Workshop on bilingual literacy taking place in Bangladesh

An international workshop on Improving the Quality of Mother Tongue/bilingual Literacy Programs and activities is taking place June 18-22, 2007, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as part of the Asia-Pacific Program of Education for All (APPEAL). Participants from eleven countries in the region will share experiences in implementing pilot mother tongue/bilingual literacy programs and hear from experts from Latin America, Europe and Africa. The meeting was organized by UNESCO Dhaka in collaboration with UNESCO Bangkok and UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning. APPEAL's work in language and education aims to raise awareness of the importance of early learning in the mother tongue as well as bilingual/multilingual education. For information, e-mail appeal@unescobkk.org.