Learning Upper Sorbian. The Problems with Minority Language Education for Non-Native Pupils in The Upper Sorbian Grammar School in Bautzen/Budyšin

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  • Author(s): Dolowy-Rybinska, Nicole (ORCID Dolowy-Rybinska, Nicole (ORCID 0000-0001-7256-8226)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 2021 24(4):500-514.
  • Publication Date:
    2021
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      15
    • Education Level:
      High Schools
      Secondary Education
      Grade 10
      Grade 11
      Grade 12
    • Subject Terms:
      Slavic Languages; Student Attitudes; Second Language Instruction; Barriers; Bilingualism; Immersion Programs; Bilingual Education; Program Effectiveness; Language Minorities; Foreign Countries; German; Teaching Methods; Teacher Attitudes; Native Speakers; Sociolinguistics; Second Language Learning; High School Students; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Language of Instruction; Ideology; Social Influences; Language Usage
    • Subject Terms:
      Germany
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/13670050.2018.1486803
    • ISSN:
      1367-0050
    • Abstract:
      This study examines the attitudes of German-speaking pupils towards Sorbian-language education and the problems these pupils indicate as an obstacle to becoming bilingual through educational settings. Based on the research carried out in the Upper Sorbian Grammar School in Bautzen/Budyšin (Germany) combining a statistical survey, in-depth interviews with pupils and participant observation of pupils language practices, this paper discusses the case study of a school with a three-type education programme of Upper Sorbian language: immersion, bilingual, and teaching it as a foreign language. The paper contributes to the discussion on the effectiveness of bilingual and foreign minority language learning in a situation of unequal bilingualism in a territory inhabited by a small minority language community. The text presents these problems from the German-speaking pupils' viewpoint and concerns: the teaching methods and their effectiveness; possible language contacts as a factor of acquiring a minority language; attitudes of native pupils and teachers to learners; the ideology of language ownership and speakers legitimisation. These aspects are presented in the context of different types of minority language speakers: 'learners', 'new speakers' and 'native speakers' and is presented against the background of the discussion on minority language education in the process of Upper Sorbian language revitalisation.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2021
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1291242