| Title: | Legal and institutional challenges of extracurricular mother tongue and culture instruction in Slovenia |
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| Authors: | ID Medvešek, Mojca (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/ejlp.2026.3
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  INV - Institute for Ethnic Studies
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| Abstract: | Despite its formal inclusion in Slovenia’s constitutional and legal framework, extracurricularmother tongue and culture instruction (EMTCI) faces substantial implementation gapsshaped by unclear procedures, fragmented funding and uneven school-level support.Drawing on document analysis, Ministry of Education administrative records, and across-sectional survey of thirty-three EMTCI teachers, this article examines how the legalframework, funding mechanisms and organisational practices structure access to EMTCI forpupils with immigrant backgrounds. Empirical data reveal a significant implementation gap:much mother-tongue instruction occurs outside the Ministry of Education’s co-financingscheme and remains statistically invisible, while unclear procedures and the absence ofsecondary legislation limit effective access. Schools’ decisions to host classes, submitapplications and inform parents directly shape EMTCI’s availability, continuity and visibilityacross languages and regions. These findings highlight the need for secondary legislationthat clearly defines procedures and institutional responsibilities, ensures stable publicfunding and strengthens awareness of the benefits of multilingualism to create a moreinclusive school environment. |
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| Keywords: | extracurricular instruction, immigrants, integration, language policy, mothertongue, multilingualism |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 09.06.2026 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2026 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 23-48 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 18, issue 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-29976  |
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| UDC: | 81'272:323.15 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1757-6822 |
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| DOI: | 10.3828/ejlp.2026.3 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 281198595 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 10.06.2026 |
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