E-EuskaraLearning Basque on the

Web

Nathalie Ticheler Egiarte Giménez EtxarriLondon Metropolitan University University of Westminster

Snapshot on the Basque Language

Basque is a language isolateBasque is a language isolate

It does not belong to the indo-european group of languagesIt does not belong to the indo-european group of languages

Various theories regarding its origin have been formulated, Various theories regarding its origin have been formulated, including links to african, caucasian and dead languagesincluding links to african, caucasian and dead languages

There are various dialects and sub-dialectsThere are various dialects and sub-dialects

There are declensionsThere are declensions

Source: Source: http://www.hiru.com

Legal texts related to the Basque Language

Statute of autonomy of 1979Statute of autonomy of 1979

1982 law on the standardisation of the use of Basque1982 law on the standardisation of the use of Basque

E-learning Initiatives

Initiatives concerned with lifelong learningInitiatives concerned with lifelong learning

Initiatives concerned with the normalisation of the internet into Initiatives concerned with the normalisation of the internet into the Basque societythe Basque society

Initiatives concerned with e-learningInitiatives concerned with e-learning

Other projects of interest

The Flexi-Pack project at SOAS-UCL CETL Languages of the Wider The Flexi-Pack project at SOAS-UCL CETL Languages of the Wider WorldWorld

http://www.lww-cetl.ac.uk/part_3/part_3_flexipack.htmhttp://www.lww-cetl.ac.uk/part_3/part_3_flexipack.htm

The London Met e-packsThe London Met e-packs

http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/epackshttp://www.londonmet.ac.uk/epacks

Useful Web Sites

Portal of the Basque Governmenthttp://www.euskara.euskadi.net

History, Geography, Culture, Economy and Languagehttp://www.eke.org

Department of Education (Basque Government)http://www.hiru.com

Euskaltzaindia (Royal Academy of the Basque Language)http://www.euskalzaindia.net

Observatorio de e-learning (Universidad de País Vasco)http://pulsar.ehu.es/pulsar/intro

Basque language e-learning materialshttp://www.ikasten.net