அனைத்துலக தாய்மொழி தினம் 2015
COMMEMORATION OF
INTERNATIONAL MOTHER TONGUE DAY 2015
(Jointly Organised by Tamil Foundation, Lim Lian Geok (LLG) Cultural & Development Centre, Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Faculty of Language & Linguistics University Malaya, IKRAM and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Venue: Dewan Seminar Dato’ Hassan Ahmad, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur
Date: 7th March 2015 (Saturday)
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
1.30 – 2.30pm – Arrival of Guests
2.00 – 2.30pm – Registration & Refreshments (Tea) – 1st Floor, DBP
3.00 – 3.05pm – Welcoming Speech by MC’s (Mr Raynard Yeo & Ms Elil Arasi)
3.05 – 3.15pm – Negaraku & Declaration of Mother Language Day
3.15 – 3.20pm – Performance – Malay Dance
3.20 – 3.25pm – Welcoming Speech (Ms Usharani – Org Chairman & VP Tamil Fdn)
3.25 – 3.30pm – Performance – Indian Dance (Bharathanatyam from Laasya Arts)
3.30 – 3.35pm – Recital of Puisi – Rep from Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
3-35 – 3.45pm – Speech by Ketua Bahagian Pengembangan Bahasa Kebangsaan
Pelbagai Kaum, Jabatan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Sastera, DBP
(En Abdul Wahab bin Hamzah)
3.45 – 3.50pm – Performance – MySkills Foundation
3.50 – 4.00pm – Speech by Tamil Foundation President (Mr S. Pasupathi)
4.00 – 4.05pm – Performance – Chinese Dance
4.05 – 4.15pm – Speech by KLSCAH President (Mr Tan Yew Seng)
4.15 – 4.20pm – Performance – Orang Asli (Suku Kaum Semai)
4.20 – 4.30pm – Speech by JOAS Representative (En Raman Bahtuin – Suku Kaum Semai)
4.30 – 4.40pm – Students Presentation – Faculty of Language & Linguistics. UM
4.40 – 4.50pm – Speech by Secretary General of IKRAM (En Zaid Ibrahim)
4.50 – 5.00pm – Performance – Multi Cultural Dance
5.00 – 5.15pm – Closing Speech from Faculty of Language & Linquistics, UM (Mr Mannar Mannan)
“Inclusion in and through Education: Language Counts”
Organized by:
Tamil Foundation Malaysia (TFM)
Lim Lian Geok (LLG) Cultural & Development Centre
KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH)
Faculty of Language & Linguistics University Malaya
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
IKRAM
History of International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999 (30C/62).
On 16 May 2009 the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/61/266 called upon Member States “to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world”. By the same resolution, the General Assembly proclaimed 2008 as the International Year of Languages, to promote unity in diversity and international understanding, through multilingualism and multiculturalism.
International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The date represents the day in 1952 when students demonstrating for recognition of their language, Bangla, as one of the two national languages of the then Pakistan, were shot and killed by police in Dhaka, the capital of what is now Bangladesh.
Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.
