1. General introduction to language policy in the European Union (Saturday 27 June,
16.00 – 17.30 h)
- theoretical notes on language policy and language planning
- history of the discipline
- major names
- sub-branches of language policy and planning
- theoretical notes on ‘multilingualism’
- semantics of the term ‘multilingualism’
- research strands on multilingualism
- broad sketch of language policy and planning in the European Union
- institutional level (internal and external communication)
- level of the member states
- transnational level
2. Focus on regional and minority languages (Saturday 27 June, 18.00 – 19.30 h)
- general overview of the world’s linguistic diversity
- linguistic diversity in Europe: facts and figures
- threats to linguistic diversity (language shift / loss / death)
- paths to language maintenance and language revitalization
- the role of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992)
- contents
- mechanisms
- outcomes
- shortcomings
- perspectives
3. Focus on the role of languages in education and at the institutional level
(Sunday 28 June, 10.00 – 11.30 h)
- European language-in-education policy
- theoretical goals
- language teaching programs and models
- practice in member states (based on recent data < Eurydice and Eurobarometer)
- challenges
- Institutional language use
- within the services of the EU
- external communication
4. Broadening the scope: challenges for language policy from a Croatian point of
view (12.00 – 13.30h)
- group discussion on expected / desired interplay between European and Croatian
language policy against the background of workshops 1, 2 and 3