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===== History of language education: ===== | ===== History of language education: ===== | ||
- | Sorbian education has varied with changing regimes: ((Dr. Beate Brĕzan and Měto Nowak. //Sorbian in Germany, 2nd edition//(2016) [[https://www.mercator-research.eu/fileadmin/mercator/documents/regional_dossiers/sorbian_in_germany_2nd.pdff|Mercator's Regional Dossier]])). | + | Sorbian education has varied with changing regimes: ((Brĕzan, B. and M. Nowak. (2016) //Sorbian in Germany, 2nd edition//[[https://www.mercator-research.eu/fileadmin/mercator/documents/regional_dossiers/sorbian_in_germany_2nd.pdff|Mercator's Regional Dossier]])). |
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* In 1980s, there were around 7 A-type schools and 80 B-type schools. | * In 1980s, there were around 7 A-type schools and 80 B-type schools. | ||
- | In 2020 there are 16 type A schools in Saxony ((Sächsische Staatskanzlei. //Sorbische Schulen in Sachsen// (n.d.) [[https://www.schule.sachsen.de/166.htm]] [Retrieved on 19 February 2020])) and 7 A-type schools in Brandenburg((Bildungserver Berlin-Brandenburg. //Brandenburgische Schulen mit bilingualem Unterricht Sorbisch/Wendisch// (n.d.). [[https://bildungsserver.berlin-brandenburg.de/unterricht/faecher/bilingualer-unterricht/brandenburgische-schulen-mit-bilingualem-unterricht-sorbischwendisch]] [Retrieved on 19 February 2020])) on primary, secundary and Gymnasium level. | + | In 2020 there are 16 type A schools in Saxony ((Sächsische Staatskanzlei. (n.d.).//Sorbische Schulen in Sachsen// Retrieved February 19, 2020, from [[https://www.schule.sachsen.de/166.htm]].)) and 7 A-type schools in Brandenburg((Bildungserver Berlin-Brandenburg. (n.d.). //Brandenburgische Schulen mit bilingualem Unterricht Sorbisch/Wendisch//. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from [[https://bildungsserver.berlin-brandenburg.de/unterricht/faecher/bilingualer-unterricht/brandenburgische-schulen-mit-bilingualem-unterricht-sorbischwendisch]].)) covering primary, secundary and Gymnasium level. |
===== European legislation: ====== | ===== European legislation: ====== | ||
- | * Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian are covered under [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Part III of the European Charter for Regional and Minority languages|Part III]] of the Charter((CoE. //States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languagesand their regional or minority languages// (01 January 2018) [[https://rm.coe.int/states-parties-to-the-european-charter-for-regional-or-minority-langua/168077098c]] [retrieved 19 February 2020].)) | + | * Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian are covered under [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Part III of the European Charter for Regional and Minority languages|Part III]] of the Charter((CoE. (2018, January 1). //States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languagesand their regional or minority languages//. Retrieved 19 February, 2020, from [[https://rm.coe.int/states-parties-to-the-european-charter-for-regional-or-minority-langua/168077098c]].)). |
* Download the [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr6-en/168078a778|latest Council of Europe report]] (2018) of Germany | * Download the [[https://rm.coe.int/germanypr6-en/168078a778|latest Council of Europe report]] (2018) of Germany | ||
===== National legislation ===== | ===== National legislation ===== | ||
- | *Sorbian is not an [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Official language:|official language]] in Germany: the only official language in Germany is German.((Astrid Adler/Rahel Beyer //Languages and language policies in Germany / Sprachen und Sprachenpolitik in Deutschland// (2018). From: National language institutions and national languages. Contributions to the EFNIL Conference 2017 in Mannheim. Budapest: Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. [[http://www.efnil.org/documents/conference-publications/mannheim-2017/EFNIL-Mannheim-27-Adler-Beyer.pdf]] [retrieved on 19 February 2020])) | + | *Sorbian is not an [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Official language:|official language]] in Germany: the only official language in Germany is German((Adler, A. and R. Beyer. (2018). //Languages and language policies in Germany / Sprachen und Sprachenpolitik in Deutschland//. National language institutions and national languages. Contributions to the EFNIL Conference 2017 in Mannheim. Budapest: Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from [[http://www.efnil.org/documents/conference-publications/mannheim-2017/EFNIL-Mannheim-27-Adler-Beyer.pdf]].)). |
