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Lower Sorbian is not an official language in Germany
German is the only official language in Germany
Lower Sorbian is covered under Part III of the Charter
*UNESCO makes no distinction between Lower and Upper Sorbian
Lower Sorbian (dolnoserbska rěc or Wendish) and Upper Sorbian (hornjoserbska rěč) are western Slavonic languages spoken in Lower Lusatia (located in the German state Land of Brandenburg) and Upper Lusatia (located in the German state Free State of Saxony). Especially Lower Sorbian dialects are vanishing due to the major role of formal learning of the standard language in school. In central parts of Upper Lusatia there are still villages where Upper Sorbian is the first language and the family language of all generations. In Lower Lusatia the language is rarely passed on to to the next generation.
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Lower Sorbian is covered under Part III of the Charter
Lower Sorbian is not an official language in Germany: the only official language in Germany is German.
Brandenburg: daycare centres are obliged to teach about Sorbian language and culture. They receive financial support from the Foundation for Sorbian People. The Federal State is obliged to support Sorbian education of the group leaders and to provide pedagogical materials.
Saxony: the State provides Sorbian groups with additional financial support for staff and education materials.
Training in Sorbian for group leaders is provided:
Educational materials are developed by WITAJ Language Centre
Saxony: the Sorbian language may be used as a language of instruction, and taught as a subject. Basic knowledge about the history and culture of the Sorbs has to be taught at school 1).
Brandenburg: schools are obliged to inform parents about the possibilities to learn Sorbian. Basic knowledge about the history and culture of the Sorbs has to be taught at schools 2).
In Lower Lusatia, Arbeitsstelle Bildungsentwicklung Cottbus is responsible for training teachers in the Sorbian language.
Educational materials are developed by
Different methods are available for teaching Sorbian as a first language, and as a foreign language.
Saxony: the Sorbian language may be used as a language of instruction, and taught as a subject. Basic knowledge about the history and culture of the Sorbs has to be taught at school 3).
Brandenburg: schools are obliged to inform parents about the possibilities to learn Sorbian. Basic knowledge about the history and culture of the Sorbs has to be taught at schools 4).
Educational materials are developed by
Different methods are available for teaching Sorbian as a first language, and as a foreign language.
Saxony: external evaluation of Sorbian language education is carried out by the Saxon Education Institute.
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