This document summarizes a PhD thesis on language representations in Denmark and Germany based on a multilingual empirical approach. The thesis compares how foreign languages are represented in the discourses of both countries within the framework of their official language and educational policies. It analyzes over 3,000 excerpts from documents between 2003-2008 using comparative critical discourse analysis and sociology of language to theorize how language hierarchies are constructed through representation and choice. Key findings include the positioning of English, immigrant languages, and inclusive vs. exclusive practices in each country's discourse.