Language Attitudes of School Children in two Catalan/Spanish Bilingual Communities  

Oleh:

Huguet, Angel ; Llurda, Enric

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (Full Text) vol. 4 no. 4 (2001), page 267 — 282.
Fulltext: Vol. 4, No. 4, 267 — 282.pdf (391.42KB)

Isi artikel

Catalonia and Aragon are two autonomous communities of Spain with different linguistic situations. Whereas Catalonia is officially bilingual and most people can speak both Catalan and Spanish, Aragon is officially monolingual, and only two well-definedgeographic areas can be considered bilingual. One of these areas is a relatively narrow strip of land that runs along the border between Aragon and Catalonia, where Catalan is spoken in addition to Spanish. This area is home to about 5% of the population of Aragon and, therefore, the local language does not enjoy the same recognition and official support as in Catalonia. A questionnaire on the attitudes of school children on both sides of the border was conducted to detect (1) any attitudinal differences towards Catalanand Spanish between the twocommunities; and (2) any attitudinal effect of attending optional Catalan classes on the Aragonese side. Responses are classifiedinto three possible categories:unfavourable, neutral and favourable. Results show that unfavourable attitudesto any language are almost non-existent on both sides but differences appear when neutral and favourable attitudes are considered.

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