International Mother Language Day, 21st February 2012 - Bangladesh, Australia and the importance of Mother Language Education

Bangladesh, Australia and the importance of Mother Language Education.

Peter Austin, Director of the Endangered Languages Academic Programme at SOAS talks about the Bangla-speaking students of the University of Dhaka who were protesting on 21 February 1952, against the then Government of Pakistan’s decision to promote Urdu as the sole national language. He also speaks...

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Full title: International Mother Language Day, 21st February 2012 - Bangladesh, Australia and the importance of Mother Language Education [electronic resource].
Alternative titles: Bangladesh, Australia and the importance of Mother Language Education.
Format: Audio           
Language: English
Published: London : SOAS, University of London, 2012.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: Peter Austin, Director of the Endangered Languages Academic Programme at SOAS talks about the Bangla-speaking students of the University of Dhaka who were protesting on 21 February 1952, against the then Government of Pakistan’s decision to promote Urdu as the sole national language. He also speaks about current review of bilingual education in Australia and the importance of Mother language education.
Language: English
Published: London : SOAS, University of London, 2012.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
SOAS.
HRELP.
ILOAA.
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