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--- languages:saterfrisian_in_germany [2023/06/14 16:07] – [Legislation on Local Level] ydwine
+++ languages:saterfrisian_in_germany [2025/09/25 12:03] (current) – [Primary education] ydwine
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   * [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#ISO 639-3|ISO 639-3]] standard: stq ((Eberhard, D. M., et al. (eds.) (2023). Saterfriesisch. //Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-sixth edition.//. [[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/stq]].)).
 ==== Language vitality according to: ====
-^  [[http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/|UNESCO]]  ^ [[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/stq/|Ethnologue]] ^ [[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/3052|Endangered Languages]]  ^  [[https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/sate1242|Glottolog]]  ^
+^  [[https://en.wal.unesco.org/countries/germany/languages/ems-weser-frisian-saterland-frisian|UNESCO]]  ^ [[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/stq/|Ethnologue]] ^ [[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/3052|Endangered Languages]]  ^  [[https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/sate1242|Glottolog]]  ^
-|  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Severely endangered}}  |  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Endangered}}  |                             {{:endangerment:yellow.png?nolink|threatened}}  |  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Shifting}}  |
+|  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Definitely endangered}}  |  {{:endangerment:red.png?nolink|Endangered}}  |                             {{:endangerment:yellow.png?nolink|threatened}}  |  {{:endangerment:orange.png?nolink|Shifting}}  |
+<sup> Click [[manual:colour_codes|here]] for a full overview of the language vitality colour codes. </sup>
 ==== Linguistic aspects: =====
   * Classification: Indo-European → Germanic → Northwest Germanic → West Germanic → North Sea Germanic → Anglo-Frisian → Frisian → Sater Frisian (Ems-Weser Frisian).\\ For more information, see [[http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/sate1242|sate1242]] at [[http://glottolog.org/|Glottolog]]
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 In June 2022, the learning method //[[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#Learning materials|Seeltersk lopt]]// (Eng: Sater Frisian walks) for years 1-4 was presented. The methodology was developed by Ingeborg Remmers and Edith Sassen, is based on the Lower German //Platt löpt// version, provides teachers' instructions and audio, and aims to bring children to A2 level according to the CEFR. The state of Lower Saxony provided €40,000 for this methodology. ((Seeltersk (2022, June 23). “Seeltersk lopt” – neue Schulbücher für Saterfriesisch präsentiert [“Seeltersk lopt” – new schoolbooks for Saterland Frisian presented]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt-neue-schulbucher-fur-saterfriesisch-prasentiert/]].)) The Litje Skoule Skäddel and Seeltersk Kontoor have made it digitally available in 2023. ((Seeltersk (2023 March 7. Seeltersk lopt. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt/]].))
-To use learning materials at schools, they have to be approved by the //Niedersächsisches Landesinstitut für schulische Qualitätsentwicklung, NLQ// (Eng: Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development). In 2023, the learning method //Seeltersk lopt// has been approved to be used. ((Seeltersk (2023, March 27). “Seeltersk lopt” offiziell als Lehrmittel genehmigt ["Seeltersk lopt" officially approved as a teaching material. //Seeltersk//.[[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt-offiziell-als-lehrmittel-genehmigt/]].))
+To use learning materials at schools, they have to be approved by the //Niedersächsisches Landesinstitut für schulische Qualitätsentwicklung, NLQ// (English: Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development). In 2023, the learning method //Seeltersk lopt// has been approved to be used. ((Seeltersk (2023, March 27). “Seeltersk lopt” offiziell als Lehrmittel genehmigt ["Seeltersk lopt" officially approved as a teaching material. //Seeltersk//.[[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-lopt-offiziell-als-lehrmittel-genehmigt/]].))
+In the period 2023-2025, the four primary schools in Saterland introduced bilingual German/Sater Frisian signing in their buildings (see [[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#visibility of Saterfrisian|visibility of Saterfrisian]]), and at the start of the schoolyear of 2025-2026, all pupils of these schools received a Sater Frisian school planner, customised per school. ((Seeltersk. (2025, August 28). Saterfriesisch sichtbar machen: Neuer Schulplaner für Grundschüler im Saterland [To make Sater Frisian visible: New School Planners for primary school pupils in Saterland]. //Seeltersk//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/saterfriesisch-sichtbar-machen-neuer-schulplaner-fuer-grundschueler-im-saterland/]].))
