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Background

The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) was founded on 8 April 1994 as an “Enlarged partial agreement” of the Council of Europe. This status allows non-member states of the Council of Europe to participate. The ECML operates within the Department of Education, part of the Directorate General of Democracy. The ECML was created through Resolution (94)10, which initiated a pilot phase until December 1997. Resolution (98)11 in July 1998 established the ECML as a permanent institution.

The ECML aligns with the European Cultural Convention, adopted on 19 December 1954 in Paris, which aims to foster mutual understanding between European peoples, promote cultural diversity, and encourage the study of languages, history, and civilisation. The ECML embraces a holistic approach to language education, as articulated in Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)1, which emphasizes plurilingual and intercultural education for democratic culture.

Mission and activities

The mission of the ECML is to promote excellence and innovation in language education and support its member states in implementing effective language education policies. By collaborating with national decision-makers and language experts, the ECML develops innovative, research-based solutions to contemporary challenges in language education.

The ECML's programme, which spans four years, is shaped by the priorities of its member states and reflects emerging trends in language education. The programme addresses identified issues through projects and customised capacity building activities for member states, and includes public events.

Thematic pillars:

teacher and learner competences,
plurilingual and intercultural education,
early language learning,
languages of schooling,
Content and language integrated learning,
curricula and evaluation,

migrant education and employment,
new media in language education,
sign languages.

European Day of Languages

Initiated by the Council of Europe, the European Day of Languages is celebrated annually on 26 September in collaboration with the European Commission^[1]. The ECML coordinates this event in partnership with national relays from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe.

Member states and partnerships

36 States joined the ECML: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria (host country), Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

The ECML also has a special agreement with Canada, under which the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) at the University of Ottawa acts as the national contact point.

Cooperation with the European Commission

Since 2013, the ECML and the European Commission have cooperated to provide professional training opportunities for language experts within ECML and EU member states.

Cooperation with the Professional Network Forum

The ECML collaborates with international non-governmental organisations and institutions in language education through the Professional Network Forum. Members include:

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL),
Association internationale de linguistique appliquée] (AILA) ^[2],
Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) ^[3],
European Confederation of Language Centres in Higher Education (CercleS) ^[4],
European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA) ^[5],

Evaluation and Accreditation of Quality Language Services (EAQUALS) ^[6],
European Civil Society Platform for Multilingualism (ECSPM) ^[7],
Education et Diversité Linguistique et Culturelle (EDiLiC) ^[8],
Conseil européen pour les langues/European Language Council (CEL/ELC) ^[9],

European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL) ^[10],
European Parents' Association (EPA) ^[11],
European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC),
Fédération internationale des professeurs de langues vivantes (FIPLV) ^[12],
International Association of Multilingualism (IAM) ^[13],
International Certificate Conference e.V. (ICC) ^[14],
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) of the University of Ottawa.

Cooperation with the Language Network Graz

Founded in 2007, the Language Network Graz brings together local and regional organisations in education and culture to jointly promote multilingualism through initiatives such as the annual language festival in Graz.

References

^ "European Commission, European Day of Languages/". commission.europa.eu/about/departments-and-executive-agencies/translation/edl_en?prefLang=fr. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "Association internationale de linguistique appliquée (AILA)/". aila.info. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "Association of Language Testers in Europe/". alte.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "European Confederation of * * Language Centres in Higher Education/". cercles.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "European Association for Language Testing and Assessment/". ealta.eu/. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "Evaluation and Accreditation of Quality Language Services (EAQUALS)/". eaquals.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "European Civil Society Platform for Multilingualism/". ecspm.org/. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "Education et Diversité Linguistique et Culturelle (EDiLiC)/". edilic.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "Conseil européen pour les langues/European Language Council (CEL/ELC)/". celelc.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL)/". efnil.org/. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "European Parents' Association (EPA)/". europarents.eu/. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "Fédération internationale des professeurs de langues vivantes (FIPLV) /". fiplv.com. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "International Association of Multilingualism (IAM)". iam.wildapricot.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ "International Certificate Conference e.V. (ICC)/". icc-languages.eu. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

External links

Official website

[1] "European Commission, European Day of Languages/". commission.europa.eu/about/departments-and-executive-agencies/translation/edl_en?prefLang=fr. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[2] "Association internationale de linguistique appliquée (AILA)/". aila.info. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[3] "Association of Language Testers in Europe/". alte.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[4] "European Confederation of * * Language Centres in Higher Education/". cercles.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[5] "European Association for Language Testing and Assessment/". ealta.eu/. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[6] "Evaluation and Accreditation of Quality Language Services (EAQUALS)/". eaquals.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[7] "European Civil Society Platform for Multilingualism/". ecspm.org/. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[8] "Education et Diversité Linguistique et Culturelle (EDiLiC)/". edilic.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[9] "Conseil européen pour les langues/European Language Council (CEL/ELC)/". celelc.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[10] "European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL)/". efnil.org/. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[11] "European Parents' Association (EPA)/". europarents.eu/. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[12] "Fédération internationale des professeurs de langues vivantes (FIPLV) /". fiplv.com. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[13] "International Association of Multilingualism (IAM)". iam.wildapricot.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[14] "International Certificate Conference e.V. (ICC)/". icc-languages.eu. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

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