Dr. Som Somuny, president of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences and chair of the conference, emphasized the important role of Bilingual Education in promoting learning for sustainable development.

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Mr. In The, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, stressed that Bilingual Education promotes equitable access to learning opportunities especially to indigenous children, youth and adult learners.

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Bilingual education programs have been a fiasco, too often severely hindering kids from learning English.

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Intercultural education and the use of local languages along with bilingual education must also be recognized as an important factor in the quality of learning.

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Gareth Jones AM, chair of the committee, discussed the importance of continued learning from school through to employment, and how this can make a difference to confidence when using bilingual services.

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