1. Overview of some Results 11 respondents
Council of Europe Seminar: Teaching Romani: Curriculum Framework for Romani and European Language Portfolio
Strasbourg, November 2008
QUESTIONNAIRE on the situation of Romani and on expected needs
Overview of some Results 11 respondents
28 November 2008
Language Policy Division

2. Question 1.1: Number of Schools
No school 2
included in mainstream 1
1 < 8 schools 5
8 < 15 schools
over 200 schools

3. Question 1.2: Number of Students
no students 2
90 >
400 >900 5
over 1,000 2
over 25,000 1

4. Question 1.3: Training no training or almost none 7 alternative forms
training available 3

5. Question 3: CFR contribution to new initiatives (7 respondents)
- No initiatives: 2
- « CFR not approved by ministry »
= presentation of CFR / indirect impact
+ CFR : i) a reference in the development of new educational material ii) will be considered to revise national curriculum
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Question 4: Urgent needs
- Teacher training: 7
- Material / textbooks: 6
- New curriculum: 2
- Support at policy level: 2

6. Question 5: Council of Europe Support
Recommendations on mother tongue education (Romani)
Offer of teacher training (seminars / ECML), + for the use of the CFR
Provide consultation with specialists
Supply persons and material for public debates to support Romani teaching process
Facilitate exchange of information, teaching materials and people involved in teaching
Support network activities (build national capacity for teacher training & distance education)
Support the implementation of the CFR and ELP.