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The Basque poet Gabriel Aresti wrote that "only English he knows four languages \u200b\u200bof Spain" . He spoke Castilian, Catalan, Galician and Euskera. But today, learning the last three co-official languages \u200b\u200bremains a daunting task for many English citizens.
In Cantabria, La Rioja, Castilla-La Mancha and the Canary Islands there is no single academic institution that imparts some of these languages \u200b\u200band their respective areas outside the educational language of Catalan, Galician and Euskera is still very limited. Other countries seem more aware of the multilingual reality of Spain Spain itself.
Out of Euskadi and Navarra, Euskera is taught only in four communities
The figures speak for themselves. While in the whole state there are 12 universities and official language schools that offer classes in the Catalan language in the world than a hundred universities centers or offices of the Instituto Cervantes taught. Within Spain there are no public schools that teach Galician in the four communities mentioned, but not in Navarra and Aragon. However, only in Brazil four centers in those that are offering learning that language.
The most striking case is that of Euskera, which outside its language (Euskadi and Navarra) can only be studied in four regions, although there are teachers in the language of Aitor at least 11 European cities and many other American. Olaziregi Jose Mari, director of language promotion Etxepare Institute, the entire panorama of the co-official languages \u200b\u200bin the State "is absurd." She attributes this to "no concept of plurality in the education system." And bet that in the classroom or in textbooks monolingual communities make an effort to disclose that "linguistic richness," which "contributes to enact respect among all."
The institution it represents, that depends on the Basque government, reports the Basque language learning around the world with readers (or teachers) several state universities and other countries. Its equivalent in Catalonia is the Institut Ramon Llull , which subsidizes the Catalan language courses and literature in 123 universities in four continents.
Germany has twice as many schools that teach Catalan Spain
"Ideally, all points of the state universities offer courses in co-official languages, but the reality is that is an anomaly," says Andreu Bosch, director of Language and Universities of the Catalan Institute. "They should be government of all the autonomous communities were aware that of the multilingual reality of Spain, but today is not so, "he stresses.
Languages \u200b\u200bas conflict
The filólofo and secretary of Galician Culture Council, Henrique Monteagudo, believes that in the short history of democracy in Spain "has not made the effort necessary for the monolingual Spain has a minimal understanding of multilingualism." In his opinion, this is not just the fault of successive governments, but above all of many media to "show the multilingualism as a conflict. "
In Galicia is the General Secretariat for Policy Linguistics of the Xunta responsible for disclosing their language around the world through a Rede Galician Studies Center offers courses in Galician in many universities. It also helps in the promotion of language in several schools in the northwestern Bierzo Castilla y Leon, Asturias and Catalunya, where you learn how the Galician elective.
communities where there is no possibility of studying the four alleged co-official languages \u200b\u200bthat are not offered for "lack of demand." From the Official Language School in Santander state that, after being asked about the languages \u200b\u200bthat I was missing, students mentioned "Chinese or Arabic, but in no If Euskera, Catalan and Galician. "There is demand, although if any, it is not inconceivable impart" , pointing from the Ministry of Education of Castilla La-Mancha, which depend on a number of universities and 13 government schools.
Bosch rebate that argument. "If the offer is there, students would" he says. "We must offer the co-official language learning, it is necessary that we create a new curiosity, mostly, checking how successful they are abroad," he adds Olaziregi.
to the experts consulted, the source of problem lies in the education system. "We have completely transformed," says Monteagudo, "to make an open offer to the public and to deepen the knowledge of multilingual culture." Olaziregi insists that the public institutions "should be taking steps little by little, to make citizens aware of other languages." Their motto is Eman ta Zabal zazu ( Dalo and extend it.)
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