Culture in crisis: Babel or monolingualism?

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Culture in crisis: Babel or monolingualism? Marc Delbarge marc.delbarge@lessius.eu Lessius University College, Antwerp College of Europe, Bruges

I. Europe as a multilingual and multicultural macrocosm in crisis? If Belgium can’t survive, what hope for the European Union? Belgium is failing because there are no real Belgians, just as there are no real Europeans. Rather, there are different peoples, with their own languages, cultures, television stations and political parties. A democracy without a demos – the unit with which we identify when we use the word “we” – is left only with kratos: the power of a system that compels by force of law what it cannot ask in name of patriotism. And kratos alone cannot sustain a state. (Daniel Hannan, The Telegraph)

II. Linguistic situation within the EU Linguistic diversity and democracy European identity and multicultural environment Figures and data. The case of gaelic.

III. Multilingualism and translation/interpretation Official multilingualism Gabriel de Fragnière: cultural functions of language Translations/ interpretations Network Infrastructure Financial costs

IV. Babel, monolingualism or a multilingual communication system? Dream and reality: English as lingua franca European culture in crisis: efficiency >< democracy Cases: Latin - Spanish and Portuguese – French The case of English: intrinsic and extrinsic reasons

Figures and data within the European Union ‘Globish’ Challenged by Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish? English and the danger of fragmentation English and its old and / or new standard ‘Eurospeak’ Figures and data within the European Union European institutions and the working language(s) French Government and its language policy

English as the only lingua franca ? Control of the language market Translation/interpretation costs Investments in Education system Effort to learn foreign languages Position of the non-native speakers English as a type of Esperanto Democratic deficit: Eurocrats Monolithic way of thinking Professional future of lecturers Professional future of students

Conclusions ‘Globish’ and ‘eurospeak’ are reality! The need of quality translations/interpretations! Cf. Esperanza Bielsa European culture in crisis = a challenge !