HIGH SCHOOL REFORM AND TERRITORIAL LANGUAGE TEACHING IN FRANCE

Authorship: Office Public de la Langue Bretonne (OPLB)

The controversial Law 2019-791 for a school of confidence, promoted by Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer and adopted by the National Assembly on 4 July 2019 at the end of a tortuous legislative process, represents the greatest threat to the fragile recovery of France’s historical languages.

This article analyses the principles and impact of the reform on territorial languages teaching in France and concludes with a set of reccomendations to contribute to the promotion and study of the territorial languages in the country.

La version en anglais de cet article est disponible ici.