UNESCO International Mother Language Day: Language and Identity (4th edition)

Event Date: 

Monday, February 10, 2014 - 12:00am

Guest speakers: Carole E Chaski, Executive Director of the Institute for Linguistic Evidence (ILE), and Maria Carreira (Cal State Long Beach)

A symposium in commemoration of the UNESCO International Mother Language Day with the aim of raising awareness on campus towards preserving endangered languages and fostering tolerance towards cultural and linguistic diversity. Sponsored by the IHC, Barandiaran Chair for Basque Studies, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the Etxepare Basque Institute.