INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY : 21 FEBRUARY

Celebration of linguistic diversity and multilingual education. The theme for 2013 International Mother Language Day is "mother tongue and books"

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/education-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=11835&cHash=7e4a5cb58f

"International Mother Language Day has been celebrated every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism."[1]

"The theme for IMLD 2013, promoted by UNESCO, is "The Book".

Up to last year we always dealt with translations which gave us many dictionary entries in less resourced languages, but considering the work done: there are many caring about this and actually we should reach out to all people, not just the "language world".

Therefore the proposal for this year is:

Read texts, poems etc. in your local language or a lesser resourced language "somewhere in public", if possible, to make people aware of the status of many lesser resourced languages or local languages in the world.

Somwhere in public could for example be: public libraries, universities, schools, restaurants, cafés etc. Even radio stations and TV stations could contribute by dedicating a "corner" in the news or another programme to this day."[2]

[1] http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/languages-in-education/international-mother-language-day/[2] http://imld.i-iter.org/en/content/international-mother-language-day-2013

Here we have one of the thousands classifications of THE BEST BOOKS OF ALL THE TIMES ( in any language) Do you Agree????

http://www.papelenblanco.com/premios-y-concursos/los-100-mejores-libros-de-todos-los-tiempos

Now we have another classification on Books to students who want to study our mother tongue. Do you agree?

http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2011/09/01/50-great-hispanic-novels-every-student-should-read/

FORO

So ,now it is our time . We as Spanish Teachers..............................

Could you recommend a Spanish book?

Could you recommend a Spanish Auhtor?

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

“One should respect his motherland, his culture and his mother tongue because they are givers of happiness. ”

“Poetry is the mother-tongue of the human race.

"The language of our thoughts and our emotions is our most valuable asset. Multilingualism is our ally in ensuring quality education for all, in promoting inclusion and in combating discrimination."

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCOMessage for International Mother Language Day 2012