Jèrriais 'taskforce' to promote Jersey's language and its identity

How good is your Jèrriais? Credit: ITV Channel TV

The Jèrriais Advisory Group has been set up in Jersey to help promote the language and to encourage more awareness.

The group is supported by a number of organisations including the Jèrriais team from L'Office on the Highlands Campus.

It's also being backed by Jersey Heritage, Jersey National Trust, Société Jersiaise, Le Don Balleine Trust/IncorporatedAssociation, and the Superintendent Registrar.

The group follows the visit of three Jèrriais teachers and an Education Department senior adviser to North Wales, Cornwall and the Isle of Man to see how they promote local languages.

They are hoping to see if they can identify new ways of teaching Jèrriais in Jersey's schools.

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