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-^  [[http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/|UNESCO]]  ^  [[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/|Endangered Languages]]  ^ [[https://glottolog.org/| Glottolog]]  ^
+^  [[https://en.wal.unesco.org/|UNESCO]]  ^  [[https://www.ethnologue.com/|Ethnologue]]  ^ [[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/|Endangered Languages]]  ^ [[https://glottolog.org/| Glottolog]]  ^
-| {{ :endangerment:yellow.png?nolink |Vulnerable}}  |  //n.a.//  | {{ :endangerment:yellow.png?nolink |Threatened}}  |
+|  n/a  |  {{:endangerment:blue.png?nolink|Stable}}  |  n.a.  | {{ :endangerment:yellow.png?nolink |Threatened}}  |
 ==== Linguistic aspects: =====
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-==== Language standardization ====
+==== Language standardisation ====
-Low Saxon is not a standardised language. Its main varieties are Achterhoeks, Drents, Gronings, Sallands, Stellingwerfs, Twents and Veluws. Within the main varieties of Low Saxon, different dialects can be found. Examples of the dialects that constitute Gronings are Groningen-East Frisian, Veenkoloniaals, Westerwolds and West Groningen.(( [[https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/gron1242| Glottolog]] )) The varieties within the province of Groningen are however codified (Bloemhoff et al., 2013, p. 499). ((Bloemhoff, Henk; Hermann Niebaum, Jan Nijen Twilhaar and Harrie Scholtmeijer (2013) “Low Saxon Phonology”. In //Language and Space. An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation Volume 3: Dutch//, ed. Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman, 454-475. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.))
+Low Saxon is not one standardised language, but a language family. The main varieties in the Netherlands are Achterhoeks, Drents, Gronings, Sallands, Stellingwerfs, Twents, Urks and Veluws. Within these varieties of Low Saxon, different dialects can be found. Examples of the dialects that constitute Gronings are Groningen-East Frisian, Veenkoloniaals, Westerwolds and West Groningen. (( Glottolog. (n.d.). //Spoken L1 Language: Gronings. //[[https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/gron1242]].)) The varieties within the province of Groningen are however codified (Bloemhoff et al., 2013, p. 499). ((Bloemhoff, Henk; Hermann Niebaum, Jan Nijen Twilhaar and Harrie Scholtmeijer (2013) “Low Saxon Phonology”. In //Language and Space. An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation Volume 3: Dutch//, ed. Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman, 454-475. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.))
 \\ Spelling rules were introduced in the early 1950s in Groningen, which were based on the second edition of K. ter Laan's //Nieuw Gronings Woordenboek// (Bloemhoff et al., 2020, p. 84). ((Bloemhoff, Henk; Philomène Bloemhoff-de Buijn, Jan Nijen Twilhaar, Henk Nijkeuter and Harrie Scholtmeijer (2020) Introduction to Dutch Low Saxon Language and Literature. Assen: Koninklijke van Gorcum.)) In the 1980s Siemon Reker published an adapted version of ter Laan's dictionary (ibid). ((Bloemhoff, Henk; Philomène Bloemhoff-de Buijn, Jan Nijen Twilhaar, Henk Nijkeuter and Harrie Scholtmeijer (2020) Introduction to Dutch Low Saxon Language and Literature. Assen: Koninklijke van Gorcum.)) The dictionaries of ter Laan and Reker, as well as Reker's spelling rules for Gronings, can be found on [[https://www.woordwaark.nl/| WoordWaark]]. The website is a joint effort of the [[https://www.cgtc.nl/| Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur]] and the [[https://www.rug.nl/| University of Groningen]].
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 ==== Language Area ====
-A substantial north-eastern part of the Netherlands is traditionally referred to as the Low Saxon area (Hinskens and Taeldemann, 2013, p. 139).((Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman (2013) “The Classification of the Dialects of Dutch”. In //Language and Space. An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation Volume 3: Dutch//, ed. Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman, 129-142. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.)) The geographical area referred to stretches from the province of Groningen southwards to the eastern corner of Utrecht province, more precisely the Veluwe, and  to the Achterhoek in Gelderland (ibid). ((Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman (2013) “The Classification of the Dialects of Dutch”. In //Language and Space. An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation Volume 3: Dutch//, ed. Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman, 129-142. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.)) \\ Gronings is correspondingly spoken in the province of Groningen. Groningen is the north-eastern province that borders Friesland to the west, Drenthe to the south and shares a border with the German federal state of Lower Saxony to the east.
