Linguistic Trends of Basque Youth. Minorization and Visibilization in the Spanish and European Context

  • Amelia Benito del Valle Eskauriaza University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.2474
Keywords: Basque, sociolinguistic concern, youth, linguistic awareness

Abstract

Basque society is concerned about the use and linguistic practice of Basque. The Plans for the normalization of Basque have an impact on the different social and administrative sectors. At an educational level, the linguistic immersion model is the most effective when it comes to ensuring communicative competence in the Basque language. The latest sociological survey by the Basque Government shows that Basque youth are able to express themselves in Basque but opt for a bilingual linguistic practice with a predominance of Spanish. Sociolinguistic scientific research must delve into the study of the awareness and use of language in the university environment. For its part, the monolingual linguistic imaginary of Spanish society in general needs updating based on its different educational and social plans that take into account European regulations on multilingualism and the principles reflected in the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages.

Received: 31 March 2022
Accepted: 17  May 2022

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Author Biography

Amelia Benito del Valle Eskauriaza, University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Spain

Full Professor at the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU. PhD. in Information Sciences from the UPV-EHU. She completed post-graduate studies at the University of Montreal where she obtained a Maîtrise en Sciences de la Communication diploma, specializing in intercultural communication. She also pursued doctoral studies in sociology at the University of Quebec in Montreal. She was director of the scientific journal Sciences Sociales de l’Association Interculturelle Hispano-Québécoise from 1986 to 1989 and was a member of the Canadian international research group GRAL, Groupe de Recherche sur l’Amérique Latine (1984-1990). From 1993 to 1997 she worked as a visiting professor at the School of Tourism at the University of Deusto. She was Vice Dean of Students, Basque and Multilingualism at the Faculty of Education of Bilbao at the UPV/EHU from 2616 to 2018. She currently teaches at this faculty and is a member of the LAIDA, Literatura eta Identitatea research group, which belongs to the Basque Government Research Group network (IT1397/19) and the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea ( PPGA20/19). Her current research interests are chiefly focused on texts written by women and communicative competence in the Basque language. She has published numerous articles, book chapters, has been the editor of several volumes and has produced teaching material for different stages of education.

Published
2022-07-22
How to Cite
Benito del Valle Eskauriaza, Amelia. 2022. “Linguistic Trends of Basque Youth. Minorization and Visibilization in the Spanish and European Context”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 04 (July), 107-35. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.2474.
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No. 04 (2022): SPECIAL ISSUE. Linguas minoritarias e futuro de Europa. Minority Languages and the Future of Europe
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