UNESCO tweets TSoM Faculty's work

It is not always that a UN organization notices an academician’s work. It was therefore a matter of satisfaction and pride for Dr. Moina Khan, Associate Professor, Times School of Media, when UNESCO tweeted an excerpt from her research paper and also published it on its Facebook page.

The excerpt was from a research paper, titled, Community Radio in Indigenous Languages: A Tool for Sustainable Development that Dr. Khan submitted to UNESCO.

The research paper was invited by UNESCO to mark the beginning of IYIL2019. The UN body had launched a global call inviting researchers to submit research papers on Indigenous languages that demonstrated a diversity of scholarship around the world.

According to UNESCO, “Overall, 278 research papers were submitted in 2019, in English, French and Spanish by researchers, experts, and practitioners from 63 countries.” The research papers were reviewed by an international peer review team, including leading linguists, Indigenous researchers and experts with different specializations, under the guidance of a chief researcher and editor. “Each paper was reviewed by more than one expert and by the UNESCO IYIL2019 Secretariat. Through this process, 39 research papers (27 in English, 4 in French, 8 in Spanish) were selected for publication,” UNESCO stated.

Khan’s research work uses case study methodology to examine the importance of local language-based media system in preserving and sustaining native language and culture. The publication can be accessed through UNESCO’s digital library State of the art of indigenous languages in research: a collection of selected research papers - UNESCO Digital Library

Later, on May 20, Dr. Khan presented her research work at a webinar and engaged in a dialogue on the state of indigenous language research across various areas. The webinar was live streamed on UNESCO website.

Says Khan, “The research papers in this collection contributed to the identification of existing knowledge gaps in sectors of indigenous languages, paving the way for new research routes within the broader context of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL2022-2032), for which UNESCO acts as a lead UN agency.”
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