dia europeo de las lenguas

European day of languages: we love tongues

European day of languages: we love tongues

Every 26 September since 2001, Europe has celebrated the international day of languages – and why not, as the EU has 23 official languages. A Eurostat survey shows that English is the de facto EU lingua franca, which is also a source of constant polemic in the continent, whilst over 35% of EU’s adults speak one language. Will the Italian language be the solution?

ANALYSIS dia europeo de las lenguas : Bilingualism in Spain: a political arm

Bilingualism in Spain: a political arm

In a Europe of 23 official languages, there are complaints about the discrimination suffered by some due to the European policies. A recent Spanish case helps to understand the risk of politicizing the multilingualism

by Clara Fajardo Trigueros @ // 04/03/09

dia europeo de las lenguas, society, politics, culture, discrimination, mario vargas llosa, nationalism

Europe is languages

Europe is languages

There's even one day dedicated to it every year! On 26 September, the European day of languages celebrates linguistic diversity across its 27 countries. But do the ever-dominating influences of English and e-learning threaten this?

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