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The teaching of the Valencian language and linguistic prejudices. A case study in a secondary school in Plana Utiel-Requena

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[EN] The present research deals with the question of the teaching of Valencian in the Spanish-speaking areas where the LUEV (1983) is in force, which determines the possibility of exemption from the subject of Valencian. Specifically, we approach the question of the beliefs and social representations on the language and its teaching from a case study carried out in a secondary school of the city of Requena. The aim of the study is to identify and differentiate the linguistic attitudes towards the Valencian language in this sociolinguistic context and it is an opportunity to present an educational change. The results of this study respond to the ideas of the students and the native teachers extracted by means of the production of linguistic autobiographies by the students of 4ºESO and the participation of teachers in the focus group. The conclusions are based on a proposal of good practices in relation to the teaching of Valencian in this linguistic territory. The activities offered are aimed at eliminating prejudices by reinforcing attitudes of linguistic use such as communication with other sociolinguistic groups. These can be applied to other territories the linguistic conscience of which is Spanish although they belong to a Valencian-speaking territory.