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A Message from David McKinnon | The High Commissioner of...

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ESSAY COMPETITION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN An essay competition will be conducted for school children by the Official Languages Commission (OLC) in collaboration with the National Languages Equality Advancement Project (NLEAP) to mark the 2021 Official Languages Week which falls from July 1st to July 5th each year. CLOSING DATE FOR...

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Enhancing the teaching methodology of Translation Degree Programmes The Inaugural session of the Training in Translation Pedagogy Program (TTPP) conducted by the School of Translation and Interpretation, University of Ottawa, commenced on the 7th of May 2021. Fifteen (15) academics from Kelaniya, Jaffna, Sabaragamuwa and Eastern universities, representing the four...

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Tamil Medium Trainers successfully complete online Training on the Language Planning Process The Language Division of the Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government, with the support of NLEAP, successfully concluded a three-day Training workshop for Tamil Medium Trainers on the Language Planning Process. 11 Tamil medium trainers...

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A Webinar organised by the Sociology Student Society of the University of Ruhuna NLEAP was very happy to initiate, coordinate and support a webinar conducted by the University of Ruhuna related to the Official Languages Policy of Sri Lanka. It was an insightful and engaging session when the Sociology Student...

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NLEAP supports NILET initiative to enhance Sinhala and Tamil Second Language Teaching   National Institute of Language Education and Training (NILET) recently concluded a five-day online training for Sinhala and Tamil second language teachers. Designed to enhance the capacity of second language teachers to teach both Sinhala and Tamil languages,...

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A forum to discuss specific challenges related to translation and interpretation of the Official Languages. The Professional Learning Community (PLC) establishes a forum for academics, students and professionals to focus on specific challenges relating to the multilingual nature of Sri Lanka and gender-based barriers. Participating in the first meeting of...

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NLEAP supports strengthening translation services in Sri Lanka   A five-day translation program (Tamil/English) was jointly conducted by the Department of Official Languages (DOL) and NLEAP. 19 Government translators including 11 females and 8 males, coming from all parts of the island, including Jaffna and Batticaloa, were able to further...

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