The linguistic regime in Catalan Schools: some survey results
Publicated to:European Journal of Language Policy. 12 (1): 85-108 - 2020-04-01 12(1), DOI: 10.3828/ejlp.2020.5
Authors: Garvía Soto, Roberto; Santana-Leitner, Andrés
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Abstract
The linguistic immersion policy implemented in Catalan schools, whereby Catalan is the only language of instruction (llengua vehicular), has been the focus of an intense debate in both Catalonia and Spain. Notwithstanding the political saliency of this debate over the last decades, no research has studied the preferences of the Catalans on the linguistic regime in the school system. This article is the first to consider Catalan opinions about this issue. Based on a survey of a representative sample of the Catalan population (N=2,200) launched in 2016, this article examines the preferences of the Catalan population regarding linguistic immersion and alternative linguistic policies. Results show that even when support for linguistic immersion and alternative policies are divided, preferences about the distribution of Catalan, Castilian and English teaching hours in the classroom are not polarised. The article also explores the alignment of preferences regarding linguistic policies and pro-independence sentiment in Catalonia, as well as the demand for English as a language of instruction.
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The work has been published in the journal European Journal of Language Policy due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Linguistics and Language.
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- Google Scholar: 8
- Scopus: 2
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There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (SANTANA LEITNER, ANDRES ALEJANDRO).