Welcome to Poliglotti4.eu

Poliglotti4.eu is a project promoting multilingualism in Europe - the result of the deliberations of the EU Civil Society Platform on Multilingualism. This website reports on best practice in language policy and language learning, and provides policymakers, teachers, learners and civil society organisations with a powerful toolkit for benchmarking and enhancing their activities in non-formal and informal education and learning sectors. The project is funded through the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme. Globus Photo: © Gerd Altmann / PIXELIO

Languages Speak Up!

To celebrate the European Day of Languages, Poliglotti4.eu and Language Rich Europe launched a competition to find Language Ambassadors who are willing to lend their voice to the cause of language learning by creating a short video of their linguistic journey.

After a tough decision for the jury, the winners of the Languages Speak Up competition have now been announced. You can watch their videos here. We’d like to thank all participants for their submissions, their enthusiasm and their creativity!

Poliglotti4.eu Expert Seminar on Early Language Learning

The international Poliglotti4.eu Expert Seminar on Early Language Learning took place on 9-10 February 2012 in the charming city of Leeuwarden, the capital of the bilingual province Fryslân, The Netherlands. The seminar was organised by the Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning and focused on the early language learning situation in Europe, on Poliglotti4.eu research outcomes and products so far, on policy-recommendations and on the challenges for the future of early language learning. More information can be found about the speakers, and photos of the seminar are available in the Media Gallery. Photo © geoclopedie.nl

Poliglotti4.eu Stakeholders Meeting on Multilingualism

The Poliglotti4.eu Stakeholders Meeting on Multilingualism in the European Union took place on 1-2 December 2011 and was hosted by the Representation of the European Commission in Madrid, Spain. Topics included language policies, language learning and education and integrating multilingual practice in public services. Special attention was paid to the policy recommendations of the EU Civil Society Platform on Multilingualism and results of the research that is currently being undertaken by the Poliglotti4.eu project partners. Photo © Taramtamtam