Spanish in Serbia: Demolinguistic Analysis of the Presence of Spanish in the Formal Educational System of Serbia

Authors

  • Ana Jovanović Universidad de Belgrado
  • Ivana Georgijev University of Novi Sad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18485/beoiber.2023.7.1.8

Abstract

As a part of Spanish in Europe project, an investigation was carried out in the period 2020-2022 with the objective to complete the demolinguistic analysis of the Spanish language in Serbia. In an attempt to identify all users of the Spanish language, one of the areas of research refers to the educational system, which is the focus of our analysis. We explore the presence of Spanish language in the Serbian educational system at the three levels of formal education – primary, secondary and university education. Based on the longitudinal quantitative data that refer to the number of students of Spanish in the three levels of formal education, we consider the presence of Spanish in comparison with other foreign languages ​​of our educational system. From there, we offer an explanation for the fluctuations observed in the presence of Spanish, taking into account the educational and sociocultural context.

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2023-06-30

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Jovanović, A., and I. Georgijev. “Spanish in Serbia: Demolinguistic Analysis of the Presence of Spanish in the Formal Educational System of Serbia”. BEOIBERÍSTICA - Journal of Iberian, Latin American and Comparative Studies (ISSN: 2560-4163 Online), vol. 7, no. 1, June 2023, pp. 137-58, doi:10.18485/beoiber.2023.7.1.8.

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023)

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