+The Low Saxon (also: West-Low German) language area spans across the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark (see image 1). In the Netherlands, a substantial north-eastern part is traditionally referred to as the Low Saxon area ((Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman (2013) “The Classification of the Dialects of Dutch”. In //Language and Space. An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation Volume 3: Dutch//, ed. Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman, 129-142. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.)) The geographical area referred to stretches from the province of Groningen southwards to the eastern corner of Utrecht province, more precisely the Veluwe, and  to the Achterhoek in Gelderland((Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman (2013) “The Classification of the Dialects of Dutch”. In //Language and Space. An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation Volume 3: Dutch//, ed. Hinskens, Frans and Johan Taeldeman, 129-142. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.))(see image 2). Gronings is mainly spoken in the province of Groningen, the north-eastern province of the Netherlands, but also in the bordering provinces of Fryslân and Drenthe (see image 3).
+{{:languages:nedersaksiese_taalgebied.png?nolink&400|Low Saxon language area}} {{:languages:koart_leegsaksisch.png?nolink&400|Low Saxon language area in the Netherlands}}{{:languages:groninger_dialekte.png?nolink&250|}} \\
+<sub> Image 1. Map showing the Low Saxon language area in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark ((Andre Exeler. (2007). Nedersaksiese taalgebied [Low Saxon language area]. Wikimedia Commons. [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nedersaksiese_taalgebied.png]].))</sub> \\
+<sub> Image 2. Map showing the Low Saxon language area in the Netherlands, with the province of Groningen in the north-east ((nds-nl:Gebruker:Grönneger 1. (2007). //Koart Leegsaksisch// [map Low Saxon]. Wikimedia Commons. [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koart_Leegsaksisch.png]].)) </sub> \\
+<sub> Image 3. Map showing the Gronings language area, in the provinve of Groningen, as well as Fryslân and Drenthe, with various dialects ((Et Mikkel. (2007). //Groninger Dialekte// [Groninger dialects]. Wikimedia Commons. [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Groninger_Dialekte.png]].)) </sub>
-{{:languages:dialect_map_roland_willemyns_cut.png?nolink&400|}}
-The map displays a possible division of dialect or language areas in the Netherlands and the provinces of Flemish Belgium. The aforementioned north-eastern part which is traditionally characterised as the Low Saxon area can be found in this map. As described above, the area covers the provinces of Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel, a large part of Gelderland as well as parts of Friesland and a small corner of Utrecht.
-\\ (Map: Willemyns, 2013, p. 152)((Willemyns, Roland (2013) Dutch. Biography of a Language. Oxford: Oxford University Press.))
 ==== Speaker numbers ====
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 ==== European legislation on minority language education ====
+The Netherlands signed and ratified the [[https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-charter-regional-or-minority-languages/text-of-the-charter| European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]] by the [[https://www.coe.int/| Council of Europe]] and it came into force in 1998. Within the Charter Low Saxon is protected under Part II Article 7 ((Council of Europe. (2025, March 18). Reservations and Declarations for Treaty No.148 - European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ETS No. 148). [[https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/concerning-a-given-treaty?module=declarations-by-treaty&territoires=&codeNature=0&codePays=&numSte=148&enVigueur=true&ddateDebut=05-05-1949]].)) This facilitates its promotion across different layers of society such as education:
+  * 7.c) the need for resolute action to promote Limburgish in order to safeguard it;
+  * 7.d) the facilitation and/or encouragement of the use of Limburgish, in speech and writing, in public and private life;
+  * 7.f) the provision of appropriate forms and means for the teaching and study of Limburgish at all appropriate stages;
+  * 7.g) the provision of facilities enabling non-speakers of Limburgish  living in the area where it is used to learn it if they so desire;
+  * 7.h) the promotion of study and research on Limburgish  at universities or equivalent institutions.
