Generation 112

Multilingualism

Find in this section all the contents we have published in our website since the creation of Generation 112 on the topic of Multilingualism. Our radio programs, articles, editorials, interviews or opinion columns gathered to get an overview of one of the twelve topics we have chosen.

People need to speak up! - 2011-11-03

Is the linguistic dimension central to the European project? Not according to Yves Bertoncini, who aired his views during an interview with "Questions for a Euro-democracy." * Those who believe in the European integration dynamic speak English, the main working language, and the younger generations are much more multilingual than their colleagues in the years before. Languages do not pose...

A European Day to celebrate the languages diversity - 2010-09-26

As every year, last Sunday September, 26th was the celebration of the European Day of Languages, created in 2001 by the Council of Europe, and thus emphasizes the European languages diversity. The aim of this Day is to promote the linguistic heritage and encourage lifelong language learning. The list of events is quite long: conferences, radio program, quiz, cinema festival or storytelling etc....