Hirugarren hizkuntzaren irakaskuntza arlo baten bidez: Txingudi Ikastolako esperientzia

ARANO, Rosa María
; UGARTE, M. Josune

Publication year:

2000

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISBN:

84-8419-984-3

ISSN:

1137-4446

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Summary

How can we carry out the introduction of a third language in a bilingual community when one of the two languages has a limited use and not yet normalized? In our case, how can we introduce English when the objective is to learn Castilian Spanish correctly, when the objective sought is to ensure the appropriation and use of Basque, which is the second language for the majority of people and when the idea is to take firm steps towards the normalization of that language? At what age is one to begin? What methodology should be used? These were, among others, the questions that we asked ourselves in the Txingudi Ikastola during the 95/96 course. It was then when it was decided to initiate the teaching of English in the third course and, in addition to such English classes, to impart another subject -Artistic Education- in that language from the third until the sixth course. In this article we provide the reasons on which such decisions were based and we explain how Artistic Education is imparted.