-The Netherlands signed and ratified the [[https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-charter-regional-or-minority-languages/text-of-the-charter| European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]] by the [[https://www.coe.int/| Council of Europe]] and it came into force in 1998. Within the Charter Low Saxon is protected under Part II Article 7. (([[https://rm.coe.int/languages-covered-en-rev2804/16809e4301 | States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and their regional or  minority languages]] (last date of retrieval 28.09.2020) )) In 2018 steps were taken to promote Low Saxon on a national level. \\ [[https://rm.coe.int/netherlands-pr6-en/16809501de| The 6th Periodical State Report from the Netherlands]] (2019) to the [[https://www.coe.int/| Council of Europe]] gives account of developments and actions that have been taken regarding the minority or regional languages recognised by the Netherlands under the ECRML. That includes Low Saxon and its varieties. The report states that the organisations, affiliated with Low Saxon, observe a trend towards a positive change in attitudes towards Low Saxon (6th Periodical Report, 2019, p.17).((Council of Europe. Sixth Periodical Report on the Netherlands 18.06.2019.
-https://rm.coe.int/09000016809501de (date of retrieval: 22.10.2020).)) The trend is said to be linked to the adoption of the covenant on Low Saxon (ibid).((Council of Europe. Sixth Periodical Report on the Netherlands 18.06.2019.
+Though the Netherlands has signed and ratified the [[general_information:european_legislation#Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1995)|Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities]] by the [[https://www.coe.int/| Council of Europe]] in 2005, Low Saxons are not recognised as a national minority.
-https://rm.coe.int/09000016809501de (date of retrieval: 22.10.2020).))
 ==== National legislation on minority language education ====
-[[https://rm.coe.int/netherlandspr6-appendix-2-en/1680950097| The Administrative Agreement on Recognition by The Netherlands of the Low Saxon Regional Language]] was signed on the 18.10.2018 by the Minister of Interior and the political representatives of the provinces of Drenthe, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Overijssel, West- and Ooststellingwerfs.
+=== Covenant on the Recognition by The Netherlands of the Low Saxon Regional Language ===
-The agreement states that the provinces and municipalities in which the respective variety of Low Saxon is used, decide on its language policy concerning that language.
-Education in Low Saxon may be provided according to the agreement. \\ In primary schools it may be used as a language of instruction given that Low Saxon is a living language in that area. At secondary schools it can be offered as an elective course outside of the core curriculum. The possibility to offer Nedersaksisch courses outside of the core curriculum are also stated in the order of the Secondary Education Act (2020).((Inrichtingsbesluit WVO [Order of the organisation of Secondary Education Act], Art.26b §7.d, Art. 26c §6.d (2020); https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005946/2020-08-01/#HoofdstukIII_Paragraaf3_Artikel26c (last date of retrieval: 23.10.2020) ))  Consequently the responsibility of implementing the regional language in education lies with the province or municipality.
+[[https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/ronl-61f99fb6-c373-4fef-a75b-560a6336b49d/pdf|The Covenant on the Recognition by The Netherlands of the Low Saxon Regional Language ]]([[https://rm.coe.int/netherlandspr6-appendix-2-en/1680950097|English version]]) was signed by the Minister of Interior and the governmental representatives of the provinces of Drenthe, Fryslân, Gelderland, Groningen, Overijssel, and of the municipalities of West- and Ooststellingwerf on October 18th, 2018. The province of Flevoland and the municipalities of Urk and Bunschoten joined at a later moment, and signed the covenant on September 13th, 2024 ((Provincie Flevoland. (2024, Sept 13). //Convenant ondertekend voor behoud van streektaal// [Covenant signed to preserve regional language]. https://flevoland.nl/actueel/convenant-ondertekend-voor-behoud-van-streektaal)).
+With the Covenant, the Dutch government "recognises the Low Saxon regional language as an intrinsic, integral and independent part of the language system of the Netherlands", and all parties "will make every effort within their power and will cooperate to preserve the Low Saxon language in the Netherlands and to promote its use, without passing new legislation" (translations from [[https://rm.coe.int/netherlandspr6-appendix-2-en/1680950097]]). Possibilities for education are mentioned in reference to the national educational laws.
