The head of Dallas International’s Applied Anthropology Department, Steve Walter, traveled to Thailand in June to present on his work on Mother Tongue Education in East Timor.
Abstract:
The new country of East Timor has a small population, but its people speak 20 different local languages and 3 “foreign” languages – Bahasa Indonesia, Portuguese, and English.
Which of these languages should be used in school for educational purposes?
This lecture will present the results of a recent assessment of learning achievement which may help provide answers to this question.
