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Optimising learning, education and publishing in Africa: the language factor; a review and analysis of theory and practice in mother-tongue and bilingual education in sub-Saharan Africa Year of publication: 2011 Author: Adama Ouane | Christine Glanz Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) | Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) This analytical review consists of three sections. The first section lays the theoretical foundations and is covered by Ekkehard Wolff and Kathleen Heugh: 1) language politics and planning in the light of development and 2) theories of bi- and multilingual education models and their implementation in the African context. A second section analyses teaching practices and classroom interaction in schools in two chapters by Birgit Brock-Utne and Hassana Alidou. This is followed by a review of the use of African languages in literacy and non-formal education by Hassana Alidou1 . Next, a review study by Kathleen Heugh addresses the critical issue of costs by assessing the costs related to implementing mother tongue and strong bilingual education programmes. Finally, the third section explores the role of locally-based multilingual publishing in supporting and promoting African languages and developing the language industries and the creative sector. Here, Yaya Satina Diallo from Guinea and Peter Reiner2 from Namibia shed light on the promise and pitfalls of publishing in African languages.Each of these sections focuses on theoretical frameworks and specific strategies designed to optimise learning and education in multilingual Africa. The language issue is dealt with at the levels of: policy and development; costing and financing; educational reform and governance; education models; classroom interaction; formal and non-formal education settings; literacy and publishing. Optimiser l'apprentissage, l'éducation et l'édition en Afrique: le facteur langue; étude bilan sur la théorie et la pratique de l'enseignement en langue maternelle et l'éducation bilingue en Afrique subsaharienne Year of publication: 2011 Author: Adama Ouane | Christine Glanz Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) | Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) This analytical review consists of three sections. The first section lays the theoretical foundations and is covered by Ekkehard Wolff and Kathleen Heugh: 1) language politics and planning in the light of development and 2) theories of bi- and multilingual education models and their implementation in the African context. A second section analyses teaching practices and classroom interaction in schools in two chapters by Birgit Brock-Utne and Hassana Alidou. This is followed by a review of the use of African languages in literacy and non-formal education by Hassana Alidou1 . Next, a review study by Kathleen Heugh addresses the critical issue of costs by assessing the costs related to implementing mother tongue and strong bilingual education programmes. Finally, the third section explores the role of locally-based multilingual publishing in supporting and promoting African languages and developing the language industries and the creative sector. Here, Yaya Satina Diallo from Guinea and Peter Reiner2 from Namibia shed light on the promise and pitfalls of publishing in African languages.Each of these sections focuses on theoretical frameworks and specific strategies designed to optimise learning and education in multilingual Africa. The language issue is dealt with at the levels of: policy and development; costing and financing; educational reform and governance; education models; classroom interaction; formal and non-formal education settings; literacy and publishing. 
Русский язык в Центрально-Азиатском регионе Year of publication: 2014 Author: Ksenia .P. Borishpolets Статья посвящена роли русского языка в Центральной Азии и перспективам развития его ресурсов в контексте евразийских интеграционных процессов. The Russian Language in the Central Asian Region Year of publication: 2014 Author: Ksenia .P. Borishpolets This article focuses on the role of the Russian language in Central Asia and The Russian language has been used in Central Asia for a long time now. 
بناء مجتمعات المعرفة في المنطقة العربية: اللغة العربية بوابة للمعرفة Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO Cairo بناء اقتصادات ومجتمعات المعرفة هدف معلن في المنطقة العربية. فمعظم الخطط التنموية في الدول العربية تدعو وبوضوح للعمل على إنتاج، ونقل، وتوطين، وتسخير المعرفة في مختلف الحقول خدمة لمآرب التنمية ا إ لنسانية المستدامة.وللغة العربية دور مهم في هذه العملية التنموية ا أ لساسية، حيث إن إنتاج المعارف واستيعابها ونقلها يكون أكثر فاعلية وأوسع انتشارًا باستخدام اللغة ا أ لم. ولا بد لنا هنا من الوقوف على السؤال ا أ لساسي التالي: إلى أي مدى تشكّل اللغة العربية اليوم بوابة حقيقية للمعرفة في المنطقة العربية؟يسعى هذا التقرير، الذي أعدّته ثلة من الخبراء العرب المميزين وبإدارة وتنسيق من مكتب اليونسكو ا إ لقليمي للعلوم في الدول العربية، إلى البحث في هذا السؤال المركزي من خلال مراجعة وتقييم حال المعرفة في المنطقة العربية من جهة، وإلى تحليل دور اللغة العربية في عمليات إقامة مجتمعات واقتصادات المعرفة في المنطقة العربية من جهة أخرى. ويتناول القسم العام من التقرير قضية المعرفة واللغة على المستوى ا إ لقليمي العربي. كما يتميّز التقرير ببحوث ميدانية تمّت في ثلاث دول عربية )هي السعودية ومصر والمغرب( تدرس حال المعرفة واللغة العربية في تلك البلدان، وتعكس، إلى حد ما، الحال في المناطق العربية الفرعية التي تنتمي إليها." Building Knowledge Societies in the Arab Region: Arabic Language as a Gateway to Knowledge Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO Cairo Building knowledge economies and societies is a professed objective in the Arab region. Most of the development plans in the Arab states clearly call for action to produce, transfer, localise and harness knowledge in various fields, in service of the sustainable human development goals. The Arabic language has an important role to play in this key development process, as the production, assimilation and dissemination of knowledge is more