+===Educational laws ===
+Legislation regarding education is made at national level.
+  * Pre-school education (0-4 years)
+In pre-school education, the [[https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0017017/2023-01-01/0|Wet Kinderopvang]] [Eng: Childcare Act] states that, when "a regional language which is in lively use", this language can be also be used as the medium of instruction, besides Dutch ((Wet Kinderopvang 2004 [Childcare Act]. (2004, July 9). [[https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0017017/2023-01-01/0]].)). This allows for the use of Gronings.
+As of January 2025, there is a legal requirement for employees to have a Dutch language certificate at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference ((ministerie SZW, Ministerie OCW & Brancheorganisatie Kinderopvang. (2024, december 24). //De taaleis in de kinderopvang: Aantoonbaarheidseisen taaleis IKK en taaleis VE// [The language requirement in day care: requirements of demonstrability language requirement IKK and language requirement VE]. Overheid. [[https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/fd15d555-b0f8-46de-9329-d309fc2c74a2/file]].)). Employees who use another language full time, are exempt for a Dutch certificate, but are required to have a certificate at B2 level for the language of instruction.
+  * Primary school education (4-12 years)
+In primary education, the [[https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0003420/2023-01-01/0|Wet op het primair onderwijs]] [Primary Education Act] states that, when "a regional language which is in lively use", this language can be also be used as the medium of instruction, besides Dutch ((Wet op het primair onderwijs [Eng: Primary Education Act]. (1981, July 2). [[https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0003420/2023-01-01/0]].)). This allows for the use of Gronings, as underlined by the Covenant on the Recognition by The Netherlands of the Low Saxon Regional Language.
+  * Secondary school education (12-16/18 years)
+Until August 2022, the //Wet op het voortgezet onderwijs// [Secondary Education Act] stated the same construction as pre-school and primary education, namely that regional language variety "which is in lively use" can be used as medium of instruction, alongside Dutch. However, this passage no longer is included in the current [[https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0044212/2024-08-01|Wet voortgezet onderwijs 2020]] [Secondary Education Act 2020]. The Act does allow to deviate from Dutch as language of instruction when the subject is about another language, or when it is necessary to do so for pupils because of their linguistic background ((Wet voortgezet onderwijs 2020, BWBR0044212 [Secondary Education Act of 2020]. (2020, September 30). Retrieved Octobe 15, 2024, from [[https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0044212/2024-01-01/0]].)). Nevertheless, the Dutch government continues to state on their website that it is possible and allowed to teach Low Saxon in secondary education ((Rijksoverheid. (n.d.). //Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken? // [When may I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?]. Retrieved 2025, March 18, from [[https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken))]].)).
 ===== Support structure for education of the language: =====
-Learning resources for Nedersaksisch vary in their extensiveness depending on the variety.
+=== Institutional support ===
-Resources for Gronings are made available for different age groups that range from children to adult education. The [[https://www.cgtc.nl/| Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur (CGTC)]] offers [[https://www.cgtc.nl/cursussen/| language courses]] for different levels to adults including a short introduction course . \\ One learning resource available for primary schools is the newspaper Wiesneus. Wiesneus is a project originally launched for Drents by the [[https://www.huusvandetaol.nl/| Huus van de Toal]] (//engl. House of the Language//) and is now translated into other varieties of Low Saxon, including Gronings. (([[https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/02/11/wiesneus-grunnegs-in-de-klas/| CGTC Wiesneus in de klas]])) (([[https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/11/28/tweede-editie-groningstalig-magazine-wiesneus-voor-basisscholen-met-thema-vrijheid/| CGTC 2nd edtion of Wiesneus with the topic: Freedom]])) Primary schools from Groningen can obtain the magazine in Gronings through the [[https://www.cgtc.nl/| CGTC]].
+There are various organisationsw which e.g. support Gronings in education, for example:
+  * [[https://cgtc.nl/|Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur]]. The Centre for Groninger Language & Culture (CGTC) is a centre for heritage and language of Groningen. It organises adult language courses and cultural and/or language events, creates learningmaterials, does research and has initiated the digital dictionary WoordWaark.
