| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service |
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| Publisher | EU |
| Series Title | Study |
| Series Details | July 2016 |
| Publication Date | July 2016 |
| ISBN | 978-92-823-9455-7 |
| EC | QA-02-16-610-EN-N |
| Content Type | Report |
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Multilingualism is at the heart of the European Union. The aim of this paper is to review the work done at EU level regarding the European Strategy on Multilingualism, focusing especially on progress made after 2011. The paper presents a number of policy developments and initiatives which have been put in place, and encourages Member States to address the need for improving language learning outcomes by exploiting the wide array of financial and advisory support provided by the European Commission. See also the related Study: European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Study, October 2016: Research for CULT Committee - European Strategy for Multilingualism: Benefits and Costs This report presents the different results of the research in the economics of languages that deal with the advantages and the disadvantages of multilingualism in the economy, in society and in the institutions of the EU. These results provide a general, albeit admittedly limited, picture of the needs for language policy in the current European multilingual environment. Against this background, the authors evaluate the relevance of the general goals and the recommendations of the European Strategy for Multilingualism (ESM). Further, we summarise the available evidence of measures and actions carried out by the Commission to implement the ESM, and, where possible, we present data on their advantages and disadvantages. |
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| Source Link | http://dx.publications.europa.eu/10.2861/310062 |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
