2. What will Language Rich Europe achieve?
Objectives
What will Language Rich Europe achieve?
Exchange of good policies and practices in language teaching and learning for social inclusion, intercultural dialogue and economic success
Enhanced cooperation and commitment to improving language policies and practices across countries and sectors
Increased awareness of EU and Council of Europe recommendations for promoting language learning and linguistic diversity

3. How will Language Rich Europe achieve its objectives?
Consortium of network partners
Conducting Baseline Research:
The Language Rich Europe Index
Analysis and Insight
Dissemination and Network Building
Exploitation of results through national and regional action plans and recommendations to European institutions 3

4. Language Rich Europe is co-led by a partner steering group

5. Overall, LRE is a consortium of 32 partners
Partner consortium
With support from

6. Countries and regions included in the project:
Research
Countries and regions included in the project:
Countries:
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Regions:
Catalonia
Friesland
Wales
Basque country 6

7. The Language Rich Europe Index: A European Index on Multilingual Policies and Practice
Research
A baseline for language policies and practices across countries and sectors with clear, comparable information that can be tracked over time
The research covers:
National documents and databases on language diversity
Pre-primary and primary education
Secondary education
Vocational and university education
The media
Public services and spaces
Business 7

8. Spectrum of languages analysed:
The Language Rich Europe Index: A European Index on Multilingual Policies and Practice
Research
Spectrum of languages analysed:
National languages
Foreign languages
Regional minority languages
Immigrant languages 8

9. Which documents ? – European Institutions
1) Council of the EU – Council Resolution on a European strategy for multilingualism 21/11/2008
2) Communication from the Commission – Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment 18/09/2008 (ECCOM)
3) Communication from the Commission – Multilingualism: A new impetus for European cooperation in Vocational Education and Training to support the EU 2020 strategy 09/06/2010
4) Communication from the Commission – Migration and Mobility: challenges and opportunities for the EU education systems 03/07/2008
5) European Parliament resolution on Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment 24/03/2009
6) Commission of the European Communities – High Level group on Multilingualism final report 2007
7) Davignon report on languages in business 2008
8) Council of the EU – Council conclusions on Multilingualism 2008

10. Which documents? – Council of Europe
1) European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages (1992)
2) European Cultural Convention (1954)
3) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
4) Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the use of the Council of Europe’s CEFR and the promotion of plurilingualism (2008)
5) Recommendation R 98 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States concerning Modern Languages
6) Parliamentary Assembly recommendation 1740 (2006) – the place of the mother tongue in school education
7) Parliamentary Assembly recommendation 1598 (2003) - protection of sign languages in the Member States
8) Parliamentary Assembly recommendation 1539 (2001) – European Year of Languages
9) Parliamentary Assembly recommendation 1383 (1998) – Linguistic diversification
10) Integration of Adult Migrants and Education – extracts from Conventions and Recommendations (2008)
11) Guide for the development and implementation of curricula for plurilingual and intercultural education (2010)
12) From linguistic diversity to plurilingual education – Guide for the development of language education policies in Europe (2007)

11. Strand 1 – Documents and Databases on Linguistic Diversity

12. Strand 2 – Pre-primary and Primary education

13. Language types – pre-primary and primary education

14. Strand 3 – languages in secondary education

15. Strand 4 – languages in VET and HE institutions (3 cities)

16. Strand 5 – languages in the media in 3 cities

17. Strand 6 - Languages in public services and spaces in 3 cities

18. Strand 7 – Languages in business – sample of 24 companies

19. 1200 influencers and decision makers
Dissemination and Network Building
Media – ministry officials, editors, journalists, television executives, immigrant associations
Business – ministry officials, CEOs, HR managers, recruitment agencies, immigrant associations
Education – ministry officials, policy advisors, curriculum designers, teacher trainers, head teachers, HE department heads, managers in adult learning, teacher associations, immigrant associations, learner representatives
Public services and spaces – ministry officials, representatives from public administration and city planning, health services, legal services, NGOs involved in social inclusion, immigrant associations 19

20. Dissemination and exploitation of results
Analysis and language profiles published and promoted throughout Europe and beyond
Dissemination and exploitation of results
Print publication in 23 languages
Website in 23 languages incl. search engine / contacts database / best practice resource area
A robust media campaign with press launches in each country as well as features in quality newspapers, TV, news websites, radio and local media
4 partner meetings and 2 major conferences (Vilnius, Berlin, London, Brussels)
3 multilingual annual reports
22 major national launch events (20 countries, 2 regions)
Professional network of over 1,200 decision makers across sectors
Student network of over 2 million EUNIC language learners
Renowned, multilingual Project Ambassadors to champion and promote the project
66 workshops on improving policies & practices across Europe
22 action plans (national / regional / local level)
Final paper summarising recommendations to the European Commission / European Parliament / Council of Europe 20

21. Join our network of over 1200 leaders from across Europe
We welcome involvement of EFNIL members:
Building on our research
Taking part in our national events and workshops
Disseminating project results among your professional networks
Participating in our international conferences in London and Brussels (selection of contacts from each national network) 21

22. Project Timeline
Dec 2010
Partners meeting in Vilnius – Index finalised
Dec – Feb 2011
Pilot research in Spain and Poland
March – November 2011
Full research in remaining countries
Contacts database and online resource bank established
November 2011
Partners meeting in Berlin – development of communication plan
March 2012
Publications available in 23 languages, website developed
April/May 2012
National launches of results 22

23. Project Timeline
June 2012
Partners meeting and conference in London – to develop plan on how to exploit results
July to Dec 2012
National workshops, action plans developed
February 2013
Final partners meeting and public conference in Brussels – findings presented to European institutions
March 2013
Quantitative & qualitative evaluation complete, end of project
Follow-up
Projects planned to support implementation and monitoring of changes 23

24. Annex II: European Union National Institutes for Culture
Members: 27 partners and their teachers from across Europe all of whom work internationally and do so with autonomy from their national governments
Mission: to improve and promote cultural diversity and understanding between European societies