INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2015 A partnership event with CommunicationID, CommunityID and DCAL! A formal event planned for Friday 20th February 2015 in London. Aimed at Deaf professionals, BSL/English Interpreters, aspiring interpreters (but will be open to anyone interested). We are planning another event to celebrate the 16th International Mother Language Day. The day is observed every year, on 21st February, to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. We first ran such an event in 2012 and it was very popular with lots of positive feedback; then we focused on the ‘mother’ languages of Deaf people and BSL/English Interpreters. This year’s event is being delivered in partnership with DCAL, which is very exciting news and we have managed to confirm a wonderful line up of speakers and workshops. The theme for this year’s event is “Education & Employment; preserving, developing and promoting awareness of BSL and Interpreting standards” – please see below for the confirmed plans so far for the day. There is a poster attached too. Morning theme: Access to Employment PANEL - Presentations: Professor Graham H Turner (Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh) “BSL – the future is in our hands.” Dr Terry Riley OBE (Chair, BDA) * Legal status of BSL and ATW experience in his role as BDA Chair * Colette Hogan (Director) Directorial and Senior Management - interpreter value and CPD needs. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS – from the audience to panel. WORKSHOPS – these will repeated in the afternoon: Dr Jules Dickinson (RSLI) PhD research into Interpreters in the Workplace - a collaborative approach. Lina Kankeviciute (our employee) to deliver a workshop Deaf Immigration - EU experiences. Yusif Dexy Wallace (our employee) to deliver a workshop Language acquisition - converting to Islam. Dr Kearsy Cornier (DCAL) present research * title being confirmed* Afternoon theme: Access to Education PANEL - Presentations: Dr Robert Adam (DCAL) presenting on research into BSL linguistics * title to be confirmed * John Walker (Deaf Academic) PhD research “Doing Deaf: Mapping the Deaf Self in Space and Place.” Catherine Drew (Frank Barnes School) Deaf Curriculum development. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS from the audience to panel WORKSHOPS See the morning session. We are also waiting on the confirmed attendance of representatives from Access to Work and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness. EXHIBITION SPACE We are also in the process of confirming an exhibition area for organisations and services relavent to the day and its theme. The event also includes refreshments and lunch, in the price. We will be running the event on Friday 20th February 2015 (9am to 5pm) at Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA. Cost: £100 plus VAT per person. Discounted tickets for INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2015 - £50 for student rate and £50 for those on benefits (proof needed). To book a place or to enquire: please contact Colette Hogan directly on [email protected]
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