The Institute is registered as an association in accordance with the Bill of 1901. It consists of associations and elected members of national and local parliaments from the district of Dunkirk (from Dunkirk to Armentieres). It aims at protecting, passing on and promoting Flemish in social, cultural and economic life. It also seeks to have the authorities allow the teaching of Flemish as a regional language in France. Four committees carry out the missions the Institute has devoted to itself : Academic work, Teaching, Collecting idiomatics and studies on the Flemish language, Promoting Flemish.
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Elections Régionales 2010 - Questions aux candidats
Posted: lundi, 22 février 2010
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5ème Festival Langue et Musique Flamandes, 16-17-18 octobre 2009 à Bollezeele
Posted: dimanche, 04 octobre 2009
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Flemish courses and conversation groups starting again after summer break
Posted: mardi, 01 septembre 2009
The number of Flemish courses and conversation groups in the district of Dunkirk has increased from 12 in 2004 when the Institute of the Flemish Regional Language was created to 39 in the school year 2009-2010. Beginners and advanced learners can take one of the 21 courses provided by associations and municipalities in 15 communes. Primary school pupils from 6 communes may also attend one of the 12 existing Flemish classes (4 CE2, 4 CM1 and 4 CM2) in 3 state schools and 1 denominational school. The Institute of the Flemish Regional Language aims at promoting and developing those courses and conversation groups.
Flemish Rhetoricians’ evening meeting in Wormhout
Posted: mardi, 09 juin 2009
The Institute of the Flemish Regional Language has taken part over the last five years in the Week of the French Language and France’s Languages in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture. This year again some students who attend the Flemish courses run by cultural associations have consequently composed texts and poems in Flemish and in French as well. They will declaim their pieces on the occasion of a Flemish rhetoricians evening meeting on Friday June 12th at 7 p.m. in Wormhout public library and resource centre. You are free to let the Flemish language speak to your heart. Please find the programmein attachment.
Open Letter to Mr Jean Delobel
Posted: dimanche, 17 mai 2009
On May 7th the Hazebrouck edition of La Voix du Nord issued an article on the 10th anniversary of the House of the Dutch Language (in Bailleul) with an interview of Jean Delobel as the foundator thereof. The ANVT-ILRF felt the need to send an open letter in reaction to some of his controversial or unfair statements about the Flemish regional language.