https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18580 2026-09-28T13:03:31Z 2026-09-28T13:03:31Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149467 2026-09-28T10:52:03Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: If Maltese matters, why are schools still improvising? Abstract: Malta’s increasingly multilingual and multicultural classrooms have intensified longstanding questions about how Maltese should be taught to children with markedly different linguistic backgrounds and levels of proficiency. This article examines the uneven provision of Maltese as a Foreign Language (MFL) in Maltese schools and the consequences of the absence of a consistently implemented national approach. It argues that treating Maltese-speaking pupils, children with varying degrees of exposure to Maltese, and newly arrived learners as though they share the same linguistic needs risks disadvantaging learners while placing an unrealistic burden on teachers. Drawing attention to the policy and pedagogical work already undertaken in Malta, including the proposed 2019 national policy for teaching Maltese as a Foreign Language, the article calls for clearer national coordination and differentiated pathways responsive to learners’ linguistic needs and proficiency. It further situates the teaching of Maltese to new speakers within the broader question of linguistic sustainability. In a society transformed by migration, mobility and multilingualism, enabling children to acquire and use Maltese is presented not simply as a matter of educational provision or integration, but as an investment in the language’s future. The article concludes that sustaining Maltese in a multilingual Malta requires coherent policy, appropriate pedagogical structures and shared responsibility across educational institutions.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149182 2026-09-23T09:48:28Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Pass pass ma' Maeva : il-bieb sigriet : lt-tielet ktieb Abstract: Il-Bieb Sigriet huwa t-tielet ktieb mis-sensiela Pass Pass ma' Maeva, maħsub għal studenti li qegħdin jitgħallmu l-Malti bħala Lingwa Barranija fl-ewwel livelli. Fl-istorja, it-tfal isibu għar żgħir fil-blat li jwassalhom għal bieb kbir u kamra moħbija. Ġewwa jgawdu minn sejba ta' ktieb antik u muniti tad-deheb, fejn jitgħallmu lezzjoni dwar il-qsim tat-teżor mal-oħrajn. Il-ktieb jinkludi vokabolarju Malti-Ingliż u mistoqsijiet biex jinkoraġġixxu t-taħdit u l-kitba.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149179 2026-09-23T09:48:10Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Pass pass ma' Maeva : iċ-ċavetta misterjuża : lt-tieni ktieb Abstract: Iċ-Ċavetta Misterjuża huwa t-tieni ktieb mis-sensiela Pass Pass ma' Maeva. L-istorja ssegwi lil Maeva, Lilah u Toni waqt li jmorru l-bajja fejn isibu kaxxa tat-teżor u ċavetta safra li tidher tad-deheb. Ġewwa l-kaxxa jsibu ittra antika mingħand kaptana-pirata jisimha Jackie li tikteb dwar għar moħbi ħdejn il-baħar. Dan il-ktieb huwa ddisinjat apposta b'vokabolarju u grammatika simplifikati biex jgħin lit-tfal li qed jitgħallmu l-Malti bħala Lingwa Barranija (MLB) b'mod pjaċevoli u aċċessibbli.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149177 2026-09-23T09:47:53Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Pass pass ma' Maeva : il-kaxxa fil-ġnien : l-ewwel ktieb Abstract: Il-Kaxxa fil-Ġnien huwa l-ewwel ktieb mis-sensiela Pass Pass ma' Maeva, maħsub għat-tfal li qed jitgħallmu l-Malti bħala Lingwa Barranija fl-ewwel livell bażiku. L-istorja ssegwi lill-karattri Maeva, Lilah u Toni, li jsibu kaxxa misterjuża fil-ġnien b'teżor li jinkludi muniti antiki u mappa li twassal għal bajja. Il-ktieb juża vokabolarju bażiku, verbi fl-imperfett, u jinkludi glossarju mill-Malti għall-Ingliż u mistoqsijiet fl-aħħar biex jinkoraġġixxi t-taħdit u l-kitba.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z