Predstavitev pogledov otrok in staršev iz različnih držav na nekatere vidike učenja in poučevanja manjšinskih jezikov

slovenian

2006

volume 17, issue 1/2

learning 

Slovensko društvo raziskovalcev šolskega polja
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

The article presents the results of the first joint research of the Comenius 2.1 programme entitled 'Promotion of minority languages in multilingual areas with an emphasis on teacher training'. The article presents the attitude of a random sample of children from Italian-language primary schools in the bilingual area of Slovenska Istra and their parents to certain statements connected to the learning and teaching of Italian as a minority language. Their answers were statistically processed and individual results were also interpreted from the point of view of the answers of children and parents fromother countries included in the research (Austria, Italy, Hungary). Among the most important findings is the fact that bilingual children in Slovenska Istra attending Italian-language schools are keener to learn the language of the minority than other children included in the research, and the majority ofdo them do so without difficulty. Like their peers in Prekmurje and South Tyrol, they use the minority language frequently and in a variety of communication situations, whereas in the case of the other children it is demonstrated that the use of the minority language is less common and for the most part limited to a specific area of linguistic contact. Discussion of the topic of minority languages is among the least popular topics in all groups except among Hungarian/Slovene speaking children from the Györ and Szombathelyareas, where it is top of the list of favourite topics. A marked decline in interest in discussion of this topic is evident among bilingual children in Slovenska Istra, becoming more noticeable as the surveyed children get older.

09.08.2012