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on  \nMultilingualism and Language Learning  \nRegiona l Dossier series  \nEuropean Research Centre on  \nMultilingualism and Language Learning  \nRegional Dossier series  \nThe Maltese language in education  \nin Malta  \n2nd Edition  \nLydia Sciriha  \nUniversity of Malta  \nEdited by  \nKatharina Thomas  \nMartine Jansen  \nCharlie Robinson-Jones  \nMercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning  \nPublished by  \nEuropean Research Centre on  \nMultilingualism and Language Learning  \nWith financial support from  \nc/o Fryske Akademy, Doelestrjitte 8, PO Box 54,  \nNL-8900 AB Ljouwert/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands  \nThe Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning  \n([www.mercator-research.eu](www.mercator-research.eu)) is hosted by the Fryske Akademy ([www.fryske-akademy.nl](www.fryske-akademy.nl)).  \nInformation on the Regional Dossier series:  \n[www.mercator-research.eu/en/regional-dossiers/](www.mercator-research.eu/en/regional-dossiers/)  \nInformation on this Regional Dossier:  \n[www.mercator-research.eu/regional-dossiers/maltese-malta/](www.mercator-research.eu/regional-dossiers/maltese-malta/)  \n© Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning 2024  \nAn online version of this work is published [at](at www.mercator-research.eu/regional-dossiers/)[ www.mercator-research.eu/regional-dossiers/](at www.mercator-research.eu/regional-dossiers/)[ ](at www.mercator-research.eu/regional-dossiers/)[maltese-malta/](maltese-malta/ under a Creative Commons Open Access license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)[ under a Creative Commons Open Access license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](maltese-malta/ under a Creative Commons Open Access license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), which permits re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes providing appropriate credit to the original work is given, any changes made are indicated, and the new work is published under the same license terms. To view a copy of this license, visit [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) .  \nAll versions of this work may contain content reproduced under license from third parties. Permission to reproduce this third-party content must be obtained from these  \nthird parties directly.  \nWhen citing this work, please include a reference to the Mercator European Research Centre  \non Multilingualism and Language Learning and to [https://www.mercator-research.eu/regional-dossiers/maltese-malta/](https://www.mercator-research.eu/regional-dossiers/maltese-malta/) .  \nFirst edition 2013  \nISSN 1570-1239 (print)  \nThe Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.  \nForeword  \nbackground  \nRegional and minority languages are languages that differ from the official state language. The Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning uses the following definition for these languages, as stated in the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML):  \nRegional and minority languages are languages traditionally used within a given territory of a state by nationals of that state who form a group numerically smaller than the rest of the state’s population; they are different from the official language(s) of that state, and they include neither dialects of the official language(s) of the state nor the languages of migrants.  \nThe Mercator European Research Centre aims to acquire, apply, and circulate knowledge about these regional and minority languages in education. An important means to achieve this goal is the Regional Dossier series: documents that provide the m","cbCaihnwMo3uUlsS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihnwMo3uUlsS","pdf",1893282,74,"English","# Foreword\n## Background\n## Aim\n## Target group\n## Link with Eurydice\n## Contents","[{\"question\":\"What is the background definition used for regional and minority languages in this dossier?\",\"answer\":\"It uses the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) definition: languages traditionally used in a given territory by nationals forming a smaller group than the rest of the state’s population, distinct from the official language(s), excluding dialects of the official language(s) and migrants’ languages.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the aim of the Regional Dossier series described in the document?\",\"answer\":\"To provide concise descriptions of regional or minority languages in education, mainly in Europe, covering education-system features, recent policies, key actors, legal arrangements, support structures, and quantitative elements such as schools, teachers, pupils, and investments.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is the intended target group for the Regional Dossiers?\",\"answer\":\"Policymakers, researchers, teachers, students, and journalists interested in regional or minority language schooling developments, with the dossiers also serving as orientation for further research and for ideas to improve educational provision.\"}]","The Maltese language in education in Malta - 2nd Edition | PDF",1792056549,186]