New European Commission Proposal for a Council Recommendation on improving the teaching and learning of languages
Author: Catherine Seewald/12 June 2018/Categories: Show on front page, European Commission, Early language learning, Language teacher competences, Plurilingual education
On 22 May 2018 the European Commission adopted a set of proposed Council Recommendations and other policy documents under the headline “Building a stronger Europe: the role of youth, education and culture policies”. The press communication and the Recommendation on a comprehensive approach to language teaching and learning, together with its annex and Staff Working Document, which provides the scientific background for the Recommendation, as well as many examples of good practice are all now available online.
The "Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a comprehensive approach to the teaching and learning of languages" and its Annex about "Language Awareness in Schools – developing comprehensive approaches to language learning" are available in all official EU languages in the EurLex database.