Compulsory Frisian language lessons at Dutch schools
In the Dutch province of Friesland, the Provincial States, the highest governing body, oblige all Frisian primary and secondary schools to teach Frisian and all children in those schools to follow it. While still less than a quarter of the children speak Frisian with their friends. Language imperialism? Where does that come from? Have the children been asked? The parents, teachers, school leaders, school boards? Does it have any chance of success at all? Whose school is it actually? In this contribution, through an in-depth literature study, an attempt is made to gain more clarity about the background of this case.
Authors
- Geert Driessen
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20094725
- Primary Topic
- Employee Welfare and Language Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00