Mother Tongue Multilevel Kurdish Education in Northern Kurdistan.
INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES, JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE.
KRAKÓW, JUNE/SEPTEMBER 2016, pp. 123-172.
writing by: 1.OLGA SEWIŁŁO, 2. OSKAR PODLASIŃSKI.
The recent development of Kurdish language education as well as intensiied work
preserving and promoting a language, and culture itself in the area of Northern Kurdistan (South-Eastern Turkey) is an interesting phenomenon functioning on multiple
levels. Although with some restrictions, it is possible to learn Kurdish not only at
school, but also at university as a part of BA and MA studies. Moreover, various institutions belonging to a private sector as well as some municipal ones provide numerous
opportunities to take part in rich and vivid Kurdish culture. However the prolonged
policy of shunning and marginalizing languages of minorities proved to be a serious
disadvantage, especially to Kurdish children. It causes confusion in communication
among them, their families and their peers, which may lead to identity problems while
growing up and in their adult lives. This paper provides insight into the situation of
Kurdish language education in South-Eastern Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), highlighting the linguistic, legal, and pedagogical aspects of schooling in the area. [1]