 === Teacher support ===
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 Since 1996, Sater Frisian is included on a voluntary base in primary schools of the municipalty Saterland, and schools can spend 265 hours per school year for teaching (about) the minority language ((Wikiwand. (2022, July 25). //Seeltersk an do Skoulen// [Sater Frisian in school]. [[https://www.wikiwand.com/stq/Seeltersk_an_do_Skoulen]].)). ((Schumacher S. (2014, December 19).„Plattdeutsche und Saterfriesische Schule“- Acht weitere Schulen in Niedersachsen ausgezeichnet ["Low German and Sater Frisian School" - Eight more schools in Lower Saxony awarded]. //Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium// [[https://www.mk.niedersachsen.de/startseite/aktuelles/presseinformationen/plattdeutsche-und-saterfriesische-schule--acht-weitere-schulen-in-niedersachsen-ausgezeichnet-130200.html]].)) In 2011, 150 children attended Sater Frisian class, ten years later, in 2021, 95 pupils attended Sater Frisian classes either in immersion lessons or activity groups.((Wikiwand. (2022, July 25). //Seeltersk an do Skoulen// [Sater Frisian in school]. [[https://www.wikiwand.com/stq/Seeltersk_an_do_Skoulen]].)). ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)) Due to the COVIC-19 pandemic, there has been a suspension of Sater Frisian classes in 2020 and 2021.((Fertig, A. (2021, February 20). Corona laehmt Unterricht [Corona paralyzes education]. //General Anzeiger//. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/wp-content/uploads/Corona_laehmt_Unterricht_GA_2021_Feb_20.jpg]].)) ((Hemken-Wulf, R. (2021 May 8) Corona stoppt vorerst Saterfriesisch-Unterricht [Corona halts Sater Frisian education for now]. //Nordwest Zeitung.// [[https://www.seeltersk.de/wp-content/uploads/08052021-NWZ-Corona-stoppt-vorerst-Saterfriesisch-Unterricht.pdf]].)) The primary schools make use of the available [[[[languages:saterfrisian_in_germany#Language Learning materials|learning materials]].
-The primary schools that offer Sater Frisian are((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)):
+Since early 2025, all four primary schools in Saterland offer Sater Frisian ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))((Seeltersk Kontoor. (2025, January 14). //Schulkinder in Sedelsberg lernen nun auch Saterfriesisch //[School children in Sedelsberg also learn Saterfrisian now]. Seeltersk. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/schulkinder-in-sedelsberg-lernen-nun-auch-saterfriesisch/]].)). These are:
   * [[http://www.grundschule-scharrel.de/seite/196926/saterfriesisch.html|Litje Skoule]] in //Skäddel// / Scharrel, offers Sater Frisian in immersive lessons (year 1) and within an activity group (years 1-4)
   * [[https://www.marienschule-struecklingen.de/seite/137418/saterfriesisch.html|Marienschule]] in //Strukelje// / Strücklingen, offers Sater Frisian within an activity group (years 1-3), but no longer offers immersive lessons
   * [[http://www.grundschule-ramsloh.de/seite/107334/saterfriesisch.html|Grundschule Ramsloh]] in //Roomelse// / Ramsloh, offers Sater Frisian within an activity group  (1 year)
+  * [[https://algsedelsberg.edupage.org/|Astrid-Líndgren-Grundschule]] in //Seedelsbierich// /Sedelsberg, after an interval of 10 years due to the absence of a teacher, the school started the Saterfrisian activity group in 2025, with a teacher and a volunteer language assistant ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))((Seeltersk Kontoor. (2025, January 14). //Schulkinder in Sedelsberg lernen nun auch Saterfriesisch //[School children in Sedelsberg also learn Saterfrisian now]. Seeltersk. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/schulkinder-in-sedelsberg-lernen-nun-auch-saterfriesisch/]].))
+In three primary schools, the teachers are supported by language assistants. Language training for the assistance is offered by the Seeltersk Kontoor.
-[[https://algsedelsberg.edupage.org/|Astrid-Líndgren-Grundschule]] in //Seedelsbierich// /Sedelsberg, hasn't had Sater Frisian lessons since 2017, as there is no teacher ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))
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   * //Fräindai is Seelterdai// (Eng: Friday is Sater Frisian day). Every Friday of September, the whole school has a Sater Frisian activity. Several schools implement(ed) this project, e.g. Litje Skoule, Marienschule, Grundschule Ramsloh. ((Litje Skoule Skäddel (n.d. //Saterfriesisch//. [[http://www.grundschule-scharrel.de/seite/196926/saterfriesisch.html]].))((Marienschule (2019, September 9). //Fräindai is Seelterdai//. [[https://www.marienschule-struecklingen.de/news/1/521901/nachrichten/fr%C3%A4indai-is-seelterdai.html]].))((Homes, N. (2017, September 11).  „Fluchste Gebuursdaisfier" im Ramsloher Kalssenzimmer. //GA-online//. [[https://www.ga-online.de/artikel/308385/Fluchste-Gebuursdaisfier-im-Ramsloher-Kalssenzimmer]].))
-Since April 2023, all doors in the Litje Skoule show monolingual Sater Frisian inscriptions ((Seeltersk (2023, April 17). Saterfriesische Beschriftungen in der Litje Skoule Skäddel [Sater Frisian inscriptions in the Litje Skoule Skäddel] //Seeltersk.// [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/saterfriesische-beschriftungen-in-der-litje-skoule-skaddel/]].))
