Is Galician the language of instruction in schools in Galicia?

Yes and no. Galician is one of the official languages in Galicia (the other one being spanish also known as castillian) and the statute of autonomy (similar to a regional constitution) says that Galician must be protected and that the institutions have to promote their use. read more

Galician is one of the official languages in Galicia (the other one being spanish also known as castillian) and the statute of autonomy (similar to a regional constitution) says that Galician must be protected and that the institutions have to promote their use. read more

Primary and secondary schools in Galicia teach bilingually in Galician and Spanish, and Galician is the main medium of instruction in universities in Galicia. Some one thousand or so books are published in Galician each year and there is a Galician TV channel, established in 1985, a Galician radio station (set up in 1996), and a daily Galician language newspaper, O Correo Galego. read more

Galician language today. With the advent of democracy, Galician has been brought into the country's institutions, and it is now co-official with Spanish in Galicia. Galician is taught in schools, and there is a public Galician-language television channel, Televisión de Galicia. read more