Timeline and updates
Oct 09 A meeting was held in London to set up a Steering Group to work on ways forward, this was led by Morgan Dalphinis, author of “Caribbean and African Languages” and organised by Liz Millman.
March 10 The Caribbean and African Languages Network (CALN) was set up to start a programme of training for trainers – the first study module is on Jamaican Language and Culture.
The second study module will be on African Languages, their international usage and issues today
The third module will be on the wider Caribbean Languages and issues today.
April 10 UNESCO International Year for People of African Descent has been announced for 2011 – this will embrace our work and we need to link in.
Oct 10 The UK Awarding Body Consortium agree to pilot accrediting Caribbean and African Languages
Nov 10 CALN Steering Group meet with NIACE
Jan 2011 Natalie Fagan Brown and Liz Millman attend the International Conference on Language Policy in the Creole-speaking Caribbean – it was brilliant!
For more information check out http://lizinjamaicajan2011.blogspot.com/ - for the full Charter on Language Policy and Language Rights in the Creole-Speaking Caribbean click link by "HOME".
Feb11 Natalie Fagan Brown completing papers for ABC.
April 11 Liz Millman and CALN Chairman, Morgan Dalphinis, meeting with ABC Awards to discuss next steps to put accreditation in place and to launch the CALN input to 2011 the United Nations “International Year for People of African Descent”.
June 11 Further meetings with ABC relating to the accreditation of Caribbean and African Languages
Oct 11 CALN Steering Group met to discuss next steps
March 12 Meeting at Jamaica Language Unit at the University of the West Indies to discuss ways forward and plan next steps
July 12 Workshop led by Liz Millman at the NATECLA National Conference to launch the NATECLA Community Languages Forumhttp://lizinjamaicajan2011.blogspot.com/
Well its 2018! - where did the last few years go?
The next steps are to work with students from the African Caribbean Society at the University of Bangor in North Wales to explore the languages they speak and the current situations regarding Caribbean and African languages.
