This section contains the latest news about languages in Europe: dates of events related to languages, reviews about research in linguistics and in teaching foreign and native languages, European positions, etc.
The European Commission is currently carrying out a consultation in view to creating a new long term mobility programme for school teachers and school staff. Have your say on how the new programme will look by taking part in the online survey.
From 21 Apr - 09 Jun, Shakespeare’s Globe is holding a whirlwind of a festival – all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in 37 different languages by 37 different international theatre companies.
The EPG project is a European initiative which aims to improve the quality and effectiveness of language training thanks to an innovative instrument: the European Profiling Grid.
The next training event, organised as part of the teachers’ forum composed of language centres specialising in French as a foreign language (FLE), will take place on Friday 6 April at the Alliance Française Paris Ile de France between 9.30am and 5.00pm. The topic will be ‘new learning spaces’. The FLE teachers’ forum provides opportunities for teachers to share their practice and reflect upon the use of digital resources as a way to innovate in the classroom.
The EU has recently launched a website on children's rights for children and teenagers. Available in all languages of the EU, it is an ideal resource to be used in the languages classroom.
If you offer services in English alone, you stand to lose up to two thirds of potential online sales. This is the conclusion of a recent survey by Translated, a language service provider.
La Librairie pédagogique du FLE - Français langue étrangère - ouvrira ses portes à Paris le 2 juin prochain, à l’initiative d' ATTICA - la librairie des langues et de l’ Agence de promotion du FLE.