- | *The Sorbian minority is recognised as one of the four autochthonous national minorities in Germany.((Minderheitensekretariat. //Wen vertreten wir?// (n.d.) [[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/wen-vertreten-wir/uebersicht-und-selbstverstaendnis/]] [retrieved on 19 February 2020])) | + | *The Sorbian minority is recognised as one of the four autochthonous national minorities in Germany((Minderheitensekretariat. (n.d.). //Wen vertreten wir?// Retrieved February 19, 2020, from [[https://www.minderheitensekretariat.de/wen-vertreten-wir/uebersicht-und-selbstverstaendnis/]].)). |
- | *The Sorbian language is recognised as one of the five autochthonous and regional languages in Germany.((Astrid Adler/Rahel Beyer //Languages and language policies in Germany / Sprachen und Sprachenpolitik in Deutschland// (2018). From: National language institutions and national languages. Contributions to the EFNIL Conference 2017 in Mannheim. Budapest: Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. [[http://www.efnil.org/documents/conference-publications/mannheim-2017/EFNIL-Mannheim-27-Adler-Beyer.pdf]] [retrieved on 19 February 2020])) | + | *The Sorbian language is recognised as one of the five autochthonous and regional languages in Germany((Adler, A. and R. Beyer. (2018). //Languages and language policies in Germany / Sprachen und Sprachenpolitik in Deutschland//. National language institutions and national languages. Contributions to the EFNIL Conference 2017 in Mannheim. Budapest: Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from [[http://www.efnil.org/documents/conference-publications/mannheim-2017/EFNIL-Mannheim-27-Adler-Beyer.pdf]].)). |
===== Regional legislation ===== | ===== Regional legislation ===== | ||
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Within the State of Brandenburg, Sorbian is recognised and protected in: | Within the State of Brandenburg, Sorbian is recognised and protected in: | ||
* [[https://bravors.brandenburg.de/de/gesetze-212792|Constitution of the state of Brandeburg]] in Section 4, article 25 (June 1992) | * [[https://bravors.brandenburg.de/de/gesetze-212792|Constitution of the state of Brandeburg]] in Section 4, article 25 (June 1992) | ||
- | * [[https://bravors.brandenburg.de/gesetze/swg|Law on the organization of the rights of the Sorbs / Wends in the state of Brandenburg]](July 1992) | + | * [[https://bravors.brandenburg.de/gesetze/swg|Law on the organization of the rights of the Sorbs / Wends in the state of Brandenburg]] (July 1992) |
- | * | + | * [[https://bravors.brandenburg.de/verordnungen/swschulv_2000|Brandenburg Education Act]] (July 2000) |
===== Educational legislation: ===== | ===== Educational legislation: ===== | ||
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==== 5-10 or 12 years old: primary education ==== | ==== 5-10 or 12 years old: primary education ==== | ||
- | 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 ((Paragraph 2, Saxon Education Act 2004)). | + | 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 ((Saechsisches-Schulgeset, Paragraph 2 (2004). [[https://www.revosax.sachsen.de/vorschrift/4192-Saechsisches-Schulgesetz#p4a]])). |
- | 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 ((Sorbian / Wendish Schulverordnung, 2000)). | + | 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 ((//Sorbian / Wendish Schulverordnung// (2000). [[https://bravors.brandenburg.de/verordnungen/swschulv_2000]])). |
==== 12-16/18 years old: secondary education ==== | ==== 12-16/18 years old: secondary education ==== | ||
- | 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 ((Paragraph 2, Saxon Education Act 2004)). | + | 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 ((Saechsisches-Schulgeset, Paragraph 2 (2004). [[https://www.revosax.sachsen.de/vorschrift/4192-Saechsisches-Schulgesetz#p4a]])). |
- | 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 ((Sorbian / Wendish Schulverordnung, 2000)). | + | 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 ((//Sorbian / Wendish Schulverordnung// (2000). [[https://bravors.brandenburg.de/verordnungen/swschulv_2000]])). |
===== Institutional support for education of the language ===== | ===== Institutional support for education of the language ===== | ||
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* Sorbian/Wendish is classified as a foreign language and the [[https://bildungsserver.berlin-brandenburg.de/rlp-online/c-faecher/sorbischwendisch/kompetenzentwicklung/|curriculum]] is based on this. | * Sorbian/Wendish is classified as a foreign language and the [[https://bildungsserver.berlin-brandenburg.de/rlp-online/c-faecher/sorbischwendisch/kompetenzentwicklung/|curriculum]] is based on this. | ||
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