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The work of the ECML represents a collective effort and determination to enhance the quality in language education at challenging times. The publications illustrate the dedication and active involvement of all those who participated in a series of international projects and training and consultancy activities. The promotion of the programme outputs and their adaptation to different learning environments is supported through National Contact Points in each of the member states of the Centre. Read more

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Lara's language journey across Europe

The languages you will encounter in this brochure reflect the diversity of the cultures and traditions which exist side by side on our continent. Some of the around 225 languages which are native to Europe are spoken by millions and others, that are only spoken by a handful of people, are, sadly, close to dying out.

During this short journey, you will discover lots of similarities. European languages largely fall into three main categories: Slavic, Romance and Germanic, the languages within each group have the same roots – however, over centuries they have developed in their own distinct directions. You will also find out about their differences: the variety of alphabets (such as Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Armenian and Georgian), often using artistic scripts; how they deal with creating words for new inventions and their sometimes mysterious origins. All have a unique identity and their own story to tell!

On each language page there is a short introduction from Lara, some key words, phrases and special characters from the alphabet, as well as an estimated number of people around the world who use it as their first language.

Target group(s): teachersparentslanguage learners

Publication year: 2021

Author(s): Council of Europe (European Centre for Modern Languages)

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CA
CS
DA
DE
EL
EN
ES
ET
FI
FR
GA
HR
HU
IS
IT
ME
MK
MT
NL
NO
RO
RU
SK
SL
SR
SV

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Download the catalogue of the ECML programme outputs 2016-2019 "Languages at the heart of learning": English - French

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