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Mikel Zalbide

b. 1951

Basque linguist and sociolinguist

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Born 1951. Mikel Zalbide is a Spanish linguist, sociolinguist and engineer.

Mikel Zalbide Elustondo (born 9 May 1951) is a Basque linguist and sociolinguist.

Life Zalbide was born in San Sebastián and studied engineering at the University of Navarra. From a young age, he worked in those areas where Basque needed to be developed.

Terminology and lexicography He has done extensive work in the planning of the corpus of Euskera. In 1972, while still a student, he was one of the founders of Elhuyar Kultur Elkartea. In addition to creating the first technical-scientific journal in Euskera, he took part in the preparation of didactic material and launched studies on word formation.

Since the creation of UZEI (Unibertsitate Zerbitzuetarako Euskal Institutua) in 1978, he has been technically responsible for the area of science and technology. He worked at UZEI, among other things, in the dictionaries of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. He also studied the formation of lexicon and taught courses on the subject.He is also the author of the systematization work carried out in UZEI around the writing and pronunciation of lexical loans. He retired in 2014. As head of the Basque Department of the Department of Education, he has taken part in the main projects developed by the Administration to fix the teaching of Euskera and the levels of knowledge of that language.

In the fields of pedagogy and education he has participated in the working groups for the implementation of various projects: the EIMA (Euskal Ikasmaterialgintza) program for the creation of didactic materials in Euskera (both textbooks for Primary Education and Secondary, as audiovisual material and software), and to ensure the quality of the language; the NOLEGA program and the ULIBARRI project, with the aim of reinforcing the use of Euskera in the school environment; and the Plan for Euskaldunizar, and the Educational Administration. It has also been committed to analyze the linguistic competencies of Models A, B, and D, draw conclusions and propose improvement measures.

Royal Academy of the Basque Language He was appointed a member of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language - Euskaltzaindia in 1983. Before that, in 1976, he was a member of the institution's subcommittee on mathematics.

He is currently working on the Joanes Etxeberri project (Euskararen Historia Soziala - EHS Euskera Social History). This project, created in 2007, is developed in the field of historical sociolinguistics, analyzing the social evolution of Euskera and languages that have been in contact with Basque through time.

Works

Books Maileguzko hitzak: idazkera eta ebakera, Donostia: UZEI, 1981 Hitz-elkarketa 1. LEF batzordearen lanak, Bilbo: Euskaltzaindia, 1987 Euskal Irakaskuntza: 10 urte. Gasteiz: Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen Zerbitzu Nagusia, 1990 Hitz elkartuen osaera eta idazkera: LEF batzordearen emaitzak, Euskaltzaindiaren gomendio-arauak. Bilbo: Euskaltzaindia, 1992

