1. Asia Multilingual Education Working Group (MLE WG)
By Kyungah Kristy Bang
To introduce working group and activities what to do

2. MLE Networks in the World
Bangkok based Asia Multilingual Education Working Group (MLE WG)
Washington DC based MTB-MLE Network
London based MLE Working Group
Nairobi-based MLE Network of Kenya
Kampala based the Uganda MLE Network
Addis Ababa based MLE Network of Ethiopia
Manila based MTB MLE Philippines
New Delhi based MLE Network in India
National Multilingual Education Resource Consortium
Before I go to explanation,
There is, which is us.
They focus on the global issues
I think MLE regional use for discusiion

3. Asia Multilingual Education Working Group (MLE WG)
Began meeting in 2003
Established in October 2009 under the umbrella of the Regional Thematic Working Group on EFA (TWG-EFA)
Purpose: Identifying the major needs in nurturing a multilingual education movement and coordinating human and financial resources to help meet those needs.
Goal: Remove barriers of access to quality education for ethnolinguistic communities through support to multilingual education and related policy advocacy.
We began as a pre-working group in 2003

4. Founding members: AsiaMLE WG
Founding members are like this: Kimmo, mention AIT, FAL, too

5. Major Activities of Asia MLE WG
MLE Conferences
MLE Mapping Exercise
MLE Assessment Framework
MLE Publications
MLE e-Newsletters
There are five major activities like this:

6. MLE Conferences International MLE Conference
1st conference on Language Development, Language Revitalization and Multilingual Education in Minority Communities in Asia, (
2nd international conference on language development, language revitalization and multilingual education in ethnolinguistic communities, (
3rd international conference on language, education and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), (
4th international conference on language and education: Multilingual Education for All – Polices, Practices, Processes, (
As I said, MLE Conference one of driving forces to be inclusive.
First – focuse: high demand of language issue
Second – look beyond this,

7. International Conference on Language, Education and MDGs, 2010
November 9-11, 2010
Bangkok
Over 400 participants from 30 different countries
Highlight the linkage between language and achieving the MDGs & EFA
4 Themes:
Language and Universal Primary Education
Language and Gender Equality
Language, Health, Nutrition and Protection
Language and Sustainable Development
Some participants
Interesting conference: sustainable development dealt with

8. International Conference on Language and Education: Multilingual Education for All in Asia and the Pacific 2013
November 6-8, 2013
Bangkok
Highlight MLE policies, practices and processes in Asia and the Pacific region
4 Themes:
MLE Theories
MLE Policies
MLE Practices
Impact of MLE
Strong momentum; covering for readings

9. Regional MLE Mapping Exercise
To analyze the current situation on classroom language use in the Asia-Pacific region
To document key actors and activities shaping the regional context in terms of language of instruction and multilingual education, particularly in ethnolinguistic minority communities

10. Mapping Questionnaire
Questionaires; How many people; what kind of procedures are available

11. Regional MLE Mapping Exercise
Mapping questionnaires were sent out for the first time in early 2010
AP region excluding Central Asia
Received 40+ responses from 20 countries

12. Regional MLE Mapping Exercise
List of countries
Lao PDR
Afghanistan
Malaysia
Bangladesh
Nepal
Bhutan
Pakistan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Philippines
Solomon Islands
China
Thailand
Fiji
Timor-Leste
India
Vanuatu
Indonesia
Kiribati
Vietnam

13. MLE Mapping Data (http://www. unescobkk
Available under the website for mapping data

14. MLE Assessment Framework
Determine common metrics to monitor, evaluate and report on the impact of multilingual education (MLE) programs on improving educational attainment of ethnolinguistic communities.
The development of this framework should be coordinated and incorporated with existing reporting processes tracking progress on EFA/MDGs.
It should also provide a vehicle for comparative assessment of various models and approaches to MLE in order to fuel innovation, accountability and good practice across agencies and contexts.
Next one is that
Unfortunately, we haven’t done with that work so far.

15. MLE Publications Actvitiy: annual publication
Long wordy – decide cathching easy and simpler version: identify need through conference
Brochures in your yellow bag

16. MLE Advocacy Toolkits and DVD in regional languages
It has not been translated but –
Hopefully, we can have more translation version for that in the near future

17. MLE e-Newsletters Quarterly e-newsletter for MLE WG members
First Issue in March 2011
Initial # of subscribers: 150 individuals
Current # of subscribers: 508 individuals
Latest issue: Issue 11 – 1 October 2013
ultilingual-education/resources/mle-e- newsletter/
Every three months sent out this
I think a lot of people would like to get inform by this letters so far we have 11 issues the latest issue is held in the last month.

18. Future Roles of MLE WG Asia - Pacific MLE WG
Foster enhanced knowledge of multilingual education
Promote positive policies and practices on multilingual education
Strengthen networks and partnerships
net
I think this is the main theme we today discuss
Increase the coverage AP MLE
Reveal the capacity what is appropriate
As well as national levels
Information – we want to gather every information on this website; recording, library pictures for network; upload teaching and learning materials to share in different language
Vision
What to do and how to do; we have to think about that!

19. Thank you! k.bang@unesco.org
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Thank you!