Searching for the place of Romani in the school environment and teaching at primary and secondary schools - not only in Slovakia
Abstract
The text evaluates the results reached so far in the introduction of Romani into schools in Slovakia. It reasses the logic of the support of the position of Romani as a minority language in school education on the national and European level and highlights that for future planning of Romani in the school environment the needs of Romani pupils and students - and especially Romani speakers among them - should stay in the primary focus.
While respecting the importance of further developement of the current line of support for the teaching of Romani as a foreign language, the text suggests exploring other venues of the support of Romani in schools as a vital part of the students' identity, everyday reality, daily communication and personal development.