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04/04/2013 Europäische Union

Juvenes Translatores - Award Ceremony 2013: Young linguists rewarded for their translations

On 11th April 2013, 27 secondary school students from all over Europe will receive their "Juvenes Translatores" prizes from Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.

04/04/2013 Europäische Union

Lost in translation: saving Europe's endangered languages

Dozens of languages in Europe are not much lost for words as short of speakers with some 120 believed to be dying out. The EP's culture committee discussed the problem with experts on 20 March.

04/04/2013 Schweiz

Linguistic Diversity Essential For Innovation, Development, Roundtable Speakers Say

Multilingualism not only expands cultural horizons but also provides a tool for innovation, speakers gathered at an international roundtable yesterday said. However, language uniformity is a tempting road taken by many – often for cost-related reasons – while multilingualism should be promoted as a factor in development, they said.

04/04/2013 Vereinigtes Königreich

El idioma digital llega al diccionario de papel

De la agricultura al automóvil y al autocorrector, las cosas nuevas siempre necesitan palabras nuevas. Y las nuevas palabras también siempre despiertan sentimientos encontrados.

03/04/2013 Spanien

El Govern recibe 17 peticiones para escolarizar a alumnos en castellano durante este curso

La Generalitat reconoce que debe darles atención individualizada pero mantiene la inmersión

03/04/2013 Argentinien

Crean Registro de Instituciones de Lenguas Extranjeras

El Instituto de Política Lingüística dependiente del Ministerio de Cultura, Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología creó recientemente un registro para asociaciones, clubes y organizaciones que se dedican a promover, difundir o enseñar lenguas y culturas extranjeras en Misiones.

03/04/2013 Niederlande

Dyslexie en Engels vaak lastige combinatie

Bijna 1.500 Avansstudenten hebben dyslexie. Nu een moderne vreemde taal beheersen op B2-niveau verplicht wordt in elke studie, maken vakdocenten Engels zich zorgen. Want dyslexie en een vreemde taal is een lastige combi. Een workshop eind april behandelt deze problematiek.

03/04/2013 Österreich

Österreichs Schule macht Schule in Prag

Wegen großer Beliebtheit muss das österreichische Gymnasium in der tschechischen Hauptstadt aufstocken und den Standort wechseln. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Expat-Schulen werden hier auch viele tschechische Kinder zweisprachig unterrichtet

03/04/2013 Vereinigtes Königreich

Text-speak: language evolution or just laziness?

Pupils are becoming increasingly "bilingual" in English and text-speak, a new study claims. But is it just a simple decline in proper language skills, asks Anne Merritt.

03/04/2013 Malta

Foreign students attending EFL schools up 18.2% in 2012

Last year, foreign students attending English language courses at local specialised schools numbered 81,911, an 18.2 per cent increase over 2011.

03/04/2013 Vereinigtes Königreich

Revealed: English as a language of foreign imports

Booze, dollar and bungalow are all familiar words in the English language. But a new exhibition shows how many have been adopted from abroad.

03/04/2013 Norwegen

Norway government outlines multilingual policies

‘Plurilingualism is a resource that it should be valued’, says Deputy Education Minister.

03/04/2013 Vereinigte Staaten

Multilingual survey reveals immigrants deserve to be heard

For a nation of immigrants like the United States, it’s not surprising that each ethnic group has its own set of concerns that they see impact their families and themselves. Yet, because of language or immigration status, many times their opinions get overlooked in the usual phone surveys used to gauge such opinions.

03/04/2013 Spanien

Comillas ofrece seis cursos de Español para profesionales, entre ellos para la Medicina y la Salud

El Centro Internacional de Estudios Superiores del Español CIESE-Comillas ofrece el curso 2013-2014 seis cursos de Español para profesionales, entre ellos para la Medicina y la Salud.

03/04/2013 Spanien

La DGA convoca 25 plazas de auxiliares de conversación en centros bilingües

La convocatoria es similar a la de otros años y va destinada a colegios e institutos. En total hay unos 50 auxiliares y 188 profesores colaboradores.