Normalización del euskera y educación bilingüe

The present article deals with some sociopolitical aspects completely necessary to understand the current situation of Basque language. After introducing some general aspects, conditions and development of the process of linguistic standardization are taken into account in the Basque territories (Euskal Herria), as well as the knowledge and use of the language. Later on, the article centres on the presence of Basque language in teaching levels, above all in bilingual teaching models. The subsequent data allow us to show an analysis and evaluation of the linguistic policy followed throughout the last years, and its consequences on the use of language by the schooling population