In this webinar, Alison Phipps with UNESCO RILA Artists in Residence and Dr Giovanna Fassetta of University of Glasgow will present the work of the UNESCO Chair, with a particular focus on the ways in which language may offer sanctuary. This will include an examination of different policies that focus on integration through language acquisition; a critical assessment of the pitfalls in focusing on language acquisition as a technological or technocratic 'fix' to the tasks accompanying integration; a discussion of the ways in which a monolingual perspective dominates and shapes understandings of the language acquisition; and a consideration of shifting policy landscapes.

In the presentation, Alison and colleagues will draw on insights from their work in Gaza, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Aoteaora, Scotland and in refugee communities which take a sanctuary view of language.

The webinar will include poetry, story, dance and song together with more traditional academic presentation.

The webinar is a joint event with the UEA UNESCO Chair and UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at Glasgow University, hosted by the UEA University of Sanctuary initiative.

Register for FREE at: https://bit.ly/Language_Sanctuaries

Any questions, please contact: university.of.sanctuary@uea.ac.uk

 

First published: 22 April 2020

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