{"id":2792,"date":"2023-08-15T14:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/?p=2792"},"modified":"2024-09-03T11:29:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T10:29:22","slug":"unique-job-sorbian-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/unique-job-sorbian-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sorbian teacher keeps the language alive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"entry-header bg-adp-tan block--article-header alignfull block--article-header\" >\n\n  \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full entry--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2A3HG4D.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2A3HG4D.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2A3HG4D-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2A3HG4D-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2A3HG4D-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2A3HG4D-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2A3HG4D-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2A3HG4D-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">A religious procession in Crostwitz, Germany \u2014 Chr\u00f3s\u0107icy in Upper Sorbian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group entry--title-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"entry--social-share\">\n  <ul>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/unique-job-sorbian-teacher\/&#038;t=A Sorbian teacher keeps the language alive\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"Facebook logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=A Sorbian teacher keeps the language alive&#038;url=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/unique-job-sorbian-teacher\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"Twitter logo - click to share this article on Twitter\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frethinkq.adp.com%2Funique-job-sorbian-teacher%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"LinkedIn logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n            <a class=\"entry--tag tag-style\" href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/extraordinary-jobs\/\">Extraordinary jobs<\/a>\n\n        \n  <h1 class=\"entry-title\">A Sorbian teacher keeps the language alive<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-summary-style\">Speakers of Germany\u2019s minority Slavic language are in high demand as the country attempts to preserve its heritage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"entry--meta content-width\">\n           <p class=\"authors\">By\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/liv-stroud\/\">Liv Stroud<\/a>\n\n             \n         \n     <\/p>\n    \n  \n  <p>15 August 2023  <span class=\"desktop-only\">\u2014<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/issue-9-back-to-school\/\">Issue 9: Back to School<\/a> \n  <\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\n<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-content content-width\">\n\n\n\n<p>Taking the train from Berlin through lush, green forest to the city of Bautzen, passengers pass a number of bilingual signs written in both German and a Slavic language. But even experienced travelers might be confused, because despite some similarities, the signs are not written in Czech or Polish. They\u2019re in Sorbian, a Slavic minority language spoken in the region of Bautzen \u2014 Budy\u0161in in the local parlance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dobry d\u017ae\u0144<\/em> means \u201cgood day,\u201d a common greeting in Upper Sorbian. The greeting is similar to those of other Slavic languages, including Slovenian and Polish, but Sorbian \u2014 <em>serbska<\/em> in its own language or <em>Sorbisch<\/em> in German \u2014 is very much its own language and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Slavic minority language has been under threat for several years as the aging community shrinks. Its members and local officials are working hard to recruit Sorbian language teachers and preserve the culture for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A recognized minority&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Concentrated in two of Germany\u2019s 16 states, Saxon and Brandenburg, about 60,000 Sorbs speak one of its two dialects, both very different from German. Upper Sorbian, spoken mainly in Saxony, is more similar to Czech or Slovakian, while Lower Sorbian, found mostly in Brandenburg, is closer to Polish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both states are home to a number of public Sorbian-language schools, though officials say they are struggling to fill vacancies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saxony\u2019s Ministry of Education has been trying for at least 10 years to recruit new teachers for Sorbian schools, spokesperson Dirk Reelfs says. Last year, there were only 298 Sorbian teachers in the state, spread across 16 primary and secondary schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state of Brandenburg had 79 Sorbian teachers in 2022, down from 81 in 2019, according to the Brandenburg Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. In a bid to boost applications, the state offers an additional monthly allowance of \u20ac600 ($658) for teachers who agree to teach in Sorbian settlements for a certain number of years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shortage is so serious that schools have needed to recruit from outside the Sorb community and accept teachers who are still learning the language. To be hired, they only need to understand Sorbian at an intermediate level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lack of Sorbian teachers mirrors a wider education crisis in Germany. Throughout the country, 12,000 school teacher positions remain vacant, the state ministries of education warned in January.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means that for speakers of this endangered language, teaching is a relatively stable job in high demand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC01649-3-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC01649-3-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC01649-3-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC01649-3-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC01649-3-1536x918.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC01649-3-1600x956.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC01649-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Damian D\u00fcrlich \u2014 Dyrlich in Sorbian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The path to teaching serbska&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For teacher Damian D\u00fcrlich \u2014 or Dyrlich in Sorbian \u2014 becoming a Sorbian teacher was a natural choice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite living in Germany, he only spoke Sorbian at home, and only learned German from a childhood friend who couldn\u2019t speak Sorbian. It was a mutually beneficial language tandem, and now D\u00fcrlich speaks German at a native level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00fcrlich decided to teach because he wanted to stay in the region where he grew up. He attended the secondary school where he now teaches Sorbian and social studies, then studied Sorbian at the University of Leipzig \u2014 the only university in the world that offers a degree in Sorbian Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He enjoys teaching in Saxony, where the classes are smaller than they would be if he taught in a big city. At his school, 60% of the lessons are taught in Sorbian. In the upper classes, Sorbian is spoken during the lessons, but pupils take notes in German.