Better catch them young, but how?
This paper discusses the state of affairs of dialect education in the southern Dutch province of North Brabant. The dialects spoken here lack formal recognition. Therefore, the province pursues a heritage policy that protects and promotes the dialects as cultural capital. However, a recent question...
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This paper discusses the state of affairs of dialect education in the southern Dutch province of North Brabant. The dialects spoken here lack formal recognition. Therefore, the province pursues a heritage policy that protects and promotes the dialects as cultural capital. However, a recent questionnaire among teachers and material developers has revealed that local and provincial initiatives for dialect education have not yet been implemented in a sustainable way in primary and secondary education (Doreleijers, 2021). Although teachers indicate willingness to implement dialect in education, there is a lack of knowledge of existing materials and a discrepancy between demand and the quality of supply. The aim of this paper is to look for ways to implement non-recognized dialects in the curriculum. It argues that the current situation in North Brabant can be improved by integrating dialects into the holistic model for multilingualism in education (Duarte & Günther-van der Meij, 2018).
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b0a8c90e62a4c71938a6216450b1e392022-12-22T04:41:23Zengopenjournals.nlDutch Journal of Applied Linguistics2211-72532022-12-011110.51751/dujal11407Better catch them young, but how?Kristel Doreleijers0Tilburg University/Meertens Instituut This paper discusses the state of affairs of dialect education in the southern Dutch province of North Brabant. The dialects spoken here lack formal recognition. Therefore, the province pursues a heritage policy that protects and promotes the dialects as cultural capital. However, a recent questionnaire among teachers and material developers has revealed that local and provincial initiatives for dialect education have not yet been implemented in a sustainable way in primary and secondary education (Doreleijers, 2021). Although teachers indicate willingness to implement dialect in education, there is a lack of knowledge of existing materials and a discrepancy between demand and the quality of supply. The aim of this paper is to look for ways to implement non-recognized dialects in the curriculum. It argues that the current situation in North Brabant can be improved by integrating dialects into the holistic model for multilingualism in education (Duarte & Günther-van der Meij, 2018). https://dujal.nl/article/view/11407dialect educationmultilingual educationlanguage awarenesslanguage reflectiondialects and regional languageslanguage curriculum |
| spellingShingle | Kristel Doreleijers Better catch them young, but how? Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics dialect education multilingual education language awareness language reflection dialects and regional languages language curriculum |
| title | Better catch them young, but how? |
| title_full | Better catch them young, but how? |
| title_fullStr | Better catch them young, but how? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Better catch them young, but how? |
| title_short | Better catch them young, but how? |
| title_sort | better catch them young but how |
| topic | dialect education multilingual education language awareness language reflection dialects and regional languages language curriculum |
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