+===visibility of Saterfrisian ===
+Since April 2023, schools in Saterfriesland have made Sater Frisian more visible with inscriptions on the doors in the building. The Litje Skoule in //Skäddel// / Scharrel was the first ((Seeltersk (2023, April 17). Saterfriesische Beschriftungen in der Litje Skoule Skäddel [Sater Frisian inscriptions in the Litje Skoule Skäddel] //Seeltersk.// [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/saterfriesische-beschriftungen-in-der-litje-skoule-skaddel/]].)), and the Astrid-Líndgren-Grundschule in //Seedelsbierich// /Sedelsberg was the fourth and last primary school to introduce bilingual signs ((Seeltersk Kontoor. (2025, January 14). //Schulkinder in Sedelsberg lernen nun auch Saterfriesisch //[School children in Sedelsberg also learn Saterfrisian now]. Seeltersk. [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/schulkinder-in-sedelsberg-lernen-nun-auch-saterfriesisch/]].)).
 ===Seelterfräiske Skoule===
 The two primary schools Litje Skoule and Marienschule have a certifite as //Seelterfräiske Skoule// (Eng: Sater Frisian school), for their outstanding and long-term services for Sater Frisian, handed out by the //Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium//. ((Bildungsportal Niedersachsen (2022). //„Plattdeutsche/Saterfriesische Schulen “ in Niedersachsen (Übersicht der zertifizierten Schulen 2013-2022).// [[https://bildungsportal-niedersachsen.de/fileadmin/4_Allgemeinbildung/Unterrichtsfaecher/Niederdeutsch/Dateie/Gesamtu__bersicht_Plattdeutsche_Saterfriesische_Schulen_2013-2022_RA_LK.pdf]].))((Bundesministerium des Innern für Bau und Heimat (2021). // Seventh periodical report presented to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in accordance with Article 15 of the Charter//. [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))
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 [[https://hrs-saterland.de/schulleben/saterfriesisch/|Haupt- und Realschule Saterland]] in //Roomelse//, Ramsloh offered Sater Frisian as voluntary subject at the Realschüle (type of secondary school, until year 10), but not at the Hauptschüle (type of secondary school, until year 9)((Wikiwand. (2022, July 25). //Seeltersk an do Skoulen// [Sater Frisian in school]. [[https://www.wikiwand.com/stq/Seeltersk_an_do_Skoulen]].)), but, due to a lack of teachers, this has been cancelled since 2016.((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)) One teacher organises a Sater Frisian activity twice a year, in the textiles programme of year 5.
-[[https://www.lsg-ramsloh.de/index.php/faecher/saterfriesisch.html|Laurentius-Siemer-Gymnasium]] in //Roomelse//, Ramsloh offered an elective Sater Frisian course, but, due to a lack of teachers, this has been cancelled since 2018. ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].))
+[[https://www.lsg-ramsloh.de/index.php/faecher/saterfriesisch.html|Laurentius-Siemer-Gymnasium]] in //Roomelse//, Ramsloh offered an elective Sater Frisian course, but, due to a lack of teachers, this has been cancelled since 2018. ((Evers, J., & Schramm, K-P. (2021). //Comments by the Seelter Buund (Sater Frisians) on the Seventh Report of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.// [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr7-en/1680a38525]].)) In June 2023, a guest lecture, an introduction to the language and history of Saterland, was given by the //Seeltersk-Kontoor//, in collaboration with the //Oarbaidskring Seeltersk// and the //Seelter Buund//((Seeltersk (2023, June 8). Saterfriesisch in den Schulen [Sater Frisian in schools].// Seeltersk Kontoor. //[[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/saterfriesisch-in-den-schulen/]].)).
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   * [[https://seeltersk-kursus.oostfraeisk.org/|Seeltersk - Kurs Saterfriesisch - Sater Frisian Course - Kursus Sóóterfräisk - Cursus Saterfries]] 15 lessons Sater Frisian (Dutch, English, German, West Frisian)
   * [[https://www.seeltersk.de/seeltersk-lernen/|Seeltersk lernen]] collection of learning materials
+  * [[https://www.seeltersk.de/archiv/seeltersk-moaket-klouk/|lessons Seeltersk moaket klouk 2022]] (Eng: Saterfrisian is cool): Thematic educational materials, concerning school, seasonal vegetables, and making waffles.
   * [[http://www.saterland.de/portal/meldungen/pressebericht-10-2016-sprache-lebendig-machen-spielerisch-saterfriesisch-lernen-mit-wimmelspiel-app-900000129-22001.html|Wimmelspiel]]: app for iOS and Android was created for 3 to 6 year old children as well as for adults to start learning Sater Frisian
   * [[https://www.saterland.de/portal/seiten/saterfriesische-sprache-900000015-22001.html|Kleine Saterfriesen]]: app for iOS and Android for 3-6 year old children for learning the language