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Language, Diversity and Integration in the Enlarged European Union: Challenges and Opportunities from East to West
Language, Diversity and Integration in the Enlarged European Union: Challenges and Opportunities from East to West

Author(s): Gabrielle Hogan-Brun
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: language; diversity; integration; European Union

Summary/Abstract: The conference on ‘Language, Diversity and Integration in the Enlarged EU: Challenges and Opportunities’ focused on ways in which language ideologies, policies and practices impact on the consolidation of society post EU enlargement. Considering the interplay between language, diversity and integration, the following were areas of particular concern in the range of papers presented: language issues in relation to ethnicity, citizenship, class, gender; language ideologies and public discourse; language policy, language rights and language practices; multilingualism and crosscultural communication; language and education.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-12
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English
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