POLITICA LINGVISTICĂ EUROPEANĂ

Abstract

European language policy promotes the learning of several languages for all individuals in the course of their lives, so that the Europeans become plurilingual and intercultural citizens. It also focuses on the idea that language study offers opportunities to acquire independence and autonomy as learners and on the conviction that knowing different languages is a powerful factor in intellectual development, encouraging open-mindedness and flexibility. An essential part of the teachers’ role is to develop their learner’s confidence, social and intercultural skills, and the ability to communicate and connect with the world. They are not simply trainers. They focus on language in use, and that means developing the individual’s power to communicate.