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The National Language Policy in Education Committee of the Ministry for Education and Employment has launched the consultation document: 'A Language Policy for the Early Years in Malta and Gozo.' This follows the publication of the 'Language Education Policy Profile for Malta,' by the Council of Europe in March, 2015.
Minister for Education Evarist Bartolo said, "it is important that we put language education on a solid basis in the early years. Languages are a huge asset for Malta and have a wide-ranging impact in a number of spheres: education, social and economic development and international affairs."
Dr Natalia Kucirkova of the Open University, UK, a leading international expert in the field of tablets and education, spoke at the launch about the role of technology in young children's language and literacy development.
She conducted a professional development seminar for teachers on: Children's literacies in the digital age: merging research with practice. The consultation document may be accessed on the Ministry for Education website: www.edu.gov.mt.
Photograph: Jeremy Wonnacott
