Our Languages

Greetings!‘Our Languages’, a group set up within the Department of Russian andSlavonic Studies in Trinity College, Dublin is organising a conferenceon minority languages in Ireland on 21-22 November. The first part ofthe conference, Saturday morning, is concerned with the status,maintenance and support of minority languages and cultures. The secondpart, Saturday afternoon and Sunday, focuses more specifically on theRussian language.One of the aims of the conference is to identify whether Ireland hasor needs a policy for managing cultural and linguistic diversity. Wewill be looking at issues such as the National Development Plancommitment to diversify the provision of languages in the post-primarysector, and asking whose responsibility is the transmission of thehome language. A panel of speakers from government and NGO bodies willspeak briefly on their organisation’s activities, and questions willbe taken from the floor.If your organisation would be interested in participating in thediscussion round these issues as members of the audience, you would bemost welcome.For details on the background to the conference and topics to becovered, please contact Sarah Smyth, Department of Russian andSlavonic Studies, Trinity College Dublin, tel. 353 1 8961819ssmyth@tcd.ie . For all other queries, contact Caelinn Largey,Administrative Assistant, 353 1 8378166 caelinnlargey@gmail.com .I am attaching the conference form should you wish to participate.Yours sincerely,p.p. Feargus DenmanCaelinn Largey-- Наши Языки/Our LanguagesDept. of Russian and Slavonic Studies, TCDhttp://www.tcd.ie/Russian/our-languages