The Teaching of Regional and Minority Languages in Schools in Europe: Eurydice Report

Corporate Author
European Commission
ISBN
ISBN 978-92-9484-017-2 (eng); ISBN 978-92-9484-013-4 (fre)
Collation
30 p.
Resource Language
EnglishFrench
Year of publication
2019

This Eurydice report provides a short overview of policy efforts made across Europe in support of the teaching of regional or minority languages in schools. It firstly presents the reference made to regional or minority languages by top-level education authorities in official documents. It then illustrates some of the policies and measures related to the teaching of regional or minority languages that are in place in the different European education systems. This is followed by an overview of some of the EU-funded projects and initiatives aiming to support the teaching of regional or minority languages in schools in Europe.