Articles Mende hasierako euskalgintza: urratsak eta hutsuneak in II. Euskal Mundu Biltzarra. Euskara-biltzarra, Gasteiz: Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen Zerbitzu Nagusia, 1988 Euskal Eskola, Asmo Zahar Bide Berri in Euskal Eskola Publikoaren Lehen Kongresua, Gasteiz: Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen Zerbitzu Nagusia, 1, 211–271, 1990 Eskola-giroko hizkuntza-erabileran eragiten duten faktoreen lehen azalpen-saioa in Eskola Hiztun Bila, 17–35. Gasteiz: Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen Zerbitzu Nagusia, 1991 Educational situation of the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain, Estrasburgo: Europako Kontseilua, 1993 Zientzi hizkuntza irakaskuntzan: euskara teknikoaren izaeraz, iturburuaz eta egungo erabilmoduaz, Gasteiz: Eusko Ikaskuntza, 1993 Eskola-munduan erabiltzen den euskara: egungo egoera eta zenbait hobekuntza-bide in Euskera, 1994 Hitz elkartuen osaera eta idazkera : gomendio-arauak prestatzeko erabili diren irizpideak in Euskaltzaindiaren XIII. Biltzarra, Euskera, 1994 Maileguzko hitzen zenbait muga-arazo in Euskaltzaindiaren XIII. Biltzarra, Euskera, 1994 Zientzi hizkuntza irakaskuntzan: euskara teknikoaren izaeraz, iturburuaz eta egungo erabilmoduaz in Euskal ikaskuntzak hezkuntza sarean, Eusko Ikaskuntza, 281-290 1995 Normalización lingüística y escolaridad: un informe desde la sala de máquinas in Eusko Ikaskuntzen Nazioarteko Aldizkaria 43, 2, 355–424, 1998 Irakas-sistemaren hizkuntz normalkuntza: nondik norakoaren ebaluazio-saio bat in Eleria 5, 45–61, 2000 Ahuldutako hizkuntza indarberritzea: teoriak zer dio? in Ikastolen IX. Jardunaldi Pedagogikoak, Donostia:EHIK, 2002 Ikasleek egiten al dute euskaraz? in Bat: Soziolinguistika aldizkaria 42, 43-52 2002 Hendaia-Hondarribietako biltzarra: azalpen labur bat" in Hermes: pentsamendu eta historia aldizkaria, 4. zkia., 2002, 68-78 Hendai-Hondarribietako biltzarrak, XX. mendeko hizkuntz plangintzaren iturburu in Euskaltzaleen Biltzarraren mendeurrena, Bilbo: Sabino Arana Kultur Elkargoa, 2003 Hezkuntzaren kalitatea, elebitasunaren argitan in Ikastetxea, kalitatearen gune, 196–212, Gasteiz: Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen Zerbitzu Nagusia, 2004 Hizkuntza-normalkuntzaren oinarrizko kontzeptuak, perspektiba sozioedukatiboan in Ulibarri proiektuaren prestakuntza-jardunaldia, Gasteiz, 2004 Basque Acquisition planning, Nicholas Gardner eta Mikel Zalbide, in International Journal of theSociology of Language 174, 55-72 or. 2005 A Basque perspective on the future of lesser used languages in CAER (Education Society of the European Regions), Cardiff, 2005 Lardizabalen gramatika, bere gizarte-giroan in Euskera 51. 1., 71-103 2006 Lardizabal eta bere gramatika, perspektiba soziolinguistikoan, Arantzazu Muñoa-rekin batera, in Francisco Ignacio Lardizabalen 1856ko Gramática Vascongada-ren 2006ko edizioa: Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundia, 2006 Hizkuntzen azterbideak, Iturriagaren argitan in Bat: Soziolinguistika aldizkaria 65, 111–125, 2007 Iparraldeko euskalgintza XIX. mendearen bigarren erdian: Zaldubi eta bere garaia in Euskera 52, 3., 877-1008 2007 Euskararen Legeak hogeita bost urte eskola alorreko bilakaera: balioespen-saioa in Euskera 52. 3., 1283–1517, 2007 "Sprachpolitik und gesellschaftliche alphabetisierung" jakin-iturri eta bide-erakusle in Euskera, 52. 2., 789–811, 2007 Pedagogoa batzar nagusietan. Hizkuntzen azterbideak, Iturriagaren argitan: Euskaltzaindiko sarrera-hitzaldia in Euskera 52. 1., 61-157 2007 Interferentzia, hiztun garbien galera eta mintzaldaketa: Hiriart-Urrutiren garaiko zenbait korrelato in ASJU XLIII, 1003–1034, 2009 Hizkuntza-soziologiaren ibilia gurean in Bat: Soziolinguistika aldizkaria 77, 27–55, 2010 Diglosiaren purgatorioaz. Teoriatik tiraka in Bat: Soziolinguistika aldizkaria 79–80, 13–152, 2011 Hamar ondorio, gazi eta gozo in Bat: Soziolinguistika aldizkaria 79–80, 225–254, 2011

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Navarre
Awards
Invited speaker at the beginning of the UEU academic year
Also known as
Mikel Zalbide Elustondo

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mikel Zalbide?

Basque linguist and sociolinguist

When was Mikel Zalbide born?

Mikel Zalbide was born on 9 May 1951 in San Sebastián.

What is Mikel Zalbide's occupation?

Mikel Zalbide is a linguist, sociolinguist and engineer.

What nationality is Mikel Zalbide?

Mikel Zalbide is Spanish.

Sources & further reading

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