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Minority Language Learning in the Administration: Data from the Basque Country.
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Cenoz, Jasone; Perales, Josu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Provides data on the acquisition of Basque in the Basque Autonomous Community (Spain). Reports recent data and results of research studies on bilingual education and the use of Basque, and then focuses on one of the language plans developed by the Basque Government: the "Basquisation" of civil servants. Analyzes results of this plan and…
Descriptors: Basque, Bilingual Education, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes
The Language Requirement Outside the Academic Setting: The Case of the Basque Administration.
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Martinez-Arbelaiz, Asun – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Discusses the Basque Government's policy requiring its employees to learn the minority, co-official language. Presents reasons for the plan's deficiency, including a lack of incentives for workers, and points to a more comprehensive plan for Basquisation. (16 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Basque, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Employees