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Future Directions for Minority Education in Western China

Future Directions for Minority Education in Western China
Saturday, May 9, 2009

Join us for talks by leading experts on bilingual education, Jamyang Tashi and Trowo Gyaltsen, as they share their views on the current practices and possible directions for the development of Tibetan language in education.


TROWO GYALTSEN

senior lecturer

Barkham Nationalities Normal School, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Trowo Gyaltsen graduated with a degree in philosophy and went on to teach political theory at the Barkham Nationalities Normal School. He is the editor-in-chief of the Tibetan- and Chinese-language journal, Tibetan Regions Education Forum, which explores issues such as Tibetan regions education systems, mother tongue education in bilingual education, and more. He published a collection of essays on philosophy entitled The Allure of the Light of Reason. He has written many important papers that have been influential in Tibetan education practice today.

Trowo Gyaltsen

Trowo Gyaltsen
Barkham Nationalities Normal School, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province
senior lecturer

Trowo Gyaltsen graduated with a degree in philosophy and went on to teach political theory at the Barkham Nationalities Normal School. He is the editor-in-chief of the Tibetan- and Chinese-language journal, Tibetan Regions Education Forum, which explores issues such as Tibetan regions education systems, mother tongue education in bilingual education, and more. He published a collection of essays on philosophy entitled The Allure of the Light of Reason. He has written many important papers that have been influential in Tibetan education practice today.

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