The Impact of Liaison and Support on the Teaching of Hungarian and Language Maintenance in the Diaspora: A Case Study of Brazil and Chile

Thomázy, Gabriella and Thomázy, Timea (2020) The Impact of Liaison and Support on the Teaching of Hungarian and Language Maintenance in the Diaspora: A Case Study of Brazil and Chile. LIMES: A II. RÁKÓCZI FERENC KÁRPÁTALJAI MAGYAR FŐISKOLA TUDOMÁNYOS ÉVKÖNYVE, 7 (2). pp. 183-198. ISSN 2411-4081

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Abstract

A significant number of Hungarian minorities live in South America. Brazil and Chile are two countries where a large number of Hungarians arrived in several immigration waves, mostly between and after the two World Wars and after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Whereas Brazil's Hungarian minority is currently mainly concentrated in São Paulo (80%), Chilean Hungarians are found relatively isolated, in smaller groups. Furthermore, there was no Hungarian Embassy in Chile for a long time. The goal of the present paper is to give an overview about the situation of the Hungarian language teaching in two South American countries, Brazil and Chile. This paper also touches upon the language policy of these countries, the institutional support system gained for the vitality of the minority language and review the bilateral cooperation (between the home country and the diaspora) for language maintenance and language revitalization.

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