Lemko-Rusyn: The Lemko-Rusyn Language in Education in Poland, 1st Edition. Regional Dossier Series
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| Title: | Lemko-Rusyn: The Lemko-Rusyn Language in Education in Poland, 1st Edition. Regional Dossier Series |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Joanna Dolinska, Olena Duc-Fajfer, Fryske Akademy (Netherlands), Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning |
| Source: | Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning. 2025. |
| Availability: | Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning. Fryske Akademy, P.O.Box 54, NL-8900 AB Ljouwert, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-58-213-1414; Fax: +31-58-213-1409; e-mail: mercator@fryske-akademy.nl; Web site: http://www.mercator-research.eu |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 90 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Fryske Akademy (Netherlands) Province of Fryslan (Netherlands) |
| Intended Audience: | Policymakers; Researchers; Teachers; Students |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education Early Childhood Education Preschool Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Slavic Languages, Ethnic Groups, Language Minorities, Preservation, Language Maintenance, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Career and Technical Education, Higher Education, Second Language Instruction, Language Planning, Federal Legislation, Bilingual Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Poland |
| ISSN: | 3050-5232 |
| Abstract: | The Lemko-Rusyn language belongs to the East-Slavonic branch of Slavic languages and is an indigenous language spoken on a daily basis by the community that has inhabited the Carpathian region since at least the Middle Ages. Lemko-Rusyn people have been officially recognised as an ethnic minority and their language as one of the 15 minority languages in Poland on the basis of the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and Regional Languages. One of the main legal acts guaranteeing pupils and students the right to preserve their linguistic identity in Poland is the Act on the Education System of 1991. In the school year 2023/24, the Lemko-Rusyn language was taught in two pre-schools, 23 primary schools, as well as in several general secondary schools and one technical secondary school in the Lesser Poland, Lower Silesian, and Lubuskie Voivodeships in southern and western Poland. Every Regional Dossier begins with an introduction about the region in question, followed by six chapters that each deal with a specific level of the education system (e.g. primary education). Chapters 8 and 9 cover the main lines of educational research on the minority language under discussion, and the prospects for the minority language in general and in education in particular, respectively. Chapter 10 provides a summary of statistics. Lists of (legal) references and useful addresses regarding the minority language are given at the end of the Regional Dossier. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED676908 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The Lemko-Rusyn language belongs to the East-Slavonic branch of Slavic languages and is an indigenous language spoken on a daily basis by the community that has inhabited the Carpathian region since at least the Middle Ages. Lemko-Rusyn people have been officially recognised as an ethnic minority and their language as one of the 15 minority languages in Poland on the basis of the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and Regional Languages. One of the main legal acts guaranteeing pupils and students the right to preserve their linguistic identity in Poland is the Act on the Education System of 1991. In the school year 2023/24, the Lemko-Rusyn language was taught in two pre-schools, 23 primary schools, as well as in several general secondary schools and one technical secondary school in the Lesser Poland, Lower Silesian, and Lubuskie Voivodeships in southern and western Poland. Every Regional Dossier begins with an introduction about the region in question, followed by six chapters that each deal with a specific level of the education system (e.g. primary education). Chapters 8 and 9 cover the main lines of educational research on the minority language under discussion, and the prospects for the minority language in general and in education in particular, respectively. Chapter 10 provides a summary of statistics. Lists of (legal) references and useful addresses regarding the minority language are given at the end of the Regional Dossier. |
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| ISSN: | 3050-5232 |
