Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Languages in Spain
- OTHER CO-OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
- Catalan
- Oficial language in Catalonia, Balearic Islands and Valencia
- Galician
- Oficial language in Galicia
- Basque
- Oficial language in Baque and Navarre
- Bable
- Asturian language, unfortunately not many people speak it
- PROBLEMS
- DIGLOSIA
- When one of the languages in contact is considered better
social status and the one considered low status is just used in
family enviroment
- POLITICAL INFLUENCE
- Franco dictatorship, the prohibitation of regional languages in
the public sphere
- PRESERVE AND RECOVER
- Language normalization policies to preserve a
language
- Education
- Official institutions
- Media
- INTERFERENCE BETWEEN LANGUAGES
- Bilingual children tend to have more language problems
and take a little longer to speak
- BENEFITS
- COGNITIVE
- Mental flexibility (task switching)
- Increased intelectual flexibility
- EDUCATIONAL
- Highter academic achievement
- Leads to increased levels of creativity
- Easier to learn other languages
- ECONOMIC
- More job opportunities
- Competitiveness in the job market
- SOCIO-CULTURAL
- Cultural richness
- Promotes Global awareness
- SPANISH