France adopts historic law to protect its regional languages
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France adopts historic law to protect its regional languages
It opens up the possibility of teaching in schools being carried out in regional languages for the majority of the school day
9 April 2021
Sign in French and Breton in Rennes, outside a school with bilingual classesBy Connexion journalist
France approved yesterday (April 8) a new law aimed at protecting and promoting regional languages across the country. It is the first new law related to regional languages since the creation of the French Fifth Republic in 1958.