ZORNOTZAKO BARNETEGIA. DEDICATED TO BASQUE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AMONG ADULTS FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS

Authorship: Mikel Etxebarria Etxeita, president. Aurten Bai Foundation

The main objective of the Basque Country government’s language policy following the Francoist dictatorship was the revitalisation and normalisation of the Basque language among the population (young and old). This article provides a comprehensive overview of how Zornotzako Barnetegia created a recipe for success in Basque language acquisition among adults with the implementation of a residential language programme in 1993.