effective and more widely spread when the mother tongue is used. Hereupon, a fundamental question must be addressed: To what extent does the Arabic language today constitute a true gateway to knowledge in the Arab region?This report, prepared by a group of distinguished Arab experts, under supervision and coordination of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States, seeks to research this central question by reviewing and evaluating the state of knowledge in the Arab region on the one hand, and analysing the role of the Arabic language in the processes of establishing knowledge societies and economies in the Arab region on the other. The general section of the report addresses the question of knowledge and language at the Arab regional level. It also features field research conducted in three Arab states (Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Morocco), that examines the state of knowledge and the Arabic language in those states, and to a certain extent, reflects the situation in the Arab sub-regions to which they belong. Construire les sociétés du savoir dans la région arabe: le rôle de la langue arabe en tant que portail du savoir Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO Cairo La construction des économies et des sociétés du savoir est un objectif déclaré dans la région arabe. La plupart des plans de développement dans les pays arabes appellent clairement à des actions pour produire, transférer, localiser et exploiter des connaissances dans divers domaines au service des objectifs de développement humain durable. La langue arabe a un rôle important à jouer dans ce processus fondamental de développement, car la production, l’assimilation et la diffusion de connaissances sont plus efficaces et plus répandues lorsque la langue maternelle est utilisée. Là-dessus, une question fondamentale devrait être posée : dans quelle mesure la langue arabe constitue-t-elle aujourd’hui un vrai point d’accès au savoir dans la région arabe ?Ce rapport, préparé par un groupe d’éminents experts arabes, sous la supervision et la coordination du Bureau régional de l’UNESCO pour les sciences dans les États arabes, cherche à étudier cette question centrale en examinant et en évaluant la situation de connaissances dans la région arabe d’une part, et en analysant le rôle de la langue arabe dans les processus d’instauration des sociétés et d’économies du savoir dans la région arabe, d’autre part. La section générale du rapport aborde la question de connaissances et de la langue dans la région arabe. Il présente également des recherches de terrain menées dans trois pays arabes (l’Arabie saoudite, l’Égypte et le Maroc), ces recherches examinent la situation de connaissances et de la langue arabe dans ces États et reflètant, en quelque sorte, la situation dans les sous-régions arabes dans lesquelles elles étaient menées. 
Toolbox in Education for Peace Year of publication: 2013 Author: Luz Marfa Chapela Corporate author: UNESCO Mexico The components of this box form a system in which each element has its own ends and all the elements, gathered and linked, seek the same shared goal: offer recreational materials that encourage introspective reflection, the best knowledge of the other and the environment, the collaborative study, the participation of different agents of the community in support of teachers, the use of mother tongues and the identification of resources, knowledge, talents and skills in local communities. This box is addressed in a special way to teachers and students of basic education, as well as to different agents of the civil society that support them. Its purpose is to favor the development of school communities that make the school a center of study, play, advice and work for all. Because the materials of the Toolbox can also be interesting to young people and adults of all ages. In this sense, the box invites the different agents of the communities to think and produce new playful-educational materials that collect and put into action some priority local contents, which, surely, will enrich the life and educational possibilities of school communities. Caja de Herramientas en Educación para la Paz Year of publication: 2013 Author: Luz Marfa Chapela Corporate author: UNESCO Mexico Los componentes de esta caja forman un sistema en el que cada elemento tiene sus propios fines y todos los elementos, reunidos y vinculados, buscan un mismo fin compartido: ofrecer materiales lúdicoeducativos que propicien la reflexión introspectiva, el mejor conocimiento del otro y del entorno, el estudio colaborativo, la participación de distintos agentes de la comunidad en apoyo a los maestros, el uso de las lenguas maternas y la identificación de recursos, saberes, talentos y habilidades en las comunidades locales. Esta caja se dirige de manera especial a maestros y estudiantes de educación básica, así como a distintos agentes de la sociedad civil que los apoyan. Tiene entre sus propósitos favorecer el desarrollo de comunidades escolares que hagan de la escuela un centro de estudio, juego, asesoría y trabajo para todos. Porque los materiales de la Caja de Herramientas también pueden resultar interesantes a jóvenes y adultos de todas las edades. En este sentido, la caja invita a los distintos agentes de las comunidades a pensar y producir nuevos materiales lúdico-educativos que recojan y pongan en acción algunos contenidos locales prioritarios, mismos que, seguramente, enriquecerán la vida y las posibilidades educativas de las comunidades escolares. 
[Video] How Many Languages Can You Recognize? Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO How many languages can you recognize in the video? People have the right to receive education in their mother language!More languages will be added to the SDG4 video!So don't forget to have a look at our playlist (link below) and let us know your mother tongue on our social media channels!SDG4 PLAYLIST: http://bit.ly/UNESCO-SDG4International Mother Language Day webpage: https://en.unesco.org/international-days/international-mother-language-day