The Council of Europe’s activities to promote linguistic diversity and
language learning in the field of education are carried out within the framework
of the European Cultural Convention, (1954) ratified by 49 states.
The Language Policy Unit (Strasbourg) implements intergovernmental
medium-term programmes with a strong emphasis on activities and tools to support
policy development. The Unit’s programmes are complemented by those of the
European Centre for Modern
Languages (Partial Agreement [ECML] - Graz, Austria) and of the Secretariat of
the European Charter for
Regional or Minority Languages. >> More
NEWS
LAUNCH: "Language support for adult refugees: a Council of Europe
toolkit" -
www.coe.int/lang-refugees. Strasbourg, Council of Europe,
22-23 November 2017
Intergovernmental conference on “The language dimension in all subjects: equity and quality in education". Strasbourg, 14-15 October 2015.
Programme including presentations and related Conference documents and
Report
THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR
LANGUAGES: LEARNING, TEACHING, ASSESSMENT (CEFR)
The CEFR is a key instrument for establishing
a European educational space in the field of modern languages. Its main aim
is to facilitate transparency and comparability in the provision of language
education and qualifications. It is available in nearly 40 language versions. More
At the request of national or regional authorities, the Council of Europe
provides expert assistance with the development of a Profile – a process of
analysis and reflection leading to proposals to support a global and
coherent approach to language learning and teaching, and involving all
languages in education. More
This project deals with the language(s) of instruction in school which is most often the
national or official language(s) and also the mother tongue of the majority
of students. Within the wider concept of plurilingualism and respect for
linguistic diversity, the project also addresses issues relating to the
development of the plurilingual repertoire of learners. More
POLICY GUIDE AND STUDIES: TOWARDS PLURILINGUAL
EDUCATION
Aimed at policy deciders, the Guide describes
how language education policies can promote a global and coherent approach
to plurilingual education. The Guide is accompanied by a series of thematic
studies. More
GUIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
CURRICULA
Aimed primarily at persons in charge of curricula, this Guide addresses
all those involved in teaching. It offers practical approaches in curriculum
development, illustrated with scenarios, in order to implement plurilingual
and intercultural education. It is accompanied by two satellite studies.
LAUNCH: "Language support for adult refugees: a Council of Europe
toolkit" - 
in connection with the CEFR: