Transformative Education for Roma (Gypsy) Children: An Insiders’s View

  In this article I take a close look at the educational situation of Roma children and especially at the impediments that exist regarding their full participation in the educational process. At the present time the bilingualism of Roma children is either ignored or seen as a handicap. There is little appreciation in mainstream education…

Theory of Mind and Evidentiality in Romani-Bulgarian Bilingual Children

The paper reports two studies of the development of false belief reasoning in bilingual Roma children in Bulgaria. No previous work has considered Roma children. Two studies were conducted, and in the second study the Roma children spoke a dialect of Romani that contains evidential markers, as does Bulgarian, their second language. Results reveal no…

Analyzing Speech Errors of Minority Children Acquiring Bulgarian As A Second Language

The article focuses on the speech errors of two groups of minority children-Turkish and Gypsy (Roma) living in Bulgaria and learning Bulgarian as their second language (L2). The oral speech of these children is analyzed and the errors in their L2 on different levels (phonological, morphological and syntactical) are classified.Different factor are identified explanining the…

A Persisting Concern: Anti-Gypsyism as a Barrier to Roma Inclusion

Despite ambitious initiatives, the fundamental rights situation of Roma in the EU remains profoundly troubling. This report examines the persisting phenomenon of anti-Gypsyism and its effect on Roma inclusion efforts. It first presents data on key manifestations of anti-Gypsyism, namely discrimination, harassment and hate crime. The report reviews data on specific areas of life, such…