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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?
- Read the special edition European day of languages: we love tongues
- Videos: Europe's sports stars grapple with foreign languages
- E-learning: a new way to learn languages online
- Five reasons why Italian should be Europe's lingua franca
- Tongue twisters
- French citizens ‘Balkan-level’ skill at the English language
- Too much English spoken in Europe?
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
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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?
- Read the special edition Europe is languages
- ‘Holland, Denmark are language learning examples for France, England and Spain’
- EU day of languages, Paris: why Portuguese singer Lio wants to hug you
- E-learning: a new way to learn languages online
- Audio: sounds like Greek to me
- Too much English spoken in Europe?
