References and Publications Used to Teach Romani

Recently many more resources for formally teaching Romani have been made available. Here is a short list of a few of these. If you know of more, please add in the "comments" section.

Bakker, Peter, and Kyuchukov, Hristo (2003), Publications in Romani useful for Romani language education. Preliminary and Experimental Edition. October 2003. Available online.

Barthelemy, André (1982), Źanés Romanés? Manuel de Conversation Tsigane (Dialecte Kalderaš), Paris: A. Barthelemy.

Daróczi, József Choli (2002), Zhanes Romanes? Cigány Nyelvkönyv, Budapest.

Đurić, Rajko (2005), Gramatika e Rromane Čhibaki, Belgrade: Otkrovenje.

Gila-Kochanowski, Vania de (2002), Précis de la langue Romani littéraire, Paris: L`Harmattan.

Hancock, Ian (1995), A Handbook of Vlax Romani, Columbus: Slavica Publishers, Inc.

Lakatos, Szilvia (2005), Igei Táblázatok. A Lovári Nyelv Tanulásához, Pécs: Pécsi Tudományegyetem.

Lee, Ronald (2005), Learn Romani. Das-dúma Rromanes, Hertfordshire: University of Hertfordshire Press.

Matras, Yaron (2002), Romani. A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Ministerului Educaţiei şi Cercetării din România and Gheorghe Sarău (2005), I Rromani Ćhib Thaj Literatùra, Manual pentru clasa 1-IV-a, Bucharest: Editura SIGMA.

Pobożniak, Tadeusz (1964?), Grammar of the Lovari Dialect, Prace Komisji Orientalistycznej (Polska Akademia Nauk. Komisja Orientalistyczna)  nr. 3., Krakow: Panstwowe Wydawn Naukowe.

Proctor, Edward (2008), Gypsy Dialects. A selected annotated bibliography of materials for the practical study of Romani, Hertfordshire: University of Hertfordshire Press.

Queraltó, Alexandre (200X), Curso de Romaní (dialecto de los Kalderaš)

Council of Europe Instruments for Teaching and Learning Romani (Kalderash, Usary), 2008.

Compiled by Marianne Fast

Information about Romani Language Teaching--Organizations Where Romani is Taught

UPDATE posted on November 4, 2014
 
Romani languages have been spoken, to greater and lesser degrees, within families and communities since departure from India 1000 years ago. Historically, folklorists and researchers in contact with Romani communities devised some of the earliest word lists, vocabularies, grammar descriptions and dictionaries, published in various languages for a variety of dialects. More comprehensive dictionaries compiled by Romani themselves have recently begun to emerge, for example through Magoria Books publisher in Canada.
Varieties of Romani language are now taught in different settings throughout the world: university programs, primary and secondary school classes, cultural and community centers, workshops and summer camps. Pedagogical materials exist in Romani and in translation. Such materials are increasing in number due to escalating interest in learning Romani which is a fundamental aspect in the expression of pride in Romani identity.

Educational institutions, schools and cultural organizations where the Romani language is taught:
* L`Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) -- Paris, France
* University of Texas at Austin -- Austin, United States
* Univerzita Karlova -- Prague, Czech Republic
* Pécsi Tudományegyetem -- Pecs, Hungary
* Universitatea din Bucureşti -- Bucharest, Romania
* Sveučilište u Zagrebu -- University of Zagreb, Croatia
* AMALA -- Valjevo, Serbia

Primary and Secondary Schools
Nová škola -- Prague, Czech Republic
Gandhi Gimnázium -- Pecs, Hungary

Do you know of additional schools or organizations? Please add them in the comments section below.

Compiled by Marianne Fast

Intentional Segregation in Substandard Education in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic continues to segregate Romani children as well as children with disabilities in inferior schools and classrooms. Almost seven years ago, in a case brought by the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Czech Republic discriminated against Romani children by placing them in substandard schools designed for pupils with intellectual disabilities and disproportionately attended by Roma (D.H. v. Czech Republic). Today, these schools continue to serve as warehouses for Romani children and children with disabilities alike, in violation of Czech obligations under EU and international law. Romani children and children determined to have intellectual disabilities continue to be trapped in low-quality segregated education, ensuring a cycle of poverty as they leave school unprepared for the workplace. The Czech government has failed to address the problem of discrimination against Romani pupils in education and has failed to establish an inclusive education system for all as a matter of priority, and it has not carried out the necessary systemic reform in order to comply with the D.H. decision.

For more information, contact:
Sinan Gökçen
Media and Communications Officer
European Roma Rights Centre
Tel. +36.30.500.1324sinan.gokcen@errc.org 

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