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Provision of option to learn mother language other than the majority's

Code:
RED81
Key Area:
Education
Strand(s):
Discrimination, Equality
21/12/2011 - 14:03
Short Answer

Depends of language.

Qualitative Info

In Spain English is a compulsory subject such as the language of the region if it has one.  Usually, in secondary school there is an optional subjects of  Frechc Language and occasionaly of German. In some school they offer classes of languages such as arab, Bengali, Berber or Urdu, but these are very few and they are usually concentrated in Catalonia. Appart from compulsory education, there are Language Schools in all important cities. These are public and dependent of the regional government. They cost between 60€ and 70€ per year. They have a quite wide offer which includes nearly 30 languages in total, eventhough it is hard to find a school that offers more than 5 or 6 different languages. There is a grat demand for these schools and there is a long waiting list to get into them. There are also private schools that offer a great variety of languages. For inmigrants with a minority mother tongue the offer is practically inexistent and it could be only learned through private teaching.

Groups affected/interested Migrants, Majority
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Education
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