Small languages and school

The case of Catalonia and the Basque Country

Bibliographic Data

ID4179380
AuthorsÁngel Huguet (0000-0002-0355-4901, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume2006
Issue182
Publication date2006-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ijsl.2006.074
OpenAlexW2045772460
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited1

From a legal and institutional point of view, the current situation of the various languages in Spain has a dual basis: the recognition of the country's multilingual and multicultural character in the Spanish Constitution, and the country's organization into autonomous communities. Such a constitutional framework has made it possible for bilingual education to develop remarkably during the last twenty years in Spain. The fact that the autonomous communities have languages of their own and have exclusive authority over education has generated an important number of bilingual educational programs. Therefore, it may be said that, unlike other territories, both Catalonia and the Basque Country organize their education on the basis of bilingual-education criteria. In the light of these facts, we analyze the legal basis and the social context in which minority languages are dealt with in the curriculum. Special emphasis is placed on the Catalan and Basque cases. The steps undertaken are assessed and some challenges for the future are put forward

Constitution · Linguistics · Multiculturalism · Multilingualism · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies in Language · Human Rights and Immigration · Immigration and Intercultural Education · Law

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