+  * [[https://ltnedersaksisch.nl/|Levende Talen Nedersaksisch]] the teacher association Levende Talen with the department for Low Saxon
+  * [[https://www.rug.nl/staff/m.b.wieling/|The chair of Low Saxon / Groningen Language and Culture]]at the University of Groningen, with the professor by special appointment on behalf of the Stichting Groninger Universiteitsfonds.
+  * [[https://www.grunnegercultuur.nl/Grunneger_Cultuur/n_Parredies_veur_laifhebbers_van_de_Grunneger_cultuur.html|Grunneger Cultuurcentrum]] The Groninber Cultural Centre hosts three Groninger organisations: the Stichting t Grunneger Bouk [The association for the Groninger Book], De Boukenkist [a book store], and the magazine //Toal en Taiken//.
+=== Language learning materials ===
+Resources for Gronings are made available for different age groups, but with a focus on primary education.
+Created by the Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur (CGTC) are:
+  * [[https://www.klunderloa.nl/|Klunderloa]] [Gronings for "drawer with odd and ends"] is a digital environment with materials for all ages in primary education, for groups 1-2 (ages 4-6), 3-4 (ages 6-8), 5-6 (ages 8-10), and 7-8 (ages 10-12), with songs, stories and poems. Klunderloa is not only aimed at being used in a classroom setting but also at home with caregivers. In 2019 an app game project, also initiated by CGTC, has received funding to teach children the regional language in about 20 villages in Groningen.((NOS. (2019, July 22). Techreus stopt 30.000 euro in onderwijsproject Groningse taal [Tech-giant invests 30.000 in education project on Groning]. [[https://nos.nl/artikel/2294569-techreus-stopt-30-000-euro-in-onderwijs]].))
+  * [[https://cgtc.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Wiesneus-2025-Grunning-def.pdf|Wiesneus]] is a magazine, published once a year, which schools can receive for free (subsided by the province of Groningen. The Wiesneus project was originally launched for Drents by the [[https://www.huusvandetaol.nl/| Huus van de Toal]] (//engl. House of the Language//) and is now translated into other varieties of Low Saxon, including Gronings. The new edition is published in March, which is the month of the regional languages, and includes instructions and materials for teachers, as well as audio files ((CGTC. (2025, March 4). Ook in de Meertmoand Streektoalmoand: De nieuwe Wiesneus komt er aan! [Also in March -Regional Language month: the new Wiesneus is coming!]. [[https://cgtc.nl/ook-in-de-meertmoand-streektoalmoand-de-nieuwe-wiesneus-komt-er-aan/]].)).
+Created by Levende Talen Nedersaksisch:
+  * [[https://ltnedersaksisch.nl/lesmateriaal/|materials for Gronings]], including assignments, songs, stories, poems, and games for all ages in primary education (groups 1-2 (ages 4-6); groups 3,4,5 (ages 6-10); groups 7-8 (ages 10-12).
+Created by the University of Groningen:
+  * [[https://www.rug.nl/society-business/scholierenacademie/leraren/op-school/van-old-noar-jong|Lespakket Van Old noar Jong: Aan de slag met de Groninger taal]] [Lessons "From old to young: get started with the Groninger language]. This package is aimed for primary school, groups 7-8 (ages 10-12). It encouraged pupils to discuss and discover more about Gronings within their family and environment. It includes a game, assigments, and instructions for the teacher.
-Digital reading materials for a primary school level can be found on the [[http://www.klunderloa.nl/| Klunderloa website]]. The website was developed by the [[https://www.cgtc.nl/| CGTC]] and contains children’s books, stories, poems and songs. [[http://www.klunderloa.nl/| Klunderloa]] is not only aimed at being used in a classroom setting but also at home with caregivers. In 2019 an app game project, also initiated by CGTC, has received funding to teach children the regional language in about 20 villages in Groningen.(("Tech-giant invests 30.000 in education project on Gronings [Techreus stopt 30.000 euro in onderwijsproject Groningse taal]" NOS 22.07.2019 https://nos.nl/artikel/2294569-techreus-stopt-30-000-euro-in-onderwijs (last date of retrieval 24.09.2020) ))
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 ==== preschool education====
-The education law does not declare the use of Gronings to be compulsory in preschools. Preschools may decide themselves if they choose to use the regional language, next to Dutch.(( 'Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken?' [When can I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?] https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken (last date of retrieval: 23.10.2020) ))
+The education law does not declare the use of Gronings to be compulsory in preschools. Preschools may decide themselves if they choose to use the regional language, next to Dutch ((Rijksoverheid. (n.d.). //Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken? // [When may I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?]. Retrieved 2025, March 18, from [[https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken))]].)).
