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Language Rich Europe

The Mercator Research Centre / Fryske Akademy is one of the research partners in the Language Rich Europe project. 

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What Is Language Rich Europe?

Through new research, a pioneering new tool – the Language Rich Europe Index – and a network of partners, this project seeks to capture the attention of leaders in government, business and society across Europe to:

  • Illustrate the current situation, highlighting good policy and practice to enable informed policy choices
  • Inspire new language focus among decision makers by demonstrating the importance of languages in stable and prosperous societies
  • Motivate more learners and users of many languages 

How Is This Achieved?

New research: Creating a baseline for language education and multilingual services across countries and industries.


  

Language types to be included are:

  • National
  • Foreign
  • Regional- or minority
  • Immigrant

How Will This Information Be Used

With our expert partners we will build networks of over 1200 professionals from all sectors covered by the Index, both at a national and international level. 

The research and language profiles of each country will be launched in Spring 2012 and promoted through:


Language Rich Europe Index – A European Index on Multilingual Policies and Practices will compare policies and practices against European Commission and Council of Europe standards in:

  • Education (child and adult levels)
  • Public services and spaces
  • Business
  • Media
  • National language diversity documents/databases


 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

  • Publications and website in at least 22 languages

  • Articles and interviews in the media

  • Student network: 2 million EUNIC language learners

  • New professional network: 1200 decision makers

  • 22 major national launch events 

  • 66+ workshops on improving policies and practices 

  • 22 action plans (national / regional / local level)

  • Final document summarising recommendations

  • Project impact can be tracked in later editions

     

Essays: Highlighting specific national contexts will complement the data collected in each country  

Analysis: Using the Index, this project will determine:

  • Good practices: Which recommendations are being followed and work well? Which do not and why?
  • Correlations between good practice in one area and success in another area 

 

 

This project is a delivered by a consortium of over 30 partners and is co-managed by a steering group

Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning / Fryske Akademy

sbenedictus(a)fryske-akademy.nl 

For more information you can visit the website of Language Rich Europe or download the brochure for more information here.

Countries and regions included in the Index:

 This project is a delivered by a consortium of over 30 partners and is co-managed by a steering group:

With the kind support of our sponsors:

Important links:

Fryske Akademy Mercator NetworkNetwork of SchoolsFind us on Facebook

Partners:

Mercator Legislation Mercator MediaResearch Institute LinguisticsCentre for Finnish Studies