Open AccessMethodology for the process of validating qualifications i n the Basque language and their adaptation to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
Author(s) -
Iñaki Pikabea Torrano,
José Francisco Lukas Mújika,
Neus Figueras Casanovas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
language value
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1989-7103
DOI - 10.6035/languagev.2014.6.2
Subject(s) - accreditation , government (linguistics) , adaptation (eye) , process (computing) , order (exchange) , political science , library science , linguistics , business , computer science , psychology , law , programming language , philosophy , finance , neuroscience
In the Basque Country there are currently more than
140,000 people with accredited qualifications that
certify their knowledge of Euskara (Basque Language
). These qualifications have been issued by a
number of official bodies dependent on the Basque G
overnment, but had not been validated against each
other until recently.
In order to validate these qualifications and adapt
them to the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages, a group of experts were co
mmissioned by the Basque Government to undertake
a study conducive to this end. This paper outlines
the methodology and conclusions of that study