Lejn politika gdida fl-uzu tal-lingwa fl-iskejjel

Il-Ministeru ta' l-Edukazzjoni u Kultura Nazzjonali nhar il-Gimgha li ghaddiet organizza seminar dwar politika gdida fl-uzu tal-lingwi fl-iskejjel Maltin u Ghawdxin, fis-Sala Robert Samut, il-Furjana.

F'dan is-seminar ]adu sehem Prof. Albert Borg u Dr. Antoinette Camilleri, mill-Istitut Lingwistiku ta' l-Universita' ta' Malta, Dr. Lydia Sciriha lecturer, is-Sinjuri Ray Camilleri, George Camilleri, Alfred Cachia u Tar`isio |arb, Uffi`jali Edukattivi fid-Dipartiment tal-Kurrikulu. Ippresidiet is-seminar is-Sinjorina Mary Vella, Direttur tal-Kurrikulu.

G]al dan is-seminar, li g]alih kien mistieden il-pubbliku, attenda wkoll il-Ministru ta' l-Edukazzjoni u Kultura Nazzjonali is-Sur Evarist Bartolo, kif ukoll g]add ta' diretturi, g]alliema u kapijiet ta' l-iskejjel.

Il-Ministru u l-kelliema kellhom ideat stimulanti u varjati, li fil-bi``a l-kbira tag]hom kienu msejsa fuq ricerki empirika u riflessjonijiet dwar din l-istess ri`erka. L-g]an tas-su[[erimenti tag]hom kien li jing]addu bi\\ejjed ideat biex politika ta' dan it-tip tkun wa]da li tassew tirrifletti r-realta' bi-lingwa ta' pajjia, li barra li g]andu l-identita' tieg]u jinsab ukoll f'dinja li qieg]da tinbidel u 'tinternazzjonalizza' kollox.

LANGUAGE POLICY IN LOCAL SCHOOLS

The Ministry of Education and National Culture last week organised a seminar on Language Policy in local schools, at the Robert Samut Hall, in Floriana.

Papers at the conference were presented by Education Officers responsible for English, Mr.Raymond Camilleri, Mr.George Camilleri and Mr.Alfred Cachia, Dr.Antoinette Camilleri and Professor Albert Borg from the Institute of Linguistics, University lecturer Dr.Lydia Sciriha and the Education Officer responsible for Maltese, Mr Tarcisio Zarb. The seminar was chaired by Ms Mary Vella Director Curriculum Management.

The invitation to attend this seminar was open to all members of the public as interested stakeholders and the audience also included the Hon.Minister of Education and National Culture, Mr. Evarist Bartolo. The Minister and the members of the audience expressed varied and very valid ideas on this issue and this will constitute effective feedback for the committee that is currently reviewing the National Minimum Curriculum.