Linguapax
2nd RML2future conference held in Aabenraa
Adult education for regional and minority languages was the topic of the 2nd regional conference of the network RML2future in Aabenraa (Denmark) on 7-9 February 2011.
The conference was hosted by Højskolen Østersøen, a Højskole where students can learn either Danish or German in interaction with fellow-students that are native speakers of the language. Conference participants were part of the Højskolen Østersøen's community for three days and experienced the educational approach of the Højskole. Saskia Benedictus-van den Berg of the Mercator Research Centre gave a presentation on adult education in different RML regions in Europe, which showed that there is a great variation in availability of adult education in the different regions and also in the kind of provision. Another presentation was held by Johanna Schröder, of the Agency for European Education Programmes of the German-speaking community Belgium; she explained more about the funding possibilities within the EU's Grundtvig Programme for adult education. After that, Lisbet Mikkelsen Buhl of the Danske Skoleforeningen and Anke Tästensen of the Deutscher Schul- und Sprachverein, presented the institut für Minderheitenpädagogik (institute for Minority Pedagogy).
The 3rd RML2future conference will be held on 26-28 September 2011 in Carinthia/Austria, on the topic of early multilingualism.
http://www.rml2future.eu/Regional_conferenceAabenraa_EN.htm