Language Policy and Education in New Zealand and the South Pacific
The language situation in an area as extensive as the South Pacific region is, not surprisingly, characterised by its complexity and diversity.
Language Planning and Education in Australasia and the South Pacific
Part 1 An overview on language planning issues and change: language planning and education, Richard B.Baldauf on the limits of language planning - class, state and power, Allan Luke et al. Part 2 Language planning and use in Australia: making language policy - Australia's experience, Joseph Lo Bianco some competing goals in aboriginal language planning, Paul Black towards evaluating the aboriginal bilingual education program in the Northern Territory, Bill Eggington and Richard B. Baldauf controllers or victims - language and education in the Torres Strait, Joan Kale an annotated bibliography on Australian languages, Joan Kale and Allan Luke. Part 3 Language planning and use in Melanesia and Polynesia: Solomons pijin - colonial ideologies, Roger M. Keesing Solomons pijin - an unrecognized national language, Christine Jourdan language planning in Papua New Guinea, Joan Kale Creolized Tok Pisin - uniformity and variation, Geoff P. Smith Tok Pisin at university - an educational and language planning dilemma in Papua New Guinea?, John Swan and Don Lewis language planning in Vanuata, Andrew Thomas education and language planning in the Samoas, Richard B.Baldauf language planning in Melanesia and Polynesia, Vicki Teleni. Part 4 Language planning and use in South East Asia: how bilingualism is being integrated in Negara Brunei Darussalam, Gary Jones the English language in Malaysia and its relationship with the national language, A.Conrad and K.Ozog evaluating bilingual education in the Philippines - towards a multidimensional model of evaluation in language planning, Andrew Gonzalez an annotated bibliography on language planning and education in South East Asia, Bo Yin language planning and education - a critical rereading, Allan Luke and Richard B. Baldauf.
Ocean of Opportunity
Overall, OceanObs’19 will strive to improve the governance of a global ocean observing system, including advocacy, funding, and alignment with best practices and to designate responsibility for product definition, including production and timely delivery at the appropriate scales (global, basin, regional, national) to serve user needs. The conference program will be built focusing on a single objective each day to provide adequate time to answer to the proposed questions.