Fwd: Possible elimination of Linguistics BA in Spain

[Luisa Martin Rojo]

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>>>Por favor, puedes reenviar y firmar.
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>>>>>LINGUIST List: Vol-16-1663. Tue May 24 2005. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.
>>>>>
>>>>>Subject: 16.1663, FYI: Possible elimination of Linguistics BA in Spain
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>>>>>Date: 24-May-2005
>>>>>From: Joana Rossello < joana.rossello at ub.edu >
>>>>>Subject: Possible elimination of Linguistics BA in Spain
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>-------------------------Message 1 ----------------------------------
>>>>>Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 17:59:48
>>>>>From: Joana Rossello < joana.rossello at ub.edu >
>>>>>Subject: Possible elimination of Linguistics BA in Spain
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>We need your support to save Linguistics in Spain!
>>>>>
>>>>>Linguistics is in danger of disappearing as an official BA degree in
>>>>>Spain,
>>>>>if the Spanish government adopts the proposal currently under discussion
>>>>>which dramatically reduces the number of Bachelor's Degrees in the
>>>>>humanities. In Spain, both the existence of a particular university degree
>>>>>and the core of its curriculum are fixed by the government. Only a
>>>>>percentage of the curriculum, generally below 50%, can be shaped by the
>>>>>universities, as long as it is authorized by the government. On the
>>>>>pretext
>>>>>of creating the European Space for Education by 2010, the Spanish
>>>>>government is considering eliminating a number of BA degrees, among them,
>>>>>Linguistics.
>>>>>
>>>>>Since 1994, Linguistics is recognized as a short-cycle BA degree: That
>>>>>means it is not a full four-year undergraduate program, but only takes up
>>>>>the last two years of an undergraduate education. In addition, degrees in
>>>>>language(s) as such do not exist: The study of languages is considered to
>>>>>be part of either a philological degree, along with the study of the
>>>>>literature of the language of your choice, or a degree in translation and
>>>>>interpreting, along with the study of various other disciplines. To
>>>>>sum up,
>>>>>in Spain there is no such thing as a full four-year BA degree in
>>>>>linguistics or in a language (or languages) and linguistics. Naturally,
>>>>>this situation is very uncommon in the European Union. But as has just
>>>>>been
>>>>>noted, it could become worse in the near future since the official
>>>>>proposal
>>>>>now under discussion in Spain, rather than correcting our anomalous
>>>>>situation in the EU, eliminates the (short-cycle) degree in linguistics
>>>>>that we now have.
>>>>>
>>>>>Please visit our site, read the manifesto, and show your support if you
>>>>>feel as strongly as we do:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.ub.edu/ling/manifest.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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