 ==== primary education====
-Similarly to preschool, primary schools may also choose on their own whether or not they want to use Gronings in class. (('Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken?' [When can I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?] https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken (last date of retrieval: 23.10.2020) )) The Primary Education Act (2020) states that a regional language, this includes Gronings, can be used as a main language in class if that language is used actively in the community. ((Wet op het primair onderwijs [Primary education act] Art.9 §13 (2020); https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0003420/2020-07-01/#HoofdstukI_TiteldeelII_Afdeling1_Paragraaf1_Artikel9 (last date of retrieval: 23.10.2020) )) \\ Some primary schools already use Gronings but it is not yet structurally implemented. (('Streektaal en onderwijs [Regional language and education]' https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/12/11/olaf-vos-nieuwe-streektaalconsulent-bij-centrum-groninger-taal-cultuur/ (last date of retrieval: 23.10.2020) )) When schools integrate Gronings they often do this in the course of a project.(('Streektaal en onderwijs [Regional language and education]' https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/12/11/olaf-vos-nieuwe-streektaalconsulent-bij-centrum-groninger-taal-cultuur/ (last date of retrieval: 23.10.2020) ))
+Similarly to preschool, primary schools may also choose on their own whether or not they want to use Gronings in class ((Rijksoverheid. (n.d.). //Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken? // [When may I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?]. Retrieved 2025, March 18, from [[https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken))]].)).
-==== higher education ====
+Some primary schools use Gronings but it is not yet structurally implemented ((CGTC. (n.d.). //Streektaal en onderwijs// [Regional language and education]. Retrieved on October, 23, 2020, from [[https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/12/11/olaf-vos-nieuwe-streektaalconsulent-bij-centrum-groninger-taal-cultuur/]].)) When schools integrate Gronings they often do this in the course of a project ((CGTC. (n.d.). //Streektaal en onderwijs// [Regional language and education]. Retrieved on October, 23, 2020, from [[https://www.cgtc.nl/2019/12/11/olaf-vos-nieuwe-streektaalconsulent-bij-centrum-groninger-taal-cultuur/]].)). A primary school which includes Gronings from group 4 (ages 7-8) and onwards by means of the "Groninger gallery", is the primary school De Regenboog in Bedum ((CGTC. (2025, March 5). //Basisschool De Regenboog in Bedum viert streektaal met uitreiking Wiesneus// [Primay school De Regenboog in Bedum celebrates regional language with Wiesneus]. [[https://cgtc.nl/basisschool-de-regenboog-in-bedum-viert-streektaal-met-uitreiking-wiesneus/]].))
-In 2018 the [[https://www.rug.nl/|University of Groningen]] introduced a professor by special appointment of Low Saxon/Groningen Language and Culture. ((University of Groningen. News Article. 20.09.2018: https://www.rug.nl/news/2018/09/martijn-wieling-new-professor-by-special-appointment-of-low-saxon-groningen-language-and-cult?lang=en (last date of retrieval: 27.10.2020) )) This appointment is tightly connected to the Faculty of Arts and the [[https://www.cgtc.nl/| Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur (CGTC)]]. The special appointment aims at strengthening the position of Gronings within the province and also in academia. \\
-===== Online learning resources =====
+==== secondary education ====
+Though it is no longer explicitly mentioned in the law, Gronings may be taught in secondary school ((Rijksoverheid. (n.d.). //Wanneer mag ik het Nedersaksisch (zoals het Gronings, Drents of Twents) gebruiken? // [When may I use Low Saxon (such as Gronings, Drents or Twents)?]. Retrieved 2025, March 18, from [[https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/erkende-talen/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-nedersaksisch-gebruiken))]].)).
