[Dino] In Other Wor(l)ds - Nordic Dimensions of Multilingualism

[Rita Paqvalen]

Hello all,


Welcome to our seminar In Other Wor(l)ds at Hanasaari (in Espoo, Finland) 25.10.2018! The seminar is free of charge and the registration is open until 24.9. (you can ask for a later subscription, if necessary): https://goo.gl/forms/62Q8PQDOGeMlEb5h2

Best regards,

Rita Paqvalén



IN OTHER WOR(L)DS - NORDIC DIMENSIONS OF MULTILINGUALISM


In Other Wor(l)ds is the final seminar of the project "Multilingualism and Diversity as a Resource in the Cultural Field". How can we recognize the new Nordic resources that remain unknown due to different language barriers? What kind of new skills and policies can we learn from our Nordic neighbours in the field of linguistic diversity?

The content of the seminar includes language-specific presentations of Nordic literary fields (Sámi, Kurdish, Romani and Somali languages) and discussions about policies and practices that support multilingualism in the Nordic societies. In the workshops, the participants can discuss in smaller groups for example questions related to multilingual library work, tools that facilitate the construction of multilingual work communities, the new needs for translation policies, the construction of a multilingual path from babies to the elderly.

The registration to the seminar is open until 24.9. (you can ask for a later subscription, if necessary): https://goo.gl/forms/62Q8PQDOGeMlEb5h2<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fforms%2F62Q8PQDOGeMlEb5h2&h=AT1TZQi3fOFFYcST7fwyJD5wa1P9IPJGV8F7S8eONLI3UuNjLOjJ7fPPG61gig7oZ1zl-nu3oCUIDrw4L7tH28Vi69MprARzWFR1J5GsNxxfIf56zVpZWMzZDDMSFFyH>

This seminar is part of the project Norden 2020: “An Open and Innovative Nordic Region with Healthy People 2020 – Equal Opportunities for Welfare, Culture, Education and Work”.

Program:

Thursday 25.10. 2018
Hanasaari conference centre
10:00-17:00 + drinks from 17:00


9:30-10:00 Coffee
10:00-10:15 Welcoming words / Norden 2020
10:15-10:30 Rita Paqvalén: Multilingualism and Diversity as a Resource in the Cultural Field, short presentation of the project and its unit Multilingual Month
10:30-10:50 Sebastian Drude: Promoting multilingualism and language diversity: The Vigdís World Language Centre in Iceland
10:50-11:10 Sofiya Zahova: The position of Roma language in the Nordic Countries and the construction of a digital archive of Roma Literature
11:10-11:30 Johanna Domokos: Sámi literary field in the Nordic countries. Presentation of a report* and recommendations to improve the situation.
11:30-12:00 Discussion among the speakers of the morning: Sebastian Drude, Sofiya Zahova, Johanna Domokos & Helga West. Moderator: Rita Paqvalén

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-13:20 Husein Muhammed: Presentation of the forth coming report on Nordic- Kurdish literature
13:20-13:55 Discussion about the Kurdish and Somali literary fields. Focus on children, families and growth to multilingualism.
13:55-14:00 Instructions for the next workshops

14:00-14:30 Coffee

14:30-15:30 Workshop 1 (2 options)
a) Anna Váldis and Lara Hoffman: OsPressan, a multilingual platform for writers and other creatives in Iceland
b) Playing with languages - Multilingualism in early education in Finland and Sweden

15:35-16:35 Workshop 2 (3 options)
a) Digital platforms for learning Sámi: Katri Koivula and Niillas Holmberg tell about their awarded initiative Say it in Saami which leads to joint conversation about digital possibilities in learning Sámi languages. Moderator: Helga West
b) Collaboration between a writer and an editor in non-dominant languages
c) Multilingual libraries and multilingualism in the Nordic libraries – What can we learn from other Nordic libraries? Representatives from multilingual libraries from Finland and other Nordic countries. Moderator: Ylva Larsdotter
16:40-17:00 Concluding remarks

17:00- Drinks and snacks

*The printed report: A writing hand reaches further – Recommendations for the improvement of Sámi literary field about the situation of the Sámi literary field will be distributed for the seminar guests.

Please note that on Fri 26th October there is a possibility to participate in a seminar on multilingualism in Finnish literature at the Finnish Literature Society (SKS, https://www.finlit.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/tapahtumakalenteri/todays-literature-tomorrows-literary-history-do-immigrant-authors#.W6FmLsLEpjo<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.finlit.fi%2Ffi%2Fajankohtaista%2Ftapahtumakalenteri%2Ftodays-literature-tomorrows-literary-history-do-immigrant-authors%23.W6FmLsLEpjo&h=AT2wwhHuOhYk0OwtZn9PkeQAWQ8CqkzXcDjlgXyHmgJoXnEJd99NEg1jnOdfzE1P-vIf889VD2L3Yt3q-5QRvC_NCvnz6eeliR-xGIfdxBHT1k6amWyLpB_t_CdkW6tG>) and later in the evening the same day in a discussion on Sámi language rights at the Helsinki Book Fair (). The Helsinki Book Fair has an entrance fee.


Contact information
Outi Korhonen, project coordinator:
+358405946596
outi.korhonen at cultureforall.fi

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