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Taylor-Leech e Agustinho Caet.
Resumo:
«The selection of the medium of
instruction is one of the most challenging and contentious decisions facing
education policymakers, since it has such far-reaching effects and
implications. Controversy over the role and status of languages in the East
Timorese school curriculum has dominated debates about educational quality
since independence. This chapter opens with an overview of the current
challenges facing education planners in Timor-Leste.
We briefly review the language situation
and go on to describe the current educational policy context, identifying some
recent legislative and policy initiatives which have bearing on the use of
languages in education. Recently, a new policy approach has been advocated in
the mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) policy for
Timor-Leste. A national debate on this policy was launched in February 2011.
Whilst we stress that at the time of writing its recommendations have not been
officially endorsed by the government, MTB-MLE pilot projects will begin in a
small number of pre and primary schools in 2012. We explain what is meant by MTB-MLE
and discuss why it presents an exciting opportunity for educational development
in Timor-Leste.»
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