A critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the Aragonese primary school curriculum

This thesis studied the primary school curriculum of 2022 and the law regulating the incorporation of minority languages in education of 2020 in the autonomous community of Aragon (Spain). The study aimed at finding an understanding of how multilingual policies in Aragon contribute towards lan...

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Main Author: Sardi i Wangüemert, Pablo
Other Authors: Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, Department of Education, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
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Published: 2025
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spellingShingle Sardi i Wangüemert, Pablo A critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the Aragonese primary school curriculum Aragonese primary education language hierarchies autochthonous minority languages critical discourse analysis policy analysis Aragonese Catalan Master's Degree Programme in Education monikielisyys kielipolitiikka kielelliset vähemmistöt vähemmistökielet kaksikielisyys
title A critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the Aragonese primary school curriculum
title_full A critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the Aragonese primary school curriculum
title_fullStr A critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the Aragonese primary school curriculum A critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the Aragonese primary school curriculum
title_full_unstemmed A critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the Aragonese primary school curriculum A critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the Aragonese primary school curriculum
title_short A critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the Aragonese primary school curriculum
title_sort critical discourse analysis of language hierarchies in the aragonese primary school curriculum
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topic Aragonese primary education language hierarchies autochthonous minority languages critical discourse analysis policy analysis Aragonese Catalan Master's Degree Programme in Education monikielisyys kielipolitiikka kielelliset vähemmistöt vähemmistökielet kaksikielisyys
topic_facet Aragonese Aragonese primary education Catalan Master's Degree Programme in Education autochthonous minority languages critical discourse analysis kaksikielisyys kielelliset vähemmistöt kielipolitiikka language hierarchies monikielisyys policy analysis vähemmistökielet
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