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sorbian teachers earn the same salary as their German-speaking counterparts. In both cases, there are considerable benefits to becoming a civil servant, particularly when it comes to job security, social security contributions and pensions. With lower monthly contributions, the take-home pay for a <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/hamburg-swanfather-unique-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">civil servant<\/a>, or <em>Beamte<\/em>, is higher than for an employee in industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy net earnings after the first year are around \u20ac3,000 ($3,300) per month after the health insurance contributions,\u201d D\u00fcrlich says. \u201cYou can theoretically earn \u20ac4,000 ($4,406), when you reach the last level of the salary band, which is really good in Germany, especially in the east of Germany, where the prices are a little bit lower than in West Germany. You can live very, very well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sorbian teachers also earn money translating textbooks and other teaching materials from German, English or French. Even in Saxony, most TV and radio programs are in German, but teachers sometimes write articles for Sorbian newspapers and magazines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00fcrlich says that for his last contribution, he earned around \u20ac130 ($134) for six pages. \u201cYou will not get rich, but it is OK,\u201d he says. Besides, the biggest benefits are not material \u2014&nbsp;it\u2019s a contribution to the culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5327-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5327-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5327-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5327-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5327-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5327-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5327.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The train station in the city of Bautzen in eastern Saxony also shows its Sorbian name: Budy\u0161in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Sorbian culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sorbian culture is so imperiled that most Sorbs are happy when someone understands even a little bit of the language, D\u00fcrlich says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group is frequently associated with its traditional clothing, including long, ornately embroidered skirts, and bonnets featuring oversized bows or headdresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regina Matka, who works in Bautzen\u2019s Serbski dom, a cultural and political administrative building, says Sorbs can identify which communities the women belong to based on the patterns and length of their skirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many Sorbian men, Easter is an important occasion, as they take part in the Crostwitz procession, riding from village to village on horseback to announce the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Dressed in frocks, black riding gear and top hats, their horses are decorated with flowers, ribbons and embroidered crosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only a very few elderly women wear the traditional clothing in everyday life, and men have almost completely stopped wearing traditional clothing altogether aside from weddings or Easter. But younger people seem eager to revive the customs, at least on special occasions, D\u00fcrlich says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve noticed that now at special occasions including graduations, or during Sorbian religious celebrations or at weddings, the traditional costumes are worn much more by young women and brides, for example, than when I was a child,\u201d D\u00fcrlich says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For him, \u201cthe Sorbian culture is carried by the Sorbian language. The tradition is strongly influenced by the church, for me at least. In Sorbian culture, you know in each part of the year what comes next, what you need to do.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many Slavic cultures, on Good Friday, eggs are dutifully hand painted, etched and decorated, often for hours, before being given as gifts to other family members on Easter Sunday. The ornate eggs are also given on other occasions, including baptisms and weddings, and communities hold competitions for the most beautifully painted eggs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional clothing is often passed down through generations, along with treasured butter forms, which have become increasingly hard to find, thanks to mass production. According to Sorbian culture, before the wedding dinner, butter is pressed into intricate animal shapes, including lambs and chickens, before being served to the marrying couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many Sorbs also participate in sports clubs and choirs, including D\u00fcrlich. \u201cSinging is also strongly celebrated and always present at celebrations, including with a choir,\u201d D\u00fcrlich says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The choir is a good way for non-Sorbian speaking community members to deepen their ties with their heritage, he adds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1690879840367.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1690879840367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1690879840367-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">D\u00fcrlich and his friend take a ride on Easter. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A history of persecution&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout history, the Sorbian community has endured persecution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After losing their political autonomy in the 10th century, the Sorbs\u2019 territory diminished, and the population became victims of a systematic effort to suppress their language and heritage. Some communities left Germany in the 1800s and emigrated to Australia and the U.S. During the Weimar and Nazi eras, the Sorbian language was suppressed, and publications banned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, some Sorbs relate more to the Czech population than the rest of Germany, D\u00fcrlich says. Today, the Sorbs are one of Germany\u2019s four recognized minorities, along with the Danish minority, the Frisian ethnic group and German Sinti and Roma people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, a political organization called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domowina.de\/en\/start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Domowina<\/a> represents the concerns of the Sorbian community, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serbski-institut.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Serbski Institute<\/a>, established in the 1950s, advances research on Sorbian language, history and culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Domowina has been appealing since 2008 for financial assistance and cultural safeguarding as Sorbian risks disappearing. In November 2022, Domowina Chairman Dawid Statnik said the organization aimed to increase the number of Sorbian speakers from 60,000 to 100,000 by the year 2100.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers like D\u00fcrlich are a fundamental part of that effort. For him, teaching isn\u2019t only about preserving the Sorbian language, but also passing down other cherished Sorbian traditions to younger generations so the culture continues.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--author\">      <div class=\"block-author__inner\">\n        <div class=\"author--image\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/liv-stroud\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/liv_stroud-298x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"author--info\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/liv-stroud\/\" class=\"author--name\">Liv Stroud<\/a>\n\n          \n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liv Stroud is a British journalist who\u2019s been living in Berlin for 10 years. 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