Maltese: The Maltese Language in Education in Malta, 2nd Edition. Regional Dossier Series
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| Title: | Maltese: The Maltese Language in Education in Malta, 2nd Edition. Regional Dossier Series |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lydia Sciriha, Fryske Akademy (Netherlands), Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning |
| Source: | Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning. 2024. |
| 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: | 74 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Fryske Akademy (Netherlands) Province of Fryslan (Netherlands) |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education Early Childhood Education Preschool Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Semitic Languages, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy, Second Language Instruction, Language Usage, Language Minorities, Preschool Education, Vocational Education, Higher Education, Adult Education, Educational Research, Public Schools, Private Schools, Bilingual Education, English |
| Geographic Terms: | Malta |
| ISSN: | 1570-1239 |
| Abstract: | Maltese is a Semitic language closely related to Arabic in structure and morphology but is written from left to right and in the Latin script. When Malta became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1964, the new Constitution highlighted the importance of Maltese by giving it both a national and an official status. Since 2002, Maltese has also been recognised as an official language within the EU. The systematic teaching of Maltese started in the early 20th century, and since 1946, Maltese has always been one of the core subjects in both primary and secondary education. Malta's current guiding educational framework, the National Curriculum Framework from 2012, does not outline a policy regarding the language of instruction, but does recognise the need for such a policy, and efforts have been undertaken to address these issues of entitlement, culture, and implementation. In response to the increasing numbers of pupils in Maltese schools whose first language is neither Maltese nor English, courses have recently been developed to teach Maltese as a foreign language. 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 research on education of 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 dossier. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED661870 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Maltese is a Semitic language closely related to Arabic in structure and morphology but is written from left to right and in the Latin script. When Malta became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1964, the new Constitution highlighted the importance of Maltese by giving it both a national and an official status. Since 2002, Maltese has also been recognised as an official language within the EU. The systematic teaching of Maltese started in the early 20th century, and since 1946, Maltese has always been one of the core subjects in both primary and secondary education. Malta's current guiding educational framework, the National Curriculum Framework from 2012, does not outline a policy regarding the language of instruction, but does recognise the need for such a policy, and efforts have been undertaken to address these issues of entitlement, culture, and implementation. In response to the increasing numbers of pupils in Maltese schools whose first language is neither Maltese nor English, courses have recently been developed to teach Maltese as a foreign language. 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 research on education of 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 dossier. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-1239 |
