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--- manual:example_page [2024/09/18 11:47] – [Language vitality according to:] ydwine
+++ manual:example_page [2025/06/18 10:26] (current) – [Language vitality according to:] ydwine
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 ==== Language vitality according to: ====
-^ [[http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/|UNESCO]] ^ [[https://www.ethnologue.com/|Ethnologue]] ^ [[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]]  ^
 | //Unesco's vitality score// | //Ethnologue EGIDS// | //Languages Endangerment Index// |  //Agglomerated Endangerment Status (AES)//  |
+<sup> Click [[manual:colour_codes|here]] for a full overview of the language vitality colour codes. </sup>
 ==== Linguistic aspects: =====
   * Classification: //language family// → //language group//. For more information, see //language// at [[http://glottolog.org/|Glottolog]]
   * Script: //script used to write the language//
-==== Language standardization ====
+==== Language standardisation ====
-Is there a standardized orthography in use? Which institution maintains this orthography?
+Is there a standardised spelling in use? Which institution maintains this?
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 ==== Language Area ====
-Give a short description of the area where the language is spoken, and which dialects exist. If available, upload an image of a map, illustrating where the language is spoken. See [[manual:adding_media|Adding audio, video or pictures]] for more information.
+Give a short description of the area where the language is spoken, and which varieties exist. If available, upload an image of a map, illustrating where the language is spoken. See [[manual:adding_media|Adding audio, video or pictures]] for more information.
 {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Percentage_stating_they_speak_Irish_daily_outside_the_education_system_in_the_2011_census.png/340px-Percentage_stating_they_speak_Irish_daily_outside_the_education_system_in_the_2011_census.png }}
-Describe what the map shows, and give credits to the creator of the map if necessary.
+Describe what the map shows, and give credits to the creator of the map.
 ==== Speaker numbers ====
 If you wish to provide many data concerning speaker numbers, please consider presenting these in tables. Refer to Creating tables for more information.
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 ===== Legislation of language education =====
-Please describe legislation concerning education of the language. Distinguish between different levels of legislation. For instance, legislation concerning Aragonese language education in Aragon (Spain) is affected by:
+Please describe legislation concerning education of the language.
-  * The [[general_information:glossary_of_terms|European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]],
+Feel free to add points, or to structure your information using chapter headings, e.g.:
-  * Spanish legislation,
+==== Legislation on European level ====
-  * Legislation of the Autonomous Community of Aragon.
 Questions that may be discussed in this section:
-  * Is the language protected by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages?
+  * Has the national government recognised the language via the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages?
+  * Has the national government recognised the minority, as a group, via the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities?
+  * What consequences are there because of this (lack of) recognition?
+==== Legislation on national level ====
+Questions that may be discussed in this section:
   * Does the law allow for the language to be taught in school?
   * Does the law allow for the language to be used as medium of instruction in school?
   * Does the law state that teaching the language or using it as medium of instruction is compulsory?
-Feel free to add points, or to structure your information using chapter headings, e.g.:
-==== Legislation on European level ====
-==== Legislation on national level ====
 ==== Legislation on local level ====
+Questions that may be discussed in this section:
+  * is there any legal acts, recognition, or language policy on the local level?
 ==== Bodies controlling enforcement on education on the language ====
+  * In which ways is the quality of language education is inspected and stimulated?
 ===== Support structure for education of the language: =====
 If information is available, please discuss whether:
+==== Institutional support ====
+e.g.:
+  * Is language education promoted by an institution/ several institutions?
+  * What is their role?
-  * there are learning materials being developed,
+==== Financial support ====
-  * these materials are sufficient and of good quality,
+e.g.:
-  * these materials are commissioned or their development subsidized by the regional or national government,
+  * is there financial support for the education, e.g. employment of teachers, (the development of) teaching materials, or the promotion of language education?
-  * there is training available for language teachers,
+==== Language learning materials: ====
-  * there are sufficient teachers and they are competent,
-  * there is a teacher's union, or an institution where teachers can get advice or additional training,
-  * teacher training is subsidized by the regional or national government,
-  * language education is promoted by an institution,
+e.g.:
-  * promotion of language education is subsidized by the government,
+  * Are there learning materials being developed?
+  * Are these materials sufficient and of good quality?
+  * Are these materials commissioned or their development subsidized by the regional or national government?
-  * the quality of language education is inspected and stimulated.
-Feel free to add points, or to structure your information using chapter headings, e.g.:
-==== Institutional support ====
-==== Financial support ====
-==== Language learning materials: ====
 ==== Teacher support ====
+e.g:
+  * Is there training available for language teachers?
+  * Are there sufficient teachers and they are competent?
+  * Is a teacher's union present, or an institution where teachers can get advice or additional training?
+  * Is teacher training subsidised by the regional or national government?
 ===== Education presence =====
 To what extent is language education available in the area under scrutiny:
+Can you say anything about to what extent education of the language helps to preserve it:
+  * Does learning the language at school stimulate the its use outside school, or perhaps quite the opposite?
+  * Does the fact that the language is being taught in school add to its prestige, and the speakers' self-esteem?
+Feel free to structure your information using chapter heading, e.g.:
+==== preschool education====
+ e.g.:
+ * Is the language used as medium of instruction in school?
+          * for how many hours per week?
+          * to how many children / what percentage of the population?
+          * are language skills being evaluated in any way?
+          * what level of competence do students reach?
+==== primary education====
+e.g.:
+  * Is the language being taught in- or outside of school?
+  * If the language is taught during school hours,
+      * in which grades is it being taught?
+      * for how many hours per week?
+      * to how many children / what percentage of the population?
+      * are language skills being evaluated in any way?
+      * what level of competence do students reach?
+  * Is the language used as medium of instruction in school?
+  * What school systems with respect to multilingualism are there (bilingual, trilingual)?
+==== secondary education====
+e.g.:
   * Is the language being taught in- or outside of school?
   * If the language is taught during school hours,
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   * Is the language used as medium of instruction in school?
   * What school systems with respect to multilingualism are there (bilingual, trilingual)?
-  * Are there courses available for adults?
-  * Is the language taught or studied at university level?
-Can you say anything about to what extent education of the language helps to preserve it:
-  * Does learning the language at school stimulate the its use outside school, or perhaps quite the opposite?
-  * Does the fact that the language is being taught in school add to its prestige, and the speakers' self esteem?
-Feel free to add points, and to structure your information using chapter heading, e.g.:
-==== preschool education====
-==== primary education====
-==== secundary education====
 ====vocational education ====
+e.g.:
+  * Is the language taught or studied at vocational level?
+  * Which types of study programmes or courses are these?
+  * How many students are there, taking these?
 ==== higher education/university education====
+e.g.:
+  * Is the language taught or studied at university level?
+  * Which types of study programmes or courses are these?
+  * How many students are there, taking these?
 ==== adult education ====
+e.g.:
+  * Are there courses available for adults?
+  * which types of courses are these?
+  * How many participants are there?
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