德國聯邦「語言—幼兒園」語言提升計畫之實施及爭議與對臺灣之反思

The Implementation and Dispute of the German Federal Language Promotion Project “Sprach-Kitas” and Reflections on Taiwan

自2011年起德國聯邦家庭部展開為期11年的語言提升計畫「重點幼兒園—語言與融合」及「語言—幼兒園」，目的在於提升來自低收入或非德語為母語家庭的孩童之語言能力，並且透過此計畫來提升幼兒園的品質。本文透過介紹此計畫的內涵與實施架構來提供臺灣在打造多元社會時的借鏡。聯邦政府於2022年7月宣布「語言—幼兒園」計畫於2022年底中止，並要求邦政府自行規劃後續接手計畫；此公告造成社會譁然與反彈，以及聯邦政府與邦政府之間的歧異。本文亦透過此爭議探討該計畫在規劃與實施上的缺失，提供臺灣未來在規劃與執行新的計畫與政策時的反思。

Since 2011, the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth has implemented an 11-year language promotion project “Focus-kindergartens for language & integration” and “Language-kindergartens,” to improve the language ability of children in the early age from low-income or non-German-speaking families, and to improve the quality of kindergartens in Germany. This article provides an example of Taiwan in building a various society by introducing the contents and structure of this project. In July 2022, the federal government announced the expiration of the project “Language-kindergarten” at the end of 2022, and asked the state governments to take over the project; this announcement caused social uproar and backlash, as well as a disagreement between the federal government and the state governments. This article also explores the lack of planning and implementation of the project through this dispute and provides reflections on planning and implementation of new policies in Taiwan in the future.