{"id":8,"date":"2022-08-27T11:44:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T11:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symposium.vietbilingual.org\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2022-09-22T07:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T07:14:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/symposium.vietbilingual.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4891666 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4891666\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db94b1e\" data-id=\"db94b1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8281c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8281c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a2a714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a2a714\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69d9a7d\" data-id=\"69d9a7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aacb0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aacb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Presented by <strong>Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/strong>, the <strong>Language and Community Symposium<\/strong> is programmed as part of <strong>Neighbourhood<\/strong>, a new arts festival based in Melbourne\u2019s western suburbs. It is also part of the <em>House of Mother Tongue, House of Other Tongue<\/em> project that features in the festival. Alongside the symposium are two visual art exhibitions at Footscray Community Arts and West Space (gallery). The exhibitions will present work emanating from the community archive to save the Vietnamese-English Bilingual Program at Footscray Primary (2016-2020). Hosting guests between the two galleries is <em>H\u00e1t Xe Bu\u00fdt (Singing Bus)<\/em>, a specially curated bus journey with artists and performers exploring ideas of language justice, reclamation and urban development.<\/p><p><strong>Registration | <\/strong>Attendance is by registration as space is limited. If you would like lunch provided please select the appropriate\u00a0 option. Food will be locally sourced and we will not turn anyone away. If you would like to request a complimentary ticket please email: <a href=\"mailto:info@vietbilingual.org\">info@vietbilingual.org<\/a><\/p><p><b>Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/b> was founded by parents, teachers, academics and community members who support the existence of Vietnamese bilingual programs in primary education. Many of the founding members have a long association with Footscray Primary School\u2019s Vietnamese Bilingual Program, originally established as a mother tongue program in 1985 which transitioning to a bilingual model in 1997. Unfortunately, after decades of providing a rich language and cultural experience, Footscray Primary decided to close\u00a0this award winning program.<\/p><p><b>Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/b> aims to achieve recognition of the educational and cultural value of dual language programs in primary education and, in particular, is focused on advocating for the establishment of a Vietnamese dual language program in primary schools in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.<\/p><p><b>Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/b>\u00a0recognises the value of community languages in learning, both cognitively and in terms of cultural literacy. The languages that surround the local experiences of children are meaningful and relevant when integrated across the Australian-Victorian curriculum and into the life of the school community. Community languages involve students in authentic learning experiences that cannot be achieved with languages abstract to the lived experience of students and the communities they are part of.<\/p><p><b>Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/b>\u00a0advocates for dual language programs that integrate non-English language learning through all the areas of knowledge construction and skill development in the Australian-Victorian curriculum. In accordance with Victorian Education Department guidelines, this requires a minimum of 7.5 hours a week of instruction across the curriculum in the designated non-English language.<\/p><p>For further information go to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vietbilingual.org\/\"><b>Vi\u1ec7tSpeak<\/b> website <\/a>or email: <a href=\"mailto:info@vietbilingual.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@vietbilingual.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-694dc16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"694dc16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4bedc\" data-id=\"7c4bedc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875631c elementor-align-right elementor-tablet-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"875631c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/symposium.vietbilingual.org\/index.php\/program\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xl\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Program<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-338ada7\" data-id=\"338ada7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920311f elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"920311f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vietbilingual.org\/gathering\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xl\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Registration<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Presented by Vi\u1ec7tSpeak, the Language and Community Symposium is programmed as part of Neighbourhood, a new arts festival based in Melbourne\u2019s western suburbs. 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