====== "Language" in "Country" ====== ===== Language ===== ==== Language designations: ==== * In the language itself: //language name// * [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#ISO 639-3|ISO 639-3]] standard: //language's ISO 639-3-code// ==== Language vitality according to: ==== ^ [[https://en.wal.unesco.org/|UNESCO]] ^ [[https://www.ethnologue.com/|Ethnologue]] ^ [[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/|Endangered Languages]] ^ [[https://glottolog.org/| Glottolog]] ^ | //Unesco's vitality score// | //Ethnologue EGIDS// | //Languages Endangerment Index// | //Agglomerated Endangerment Status (AES)// | ==== Linguistic aspects: ===== * Classification: //language family// → //language group//. For more information, see //language// at [[http://glottolog.org/|Glottolog]] * Script: //script used to write the language// ==== Language standardisation ==== Is there a standardised spelling in use? Which institution maintains this? ===== Demographics ===== ==== Language Area ==== Give a short description of the area where the language is spoken, and which varieties exist. If available, upload an image of a map, illustrating where the language is spoken. See [[manual:adding_media|Adding audio, video or pictures]] for more information. {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Percentage_stating_they_speak_Irish_daily_outside_the_education_system_in_the_2011_census.png/340px-Percentage_stating_they_speak_Irish_daily_outside_the_education_system_in_the_2011_census.png }} Describe what the map shows, and give credits to the creator of the map. ==== Speaker numbers ==== If you wish to provide many data concerning speaker numbers, please consider presenting these in tables. Refer to Creating tables for more information. ---- ====== Education of the language ====== ===== History of language education: ===== Please describe the history of the language's presence in: * the country's school system; * published, broadcasted, or online learning resources. ===== Legislation of language education ===== Please describe legislation concerning education of the language. Feel free to add points, or to structure your information using chapter headings, e.g.: ==== Legislation on European level ==== Questions that may be discussed in this section: * Has the national government recognised the language via the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages? * Has the national government recognised the minority, as a group, via the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities? * What consequences are there because of this (lack of) recognition? ==== Legislation on national level ==== Questions that may be discussed in this section: * Does the law allow for the language to be taught in school? * Does the law allow for the language to be used as medium of instruction in school? * Does the law state that teaching the language or using it as medium of instruction is compulsory? ==== Legislation on local level ==== Questions that may be discussed in this section: * is there any legal acts, recognition, or language policy on the local level? ==== Bodies controlling enforcement on education on the language ==== * In which ways is the quality of language education is inspected and stimulated? ===== Support structure for education of the language: ===== If information is available, please discuss whether: ==== Institutional support ==== e.g.: * Is language education promoted by an institution/ several institutions? * What is their role? ==== Financial support ==== e.g.: * is there financial support for the education, e.g. employment of teachers, (the development of) teaching materials, or the promotion of language education? ==== Language learning materials: ==== e.g.: * Are there learning materials being developed? * Are these materials sufficient and of good quality? * Are these materials commissioned or their development subsidized by the regional or national government? ==== Teacher support ==== e.g: * Is there training available for language teachers? * Are there sufficient teachers and they are competent? * Is a teacher's union present, or an institution where teachers can get advice or additional training? * Is teacher training subsidised by the regional or national government? ===== Education presence ===== To what extent is language education available in the area under scrutiny: Can you say anything about to what extent education of the language helps to preserve it: * Does learning the language at school stimulate the its use outside school, or perhaps quite the opposite? * Does the fact that the language is being taught in school add to its prestige, and the speakers' self-esteem? Feel free to structure your information using chapter heading, e.g.: ==== preschool education==== e.g.: * Is the language used as medium of instruction in school? * for how many hours per week? * to how many children / what percentage of the population? * are language skills being evaluated in any way? * what level of competence do students reach? ==== primary education==== e.g.: * Is the language being taught in- or outside of school? * If the language is taught during school hours, * in which grades is it being taught? * for how many hours per week? * to how many children / what percentage of the population? * are language skills being evaluated in any way? * what level of competence do students reach? * Is the language used as medium of instruction in school? * What school systems with respect to multilingualism are there (bilingual, trilingual)? ==== secondary education==== e.g.: * Is the language being taught in- or outside of school? * If the language is taught during school hours, * in which grades is it being taught? * for how many hours per week? * to how many children / what percentage of the population? * are language skills being evaluated in any way? * what level of competence do students reach? * Is the language used as medium of instruction in school? * What school systems with respect to multilingualism are there (bilingual, trilingual)? ====vocational education ==== e.g.: * Is the language taught or studied at vocational level? * Which types of study programmes or courses are these? * How many students are there, taking these? ==== higher education/university education==== e.g.: * Is the language taught or studied at university level? * Which types of study programmes or courses are these? * How many students are there, taking these? ==== adult education ==== e.g.: * Are there courses available for adults? * which types of courses are these? * How many participants are there? ---- ===== Online learning resources ===== Please provide links to online learning resources. Feel free to add points, and to structure your information using chapter heading, e.g.: ==== Organisations ==== ==== Online resources ==== ---- ====== Mercator's Regional Dossier: ====== If there is a Mercator Regional Dossier about the language in this country, please provide a link below: