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Fryslân, Mercator and multilingualism in Europe
Visit prof. Honda and Japanese students
17 October, 2012
Cor van der Meer
Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning
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Overview
• Fryslân
• Frisian Language
• Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning
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Visit Chinese delegation, November 2010
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Early
Middle ages
Late
Middle ages
Today
Fryslân in history
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Well-known outside Fryslân
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Fries Nederlands
Frisian as First Language
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Frisian Language Command
• 54 % Mother tongue
• 94 % Understanding
• 74 % Speaking
• 65 % Reading
• 26 % Writing
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The Frisian case (1)
The Netherlands ratified the European Charter in 1998. 48 provisions under part III signed for Frisian only.
The Framework Convention went into force in 2005. Frisian is the only national minority language.
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The Frisian case (2)
Education:
At primary school level Frisian is an obligatory subject.
Substantial part in primary education and integral part of secondary education.
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The Frisian case (3)
However
Actual time spent on Frisian is 30-45 minutes a week;
61% of the teachers are not qualified to teach the language;
The attainment goals are not measured by the Dutch Inspectorate of Education.
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Visit SPLIKA, december 2010
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Trilingual education in Fryslân (1)
• Model used:
- Group 1-6: 50 % Frisian, 50 % Dutch
- Group 7-8: 40 % Frisian, 40 % Dutch, 20% English
• Systematic use of Frisian, Dutch and English as a medium of instruction.
• Interactive language education
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Trilingual education in Fryslân (2)
• Results:
- Good quality of Frisian
- Results of Dutch at the same level at the end of grade 8 as all other pupils in the Netherlands
- Results for English slightly better, but not significantly
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European languages
• State languages: English, Spanish, French, Dutch
• Immigrant minority languages: Turkish, Arabic
• Sign languages• Regional or minority languages
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EU-based typology
• Unique minority language communitiesa) Welsh, Frisian, Galicianb) Catalan (E, I, F), Basque (E, F)
• Minority language communities with a ‘kin-state’a) German (B, Dk, F, I), French (I), Slovene (Au, I)b) Ukranian (Sl, Pol), Russian (Est, Lit, Lat)
• Special cases a) Irish, Luxemburgish, (Maltese)b) Romani, Yiddish
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Mercator Research Centre
1987-2006:
• Documentation and Information Centre.
• Funded by the European Union.
2007 onwards, transition into:
• Information and Research Centre.
• Funded by the Province of Fryslân and the municipality of Ljouwert/Leeuwarden.
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Mercator’s activities
• Research
• Publications & databases
• Network of Schools
• Newsletters
• Conferences & seminars
• Advisory role
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Fields of research
• Added value of multilingualism and multilingual education.
• New technologies; distant language (and culture) learning.
• Application of the CEFR and the ELP in Europe.
• Informal learning and promotion of reading in families & households.
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Research Reports
• Development of Minimum Standards for RML education
• Use of the CEFR and ELP in RML education
• Comparative studies
• Study on the devolvement of legislative power to regional authorities
• Trilingual Education in Europe
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• Articles
• Newsletters
• Regional dossiers series
- 40 language descriptions
- Update every 5-8 years
- Online available
Publications
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Structured contents
• 1 Introduction• 2 Pre-school education• 3 Primary education• 4 Secondary education• 5 Vocational education• 6 Higher education• 7 Adult education• 8 Educational research• 9 Prospects• 10 Summary of statistics• Education System in ….• References and further reading• Useful addresses
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www.networkofschools.eu
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www.networkofschools.org
Network of Schools
• > 90 members
• > 30 language communities
• 15 EU member states
• News bulletins
• Website:
- teaching materials
- projects
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Conferences 2011 / 2012• 2011 April: International conference “Languages of
the Wider World”
• 2011 May: Expert seminar “Cultural Education and Civil Society: how can languages contribute?”
• 2011 Sept 30 / October 1: Mercator Network seminar on “Languages and Legislation” in Barcelona
• Soon: International Expert Seminar on “Early Language Learning”
• 2012: June 20 – 23; International Conference on Language and Social Psychology
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Projects
• Mercator Network of Language Diversity Centres
• MELT: Multilingual Early Language Transmission
• EUNoM: The European Universities’ Network on Multilingualism
• More Languages, More Opportunities
• Added Value of Multilingualism
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• Mercator Research Centre - “lead partner” 4 Partner institutes:
• Aberystwyth – University of Wales• Barcelona – Ciemen• Budapest – Hungarian Academy of Sciences• Eskilstuna (Sweden) – Mälardalen University
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The European Context
• European Union– Communication on Multilingualism– Civil Society Platform on Multilingualism
• Council of Europe– European Charter for RML– Framework Convention for National Minorities
• Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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Partnerships / co-operation
• Network for the Promotion of Linguistic Diversity in Cardiff
• European University Network on Multilingualism in Barcelona
• European Centre for Modern Languages in Graz
• Civil Society Platform on Multilingualism
• Regional authorities
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Co-operation with the Basque Autonomous Community
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Co-operation with Yamal-Nenets
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Mercator Research Website
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Twitter & Facebook
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Visit SPLIKA, december 2010
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