-=== Organisations ===
+CGCT has a programme developed of ten weeks for students in secondary school ((CGCT. (n.d.). //Gronings op school// [Gronings at school]. [[https://cgtc.nl/gronings-op-school/]].)), but it is not clear whether there are secondary schools which include Gronings.
-[[https://www.cgtc.nl/| Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur]]
+==== adult education ====
-[[https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/| Meertens Instituut - Onderzoek van Nederlandse taal en cultuur (Meertens Institute - Research of Dutch language and culture]]
+CGCT organises various courses for adults to learn Gronings, aimed at speaking skills, writing skills, and at beginning and advanced learners. In March 2025, CGCT also launched an online beginner course, the MOOC Gronings ((Piek, C. (2025, March 6). Een eerste stap naar Gronings spreken: alles over de nieuwe MOOC Gronings [A first step towards speaking Gronings: all you need to know about the new MOO Gronings]. [[https://cgtc.nl/een-eerste-stap-naar-gronings-spreken-alles-over-de-nieuwe-mooc-gronings/]].))
-=== Online resources ===
-[[https://www.woordwaark.nl/| WoordWaark]]
-[[http://www.klunderloa.nl/| Klunderloa]]
-[[http://ewnd.ivdnt.org/| Electronische Woordenbank van de Nederlandse Dialecten (eWND) (Electronical word data base of the Dutch dialects)]]
+==== higher education ====
+In 2018 the [[https://www.rug.nl/|University of Groningen]] introduced a professor by special appointment of Low Saxon/Groningen Language and Culture. ((University of Groningen. News Article. 20.09.2018: https://www.rug.nl/news/2018/09/martijn-wieling-new-professor-by-special-appointment-of-low-saxon-groningen-language-and-cult?lang=en (last date of retrieval: 27.10.2020) )) This appointment is tightly connected to the Faculty of Arts and the [[https://www.cgtc.nl/| Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur (CGTC)]]. The special appointment aims at strengthening the position of Gronings within the province and also in academia. \\
+===== Online learning resources =====
+=== Organisations ===
+  * [[https://cgtc.nl/|Centrum Groninger Taal & Cultuur]]. The Centre for Groninger Language & Culture (CGTC) is a centre for heritage and language of Groningen. It organises adult language courses and cultural and/or language events, creates learningmaterials, does research and has initiated the digital dictionary WoordWaark.
+  * [[https://ltnedersaksisch.nl/|Levende Talen Nedersaksisch]] the teacher association Levende Talen with the department for Low Saxon
+  * [[https://www.rug.nl/staff/m.b.wieling/|The chair of Low Saxon / Groningen Language and Culture]]at the University of Groningen, with the professor by special appointment on behalf of the Stichting Groninger Universiteitsfonds.
+  * [[https://www.grunnegercultuur.nl/Grunneger_Cultuur/n_Parredies_veur_laifhebbers_van_de_Grunneger_cultuur.html|Grunneger Cultuurcentrum]] The Groninber Cultural Centre hosts three Groninger organisations: the Stichting t Grunneger Bouk [The association for the Groninger Book], De Boukenkist [a book store], and the magazine //Toal en Taiken//.
+  * [[https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/| Meertens Instituut]]. Meertens Institute with Research of the Dutch language and culture, including regional languages.
+=== Online resources ===
+  * [[https://www.woordwaark.nl/| WoordWaark]]. The online dictionary for Gronings
+  * [[http://www.klunderloa.nl/| Klunderloa]]. The digital learning materials for primary education
+  * [[https://ltnedersaksisch.nl/lesmateriaal/|Levende Talen Nedersaksisch]].Materials for Gronings for primary education.
+  * [[https://cgtc.nl/een-eerste-stap-naar-gronings-spreken-alles-over-de-nieuwe-mooc-gronings/|MOOC Gronings]] Beginner course Gronings.
+  * [[http://ewnd.ivdnt.org/| Electronische Woordenbank van de Nederlandse Dialecten (eWND). An electronical word data base of the Dutch dialects]]