Since the creation of the Euskera Service of the Department of Education, it has promoted and promoted various programs and initiatives to improve the Euskera level of teachers, the knowledge of Euskera children and the knowledge of Euskera

to increase and consolidate its use, to guarantee the linguistic quality of teaching materials, to channel linguistic standardization projects in educational centers, to demonstrate the Basque level of teachers... However, two of these programs have been questioned in recent days by the Department of Education:

The IRALE programme was established to ensure basic language training for teachers. Later, in addition to providing training to enrich this linguistic training, he began to provide didactic training for the teaching of language and culture to address the Basque dimension of the curriculum. Hundreds of teachers have been able to improve their professional activity thanks to the training received at IRALE; and so on, pending this essential complementary training.

Around 3,000 boys and girls participate each year in the Idiomatic Hobby Centers (EGB). The main objective is to offer children living in the Basque rural environment the possibility of knowing a rich Euskaldun environment and even living in Euskera, so that they have the opportunity to live a memorable experience; in this way, to be able to give an effective impulse to the learning process of Euskera and its affective relationship with the language. The group of inpatients, composed of 20 teachers monitors, has been deepening, experimenting, researching and broadening knowledge for more than three decades. The most numerous professional group that has existed in history has the theme of leisure and Basque; experts in pedagogy and psychology, group dynamics, cooperation, the world of emotions; that is in constant renewal and essay and that has contributed valiantly to the educational community, that is doing it and that can do specifically in this situation.

In addition to human capital, there is currently a great and irreplaceable professionalism around the IRALE and EGB programmes, which should be used and strengthened to face new challenges.

In fact, since COVID-19 became a pandemic, students from the Basque Autonomous Community have had to learn from home, and most will not return to classrooms until September.

There are two factors that directly influence the level of linguistic competence of the students and, consequently, the other subjects of the curriculum: the family language and the socio-linguistic environment.

However, for many students, the school is the only option to be in contact with the Basque language, with their learning language, since their family language is different from the Basque language and live in Castilian socio-linguistic environments. Therefore, around six months will have little contact with the Basque Country, with the impact that this will have on its capacity to Euskera and, consequently, on other subjects of the curriculum, jeopardizing the exclusion of some students from the educational system.

COVID-19 has put our way of life, that of the whole of society on its head, and we know that this requires us to redefine the objectives and priorities of our work and adapt our ways of working. Consequently, we have reorganized and put in the same direction all the programs of the Euskera Service: to support the centers that are in a more vulnerable situation in terms of knowledge and use of the Basque Country, so that each program, in their respective areas, does not suffer in the knowledge of the Basque Country. However, this is not possible with the reduction of resources.

Criteria have been laid down in the ULIBARRI programme for linguistic standardization for the introduction of special measures to strengthen the Basque country in the projects. During the time Etxealdia has lasted, the linguistic normalization advisors of berritzegunes have prioritized the communication capacity and use of students. They've created specific materials and adapted many more. With a view to the new course, linguistic normalization will have a fundamental importance in order to enhance the students' communicative capacity in Basque.

In the IRALE programme, seeing that the next course will not be available for ordinary courses, we have presented a proposal in collaboration with the centres where the IRALE faculty is in a worse situation, on the methodology for working orality and reading comprehension for training and advising teachers.

In the case of the Centers for Idiomatic Strengthening, we have presented a series of proposals in which we have shown our willingness to go to the educational centers and to make the stay in the internship in the center itself, working the Basque for the whole week.

On the part of the Department of Education, only negative ones have been received, one after the other. Accordingly, the Department has decided to close the Language Support Centres and to dismiss a third of IRALE workers.

Thus, we will not achieve an Education System centered on the Basque language.

Therefore, we ask you not to close the Idiomatic Strengthening Centers and to keep the IRALE template, as the next course we will have to fill the pants so that the Education System continues to euskaldunify boys and girls and guarantee their equal opportunities.

 

*Personnel of the Basque Service of the Department of Education

SIGNATORIES:

Basque Service of the Department of Education

IÑIGO BARRUSO LAZKANO, Head of Service

Maitane Izagirre Zubimendi

Garazi Urra Errasti

Belen Payueta López de Robles

ITXASO Hierro Moreno

Alfredo Castresana Herrán

MIKEL OSORO URIZAN

Rakel Olea González

Begotxu Erkiaga Gojenola

Ibon Olaziregi Salaberria

IDIOMATIC STRENGTHENING CENTRES

Altuna Errasti, Maria del Carmen

Amezua Enatarriaga Iker

Vinanza Mendilibar, Rosa Mari

Derteano Arrizubieta, Gaizka

Derteano Arrizubieta, Rafael

Balza Kareaga, Gaizka

ELORRIAGA LARAUDOGOITITA, IANIRE

FERNÁNDEZ FRANCESENA, MIREN

Iribar Manzarraga, Janire

QUINTANA PEÑA, ION

Landa Agirre, Eneko

Larrinaga Ortiz de Luna, ANE

LIZEAGA RICA, FCO JAVIER

Mendizabal Camio, Natalia

Mujika Dorronsoro, Jose Manuel

Solano Garcia, Nekane

Telleria Iturrioz, AMAIA

Ugalde Viguera, Jose León

Zubizarreta Aguirre, AMAIA

IRALE Programme

AURTENETXE LOPATEGI GAIZKA

EREÑO ARGIARRO, BEGOÑA

Txabarri Lopategi, Imanol

AGIRRE ETXEBARRIA, HODEI

Bergara Aretxabaleta, AMAIA

ANGULO BARON, AMAIA

ARISTONDO BARRERA, IÑAKI

Bernaola Etxebarria, Maite

Iribar Areskurrinaga, Juan Jose

ITURRIOZ RUBIO, KEPA

DUOANDIKOETXEA ZUAZO, JOSEBA ANDONI

Atutxa Ordeñana, Ibai

Bartra Arena, Selva

Madariaga Malaxetxebarria, Sabino

Martin Arrizabalaga, Leire

ORTIZ DE PINEDO ROJAS, Aitor

ARISTONDO BARRERA, ITZIAR

ASTORKITZA IRURETAGOIENA, IÑAKI

Santisteban Mendizabal, Leire

Agote Ugartemendia, KORO

Alkorta Zeberio, Estibalitz

Aranburu Mujika, Pello

Ackona Arrigain, Isabel

ARRIETA ZUBILWAUKEE, LOREA

Arribalaga Gereñu, AITOR

Artola Azkue, AMAIA

AZPIROZ LASARTE, Ms DOLORES

DEL RIO ALDASORO, JESUS

DELGADO ROZAS, JOSU

Eizaguirre Landa, Xabier

ELORZA POMBAR, IDOIA

Ibero Urbieta, Idoia

ITURBE Jauregui, ANA

IZAGUIRRE OLAIZOLA ELIXABETE

Laskurain Ibarluzea, Sorkunde

Lujanbio Ruiz, ANE

ORBEGOZO IGARAN, MIREIA

Osinalde Vidal, Asier

Pardo San Gil, Julio Miguel

Serrano Lasa, Asier

Portela Serrano, Gurenda Pauliñe

ARENAZA ALVAREZ, SABIN

Arratibel Zeberio, Irati

Beristain Imaz, Maitane

Berrizbeitia Garro, Fernando

Buenetxea Iturrioz, Ainara

Erdozia Leturia, Olatz

Larrazabal Belar, EIDER

OTXOA ALONSO, AITZIBER

Sarasketa Goienola, Ane

OTXOA DE ALAIZA, Olatz

Zengotitabengoa Murgoitio, AITZIBER

KEREXETA ZULAIKA ROBERTO

ARTAZUGOICO

ARIZTIMUÑO GUTIÉRREZ, GOTZONE

Armaolea Campoo, Josu

Carranza Ugarte, Ricardo

ENZUNZA LANDA, Janire

EGUREN LETE JOSE INAZIO

Elorriaga Ayesta, AMAIA

Solatxi Kortabitarte, Nerea

Stebas León, Susana

Iriondo Aristondo, AMAIA

ITUARTE ZARRAGOIKOETXEA, Mari Eli

Barandiaran, Iñaki

Legazpi Legarreta, Asier

MALE AGUILLO, GEMMA

Morcillo Torres, Montserrat

OGANDO UBIRIA NAROA

Olano Goti, Karmele

Ormazabal, Mikel

Gonzalez Gomez, Olaia

Ramos Villanueva, Gregorio

Ruiz de Egino Begoña, Maite

Sarria Alvarez Sandor

Unzueta Ajuria, Josu

GALARRAGA ZUAZO

Zarate Gorostiola Gorka

Aguirre Elgea, Maria

Erauskin Olanga, Josune

MONTE ETXEBERRIA BERNAR

Etxeberria Mendizabal, EIDER

GARIKANO IRURETAGOIENA, ASUN

GOIKOETXEAUNDIA USANDIZAGA, ARANTZA

Insausti Lasa, Gabiñe

Lakarra Andrinua, Ander

Ruiz de Azua Ormaza, Urtzi

Sanchez Aguirre, Beñat

Santamaria Martin, Sara

Language standardization advisers of the Berritzegunes

JOSEBA IBARRETXE FERNANDEZ DE LARRINA

OIER ZEARRA GARABIETA

ITZIAR LAFUENTE OSA

MARIA LUZ ARRANZ URIBARRENA

Garbiñe Altuna Villar

OLATZ ZUAZO AZPEITIA

ANA GARCIA ARETXABALA

Isabel Casares de la Iglesia

PLUM FROM JASONE AREA

ARENE RUIZ MANCERA

Ainara BILBAO ALCIBAR

PELLO BIDAR PEREZ

JOSUNE OTXOTORENA SORONDO

Iñaki Biain Salaberri

SEE JOSUNE ALBERDI AGIRRE

PELLO Akizu Lizarazu

IRAITZ IRIGOYEN ARRICHABAL

JAVIER LARRAÑAGA ARRIOLA

EUSKERA UNITS OF THE OLURRALDE DELEGATIONS

Joseba Gasko García