strategy
Expanding language learning opportunities
Implementation:
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Decision of Parliament and the Council establishing 2001 as European Year of Languages. This initiative, which the Commission proposes to provide with a budget of EUR 8 million, will consist of a series of information campaigns and the cofinancing of local, regional, national and transnational projects. This campaign, which will target the general public, will be coordinated with the Council of Europe initiative, this institution having already declared 2001 to be European Year of Languages. "The ability to speak one or more foreign languages opens up new opportunities for Europeans", said Ms Viviane Reding, Member of the Commission with special responsibility for Education and Culture, adding that Europe "will always have great linguistic wealth and the European Year of Languages in 2001 will be part of this diversity". Broader:
Expanding Facilitates:
Educating in additional languages Facilitated by:
Teaching basic literacy prowessTeaching additional language skillsConducting language proficiency classes Type Classification:
J: Unconfirmed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
