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==== About the Lower Sorbian Language ==== | ==== About the Lower Sorbian Language ==== | ||
- | Lower Sorbian (dolnoserbska rěc or Wendish) and Upper Sorbian (hornjoserbska rěč) are western Slavonic languages spoken in Lower Lusation | + | Lower Sorbian (dolnoserbska rěc or Wendish) and Upper Sorbian (hornjoserbska rěč) are western Slavonic languages spoken in Lower Lusatia |
==== Location ==== | ==== Location ==== | ||
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- | ==== Demographics ==== | ||
- | Percentage of Frisians that speak the Frisian language in different age classes: | ||
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- | * ~ 94% in Frisian understand Frisian. | + | ==== Demographics ==== |
- | * ~ 67% speaks the language (reasonably) well. | + | |
- | * ~ 15% writes the language well | + | |
- | Writing skills seem to have improved somewhat in the last few years((Fryske taalatlas 2015, [[http:// | + | |
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==== Teacher training ==== | ==== Teacher training ==== | ||
- | | + | Training in Sorbian for group leaders is provided: |
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+ | * In Lower Lusatia by the [[http://www.sorbische-wendische-sprachschule.de/ | ||
+ | * In Upper Lusatia by the [[http:// | ||
==== Educational materials ==== | ==== Educational materials ==== | ||
- | * [[http:// | ||
- | ==== Practice | + | Educational materials are developed by [[http:// |
- | Frisian is used mainly in individual contacts with children or parents. When reading or singing Dutch is used much more often. | + | |
+ | ==== In practice | ||
==== Read more ==== | ==== Read more ==== | ||
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==== Legislation ==== | ==== Legislation ==== | ||
- | Saxony: the Sorbian language may be used as a language of instruction, | + | Saxony: the Sorbian language may be used as a language of instruction, |
Brandenburg: | Brandenburg: | ||
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=== Teacher skills === | === Teacher skills === | ||
- | ==== Read more ==== | ||
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==== Legislation ==== | ==== Legislation ==== | ||
+ | Saxony: the Sorbian language may be used as a language of instruction, | ||
- | Since 1993, the Dutch law on secondary education prescribes that Frisian is an obligatory subject in the two lowest grades. However, since 2006, the provincial government may grant schools | + | Brandenburg: |
==== Teacher training ==== | ==== Teacher training ==== | ||
- | * The [[https:// | + | * The [[https:// |
==== Educational materials ==== | ==== Educational materials ==== | ||
- | | + | Educational materials are developed by |
- | ==== Practice ==== | + | |
+ | * [[https://www.cottbus.de/ | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | Different methods are available for teaching Sorbian as a first language, and as a foreign language. | ||
- | ==== Read more ==== | + | ==== Practice |
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===== Adult education ===== | ===== Adult education ===== | ||
- | * Frisian language courses for adults are organised by the [[http:// | + | * The [[https://www.nhl.nl/|Institut za Sorabistiku]], university of Leipzig |
- | * The two-year bachelor | + | |
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- | ==== Read more ==== | + | |
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===== Evaluation of language education ===== | ===== Evaluation of language education ===== | ||
- | The inspectorate (Inspectie van het Onderwijs) inspects Frisian primary and secondary | + | Saxony: external evaluation of Sorbian |
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===== Educational resources ===== | ===== Educational resources ===== | ||
- | * [[http://taalweb.frl/ | + | * [[http://sorbisches-museum.de/bildung-und-vermittlung/?lang=en|Serbski Muzej]], Sorbian museum with many educational activities. |
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