Part II.pdf - MTB-MLE Network

COUNTRY REPORTS
Synthesis of Reports
Participants at the regional workshop prepared country reports describing the process of implementing
the minority language programme, and the ways in which the implementation of the programme
has impacted the community for which it was planned.
The reports cover the following topics:
Themes
1. Brief background information on socio-economic situation in the country
2. EFA plan focusing on NFE and literacy in the country
3. Policy on mother tongue/bilingual education in the country
4. Project on mother tongue/bilingual literacy programmes for minority communities:
• List of names and roles of organizations that are involved in the project
• Background information on the project site including minority groups
• Needs assessment/community mobilization
• Identification of learning needs
• Development of writing systems (orthography development)
• Process of developing teaching-learning materials and contents of the materials
5. Outcomes of the project – How the project helps to improve literacy programmes for
minorities, e.g. relevance to community’s needs and quality of life improvement. Could
the project bring about any positive or negative change in terms of motivation of learning
Empowerment Capacity-building
6. Project challenges and possible solutions
7. Future plans for
• Facilitators/teacher training
• Literacy classes
• Action research on the project
• Policy and expansion of the project
There are a number of common themes that appear throughout literacy programme country reports,
which identify certain considerations and activities that are crucial for the successful development
of a bilingual literacy programme. The graphic below (Malone 2003) depicts the components of
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