Basically PPEC and PPEV teach some curriculum content in a foreign language (usually English), each one has Spanish or Valencian language as a base or vehicular language.
But it is not so easy and simple. Valencian language has not been able to get the same linguistic normality as the Spanish. It is known that, here in Valencian Comunity, we have already a bilingual program with Valencian and Spanish languages that does not work as it should work. The reasons may be:
- lack of prepared teachers to teach in Valencian language that finally prefer teaching in Spanish because they don't feel comfortable o can not express themselves as they would wish.
- Another reason may be the no aperture of new Valencian language lines because not all centers offer valencian teaching pathways.
- Or just demand is decreasing.
The results from our previous bilingual programs show that only the PEP and PIL linguistic pathways guarantee the students proficiency in two languages (Valencian and Spanish). Now, PEV and PIL will disapear and we will have to talk about PPEV and PPEC.
There are many complaints because the decree does consider Valencian language at the same level of linguistic normality than Spanish language. Valencian language is not recognized as a minority language neither in an unbalance situation. So it seems that the decree marginates the Valencian language.
I totally agree with the complaints but I don't think the problem is the decree nor the English language. It is not fair to get the idea that trilingualism does not work in Valencian Community because with Valencian language did not work. We already had a weak plan to face with our previous bilingual programs and the changes introduced by the new one make the situation even worse.
But the solution, on my view, "seems" clear and it have to do with smart thinking and effort. I think if the State offers all education programs in all centers, people will have the academic freedom and the satisfaction to exercise their rights. Teachers have to be better prepared and follow the law taking the responsibility to be able to teach in official and co-official language like other teachers from other Communities do.
Regarding to English, I think soon or later we will have to deal with, so the sooner the better. Moreover, the students deserve to receive all the tools for end education as better prepared as we can to become a citizen of the world.