Eurolang articles

[Harold F. Schiffman]

COUNCIL OF EUROPE:'SERIOUS STEP BACKWARDS' IN FRISIAN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Ljouwert/Leeuwarden 1/5/2005 by Onno P. Falkena

The Committee of Experts on the Charter for Regional and Minority Languages
of the Council of Europe has expressed its concern over recent developments
in the teaching of Frisian. A holistic and coherent approach to the teaching
of, and in, the Frisian language is still lacking. The Committee of Experts
is also concerned about the negative attitude towards bilingualism in the
Netherlands in general.

BILINGUAL SLOVENE SCHOOL THREATENED BY GOVERNMENT CUTS
Udin 1/4/2005 by Max Mauro

In 1984 the Slovene minority in the province of Udine did not have any
official recognition. In those days a group of people - teachers,
parents, and local administrators - decided to found a private school
where Slovene and Italian would be taught. Despite the verbal attacks by
Italian nationalists, particularly active in this area which borders former
Yugoslavia, a nursery school was started, followed by a primary school with
six children two years later.

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