Erasmus+ : European multilingualism experiences from the lifelong learning programme : key activity 2 : languages 2007-2013.

Since the European Union is built around the free movement of people, capital and goods, EU support to languages has aimed at strengthening the language skills and competences of its inhabitants in order to facilitate their participation in the European and the global market. [...] The key milestones for multilingualism policies in the last 10 years have been the 2004-2006 Action Plan Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity1, which committed the European Commission to introducing the European Indicator of Language Competence designed to provide data and comparisons related to foreign language teaching and learning, and the Commission Communication Multilingualism: an asse [...] Brian HOLMES Director Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture 5 INTRODUCTION The Lifelong Learning Programme (2007-2013) As the flagship European Funding programme in the field of education and training between 2007 and 20136, the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) was designed to encourage lifelong learning for the development of the European Union as an advanced knowledge society with [...] The Transversal programme complemented the four sectoral sub-programmes by providing a means of supporting trans-sectoral activity in the fields of languages and ICT and to strengthen the dissemination and exploitation of results of the programme. [...] The project has produced a report on child and adult language learning within the family, the Narrative Format performing styles, the levels of participation, and the strategies adopted by the families.