Spanish Language

26.02.2013 - 09.15 pm The Spanish Supreme Court validates the Catalan school model based on the principle of linguistic immersion The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected an appeal presented by one family against the Catalan Supreme Court’s decision adopted in March last year that...	10.12.2012 - 10.35 pm Demonstrations throughout Catalonia against the Spanish Government’s Education Reform relegating the Catalan language More than 60 demonstrations have taken place to protest against the new law announced by the Spanish Education Minister, José Ignacio Wert. The...	08.03.2012 - 11.02 pm Catalonia’s Supreme Court validates the current linguistic immersion public school model The highest Catalan court has clarified how to execute the sentence of the Spanish Supreme Court that had recognised the right of 3 families to...	22.09.2011 - 10.08 am The social use of the Catalan language grows but Spanish is still dominant, especially in certain sectors such as the judicial system The use of the Catalan language is growing but it is clearly used less than Spanish in Catalonia. Some sectors are especially behind, such as...
12.09.2011 - 08.24 pm After the first day of school, teachers and parents gather in front of many town halls to defend the Catalan school model This Monday Catalan pupils begin their school year. 1,280,232 students from elementary, primary and secondary education returned to the classrooms...	02.09.2011 - 09.32 pm Courts oblige the Catalan Government to made Spanish a school language of instruction together with Catalan The Catalan Supreme Court of Justice issues a court order giving the Catalan Government 2 months to change the current school model and include...	31.03.2011 - 07.49 pm Only 60% of Catalan residents know how to write in Catalan whereas all can do it in Spanish A study has found that the Catalan language is used less than Spanish in Catalonia. In addition, only 40% of foreigners are able to speak Catalan. In...