promenade!
Bei Rückfragen wenden Sie sich bitte an gudrun.ziegler@uni.lu (study director) oder marie.delafont@uni.lu (Sekretariat)

Author: G. Ziegler

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(International Review of Education, Vol. 57)

An invited article about the innovation in multilingual education as done, disseminated and researched on within the Master Learning and Development in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts will be published in 2011, in a Special Issue on “Principles and Innovations in Multilingual Education” in the International Review of Education.
The International Review of Education (IRE) is the longest-running international journal on the comparative theory and practice of formal and non-formal education. Its purpose is to provide educational institutions, researchers, social groups involved in education, and practitioners all over the world with critical analyses and scholarly information on major educational innovations, research projects and trends. The journal is published by Springer (www.springer.com) and edited at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). Its subscribers are individuals and institutions on all continents of the world. UIL distributes 250 free copies of each volume to institutions and key individuals which do not have the financial means for subscription fees. Research has demonstrated that effective multilingual educational approaches rely on a multilingual ethos: They do not separate languages from each other but support learners in developing language awareness, learning several languages and the respective cultures simultaneously, understanding the complementarities which exist among languages and cultures in contact and teaching them to become skilful communicators in multilingual settings. However, such programmes are rare.
The purpose of this special issue is to identify trends and effective practices of multilingual education in different regions of the world such as Africa, the Americas, Asia and Pacific and Europe, which will highlight the characteristics of effective practices and common problems.
For each region, the discussion starts with an introductory article which captures the new trends in the region. Case studies from formal and non-formal education follow all educational levels and age groups. In these studies authors critically analyse the integration of the multilingual ethos and culture into the development and conceptualisation of the education programme with regard to literacy and oracy, teacher training and the development of a literate environment, and the extent to which these programmes open up to a lifelong learning process. Furthermore, the role, the status, the function and the timing of the languages of instruction will be analysed, as well as the way language acquisition and learning are conceived as part of the conceptual framework.
The issue will be published in 2011.

Questions? Choses à clarifier en lien avec votre candidature? Sie sind sich noch nicht sicher, ob Sie sich um einen Studienplatz im Master – Learning and Development in Multilingual and Multicultural Context bewerben wollen?

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June 9, 6 PM – Campus Walfer, Room: Montessori

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Le mardi, 22 mars 2011, de 18h15-19h15, Mr Mikkel Strorup soutiendra son travail, ayant comme titre “The co-construction of Expert Identity in a Satellite Services company presentation”. (Experts: Lena Johansson/Jos Giannandrea, SES ASTRA S.A.; Gudrun Ziegler/UL; Charles Max/UL; student expert: Andrew Vernyuy /UL)

Toute personne interessée est invitée à participer à ces moments finaux de formation de Master (académique) Learning and Development in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts. Prière de se présenter à la salle – Salle 109, bâtiment VI – , Campus Walferdange, 10 minutes avant le début des séances annoncées.