Hego Euskal Herriko etorkizuneko Haur eta Lehen Hezkuntzako irakasleen usteak curriculumeko lau hizkuntzekiko, honako bost ezaugarrien gainean: ezagutza, zailtasuna, garrantzia, hautaketa eta justifikazioa

Abstract

The aim of the study is to identify the beliefs of undergraduate students doing the degree in Early Childhood and Primary Education towards Basque, Spanish, English and French. The investigation analyzes the following five specific characteristics: the proficiency level, the importance given to the languages, its difficulty, the language choice when completing the questionnaire and its justification. The research follows a quantitative approach and gathers the beliefs of 564 undergraduate students through an online questionnaire. Findings show that pre-service teachers hold firm beliefs towards a Basque-focused trilingualism, as Basque is considered the most important language. Although they report equal proficiency levels of Spanish and Basque, these future teachers believe that Basque is a difficult language to learn, even more difficult than English.