NHL Stenden Hogeschool | NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

ORGANISATION

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences is providing a full range of bachelor and master studies. The Academy of Teacher Training for primary education is responsaible for the training of Frisian as part of the Bachelor of Primary Education; the Academy of Teacher Training for secondary school provides a full Bachelor Course and a Master Course for Secondary Education and Vocational Training.

Since 2011, the NHL Stenden University has a Chair on Frisian and Multilingualism in Education. Our main aims are teacher training primary education and secondary education as well as cross sectoral initiatives and projects in the fields of pedagogy, language acquisition and culture. The inclusive approach aims to include also migrant languages.

COUNTRY

The Netherlands

TYPE OF ORGANISATION

Associate Member

WEBSITE

www.nhlstenden.com

INFORMATION ABOUT THE LANGUAGE

Frisian

NAME OF THE LANGUAGE

NAMME FAN DE TAAL

Frisian

Frysk

TOTAL NUMBER OF SPEAKERS

OANTAL SPREKKERS

600,000

NUMBER OF NATIVE SPEAKERS

OANTAL MEMMETAALSPREKKERS

350,000

REGULATED BY

WETJOUWING EN BELIED

Frisian Language Law 2014; Covenant on Frisian Language and Culture.

Fryske Taalwet 2014; Bestjoersôfspraak Fryske taal en kultuer.

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

GEOGRAFYSKE SPRIEDING

Province of Fryslân (the Netherlands)

Provinsje Fryslân

LANGUAGE FAMILY

TAALFAMYLJE

West-Germanic

West-germaansk

STATUS OF THE LANGUAGE

TAALSTATUS

Official second language of Province of Fryslân; recognition as Minority Language in the European Charter for Regional or Minoriy Languages.

Twadde rykstaal yn de provinsje Fryslân; erkend as Minderheidstaal yn it Europeesk Hânfest for Regionale of Minderheidstalen.

STATUS AT THE UNIVERSITY

STATUS YN IT HEGER ÛNDERWIIS

Obligatory subject in Primary Teacher Education; optional subject in Secondary Teacher Education.

Ferplichte fak yn de Pabo (basisûnderwiis); karfak yn de Twaddegraads learaarsoplieding (fuortset ûnderwiis).

FIELDS OF USE

WÊR WURDT DE TAAL BRÛKT

Oral use and in writing in public administration, judiciary, education, media, leisure, cultural and social life.

Mûnling en skriftlik yn it iepenbier bestjoer, de rjochtspraak, it ûnderwiis, de media, it kulturele en sosjale libben.

YEAR OF SOURCE

JIER FAN BOARNE

2017