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A European platform for neighbouring languages in border regions

Europe is more and more becoming the Europe of regions. The European cooperation manifests itself first of all in the border regions. Border regions, where also the less widely spread languages are learnt, offer an excellent opportunity for multilingualism, which Europe is promoting. They often create ingenious formulas to learn the language of their neighbour. However, these formulas mostly remain isolated projects. A platform for neighbouring languages will:

Combine and distribute good practice of language learning projects
Offer tools to promote the neighbouring language
Respond to the demand for learning by means of E-learning sites
Create virtual communities for the professionals of the neighbouring language
Bind research to innovative activities and vice-versa Inform actors of the neighbouring language of financing possibilities
Organise conferences, customized workshops and study visits
Advise border regions on specific topics of the region concerned

The platform will be coordinated by two agencies that make use of already existing European networks: the AEBR (Association of European Border Regions ) and the Language Academy (Coordinator of the Comenius network Languages and Borders). These organisations already cooperate and publish news bulletins. Together, they have some 4000 relations in the field of (Eu)regional politics, education and research.

Presentation by Ruud Halink

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