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TIRF - English & Plurilingualism TIRF @ TESOL Conference, March 2010 “ As many languages as he has, as many friends, as many arts and trades, so many times he is a man”  Ralph Waldo Emerson
Multilingualism is Important ,[object Object],[object Object],“ If I’m selling to you, I speak your language. If I’m buying, dann müssen Sie Deutsch sprechen!” Willy Brandt “ Kolik jazyků znáš, tolikrát jsi člověkem” [As many languages you speak, as many people you are]  Old Czech proverb  “ W er fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiß nichts von der eigenen. [Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own!]   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Language Issues in the World ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Multilingual Identities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Minority Languages
Language Issues for English Speakers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The proportion of pupils in England taking foreign languages at GCSE has been decreasing dramatically in recent years:  2001 - 78% of all pupils were taking a language 2004 - 68%  2006 - 51%  2009 - 44%
The Barcelona Objectives: 1+2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Research - when should  children start languages? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Research – The “Language-Rich Europe” Project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Research - The future of English ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Research – TIRF Key Questions report
Role of English teachers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
TIRF ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Bibliography ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
TeachingEnglish.org.uk
http://www.tirfonline.org

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