Mission of the Language Policy Unit, Strasbourg

Mission of the Language Policy Unit
Principles and policy
The Unit is responsible for designing and implementing initiatives for the development and analysis of language education policies aimed at promoting linguistic diversity and plurilingualism.
Brief history (1957 – 2001)
The Unit is particularly well known for its work in developing tools and standards to help member states elaborate transparent and coherent language policies. These instruments, which are disseminated and used not only throughout Europe but all over the world, have become a vital contribution to the establishment of a European education area for modern languages and serve as benchmarks for other bodies and institutions, such as the European Union.
Overview of initiatives (Leaflet)
The Unit’s programmes cover all languages - mother tongue/first language/language(s) of education as well as foreign, second or minority languages - and address the needs of all of the 49 states that have ratified the European Cultural Convention.
The initiatives implemented in Strasbourg also provide a forum for debate on policy development. More...