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THE LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OF FUTURE TEACHERS: RESULTS OF THE FIRST DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF CATALAN ADMINISTERED TO NEWACCESS STUDENTS ACROSS FIVE EDUCATION FACULTIES IN CATALONIA

Publicated to:Revista De Llengua I Dret. (81): 189-212 - 2024-06-01 (81), DOI: 10.58992/rld.i81.2024.4147

Authors: Valls, Esteve; Prats, Sonia; de Bofarull, Jordi; Fullola, Montserrat; Julien, Eva; Garcia-Rueda, Rebeca; Riera, Laura

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Univ Abat Oliba CEU, Serv Llengues, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Serv Llengues, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Barcelona, Serv Linguist, Barcelona 08035, Spain - Author
Univ Int Catalunya, Inst Multilingualism, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Rovira i Virgili, Serv Linguist, Tarragona, Spain - Author
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Abstract

This paper analyses the results of administering a common Catalan diagnostic test, for the first time, to 1,000 firstyear students enrolled in Early -Childhood Education, Primary Education, and the double degree in Early -Childhood Education and Primary Education across five faculties of Education in Catalonia. The results show that, despite having passed the Personal Aptitude Test that regulates access to these studies, more than half of the students have an overall CEFR level lower than the C1 accreditation that they received on completing the fourth grade of ESO (compulsory secondary education), and that this is mainly due to deficits in their command of the orthographic and grammatical aspects of the language. As a result of this finding, various actions are proposed in the areas of educational language policy, in general, and in the selection and training of future teachers, in particular, among which is the need to rethink the automatic accreditation of a C1 level of Catalan at the conclusion of ESO.

Keywords
Catalan diagnostic testEarly-childhood educationEducational sociolinguisticsInitial teacher trainingLinguistic and communicative competenceLinguistic education policyPrimary educationTeacher trainin

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Revista De Llengua I Dret due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Linguistics and Language. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Law.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-08:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 5.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 6.1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 7 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.