Catalan gains more than 117,000 frequent speakers in a context of demographic growth
Catalan gains more than 117,000 frequent speakers in a context of demographic growth The Department of Language Policy and the Institute of Statistics of Catalonia (Idescat) have presented the results of their fifth edition of the Survey of Language Uses of the Population (EULP 2023), an official five-yearly study that provides information on the evolution […]
ECCA Virtual Reality Contest Winner
ECCA Virtual Reality Contest Winner To celebrate International Mother Language Day and its Silver Jubilee we are delighted to announce the winner of the ECCA Virtual Reality Contest. The ECCA Virtual Reality Contest led by NPLD has aimed to bring together students of different linguistic communities to celebrate the linguistic diversity of Europe, where 40 […]
The Itzulinguru Project: The impact of neural machine translation on the use of the Basque language in regulated environments
The Itzulinguru Project: The impact of neural machine translation on the use of the Basque language in regulated environments Share this post: The Itzulinguru project examined how the use of neural machine translation and other language technologies influences the use of the Basque language. The project studied the current use of neural machine translation by […]
Activating municipal language policies at the First Conference on Language Policy in the Municipalities
Activating municipal language policies at the First Conference on Language Policy in the Municipalities The Department of Language Policy and the Consortium for Language Normalisation (CPNL) held the First Conference on Language Policy in the Municipalities at the Teatre La Unió in Sant Cugat del Vallès on the 17th of January. This event brought together […]
Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages
Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages NPLD are delighted by the news that the Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages will be continuing to give a voice to minority communities across Europe. The announcement of the renewal of this Intergroup provides a great opportunity to enable minority issues to continue to […]
Scientific Conference on “80 Years of Education in the Native Macedonian Language”
Scientific Conference on “80 Years of Education in the Native Macedonian Language” On the 19th of December 2024, the Conference “80 Years of Education in the Native Macedonian Language in Albania” was held in Korça, Albania and attended by university professors and researchers from Albania and Macedonia, as well as activists from the Macedonian community […]
Highlights of the 2024 Language Planning Conference – Buaicphointí na Comhdhála Pleanála Teanga 2024
Highlights of the 2024 Language Planning Conference – Buaicphointí na Comhdhála Pleanála Teanga 2024 It is nearly ten years since the current language planning process was initiated in Ireland, inside and outside the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking regions). It was a great honour for Foras na Gaeilge, and a highlight of the year, to organise the […]
DIGICHer Survey
DIGICHer Survey Share this post: Digitisation of cultural heritage of minority communities for equity and renewed engagement (DIGICHer) is a European-funded project. It seeks to provide new understandings of the key legal and policy, socio-economic and technological factors that drive the digitisation of minorities’ cultural heritage to develop a new and scalable framework, designed via […]
Launch of the Bilingual Workforce Recruitment Pack
Launch of the Bilingual Workforce Recruitment Pack On November 29th, around 100 employers and practitioners from across Wales gathered at Reichel Hall for the launch of the Bilingual Workforce Recruitment Pack, the result of work by a team from the School of History, Law, and Social Sciences at Bangor University. The project funded by the […]
CNJC promoting linguistic diversity at the European Youth Forum General Assembly
CNJC promoting linguistic diversity at the European Youth Forum General Assembly On the 23rd and 24th of November the European Youth Forum was held in the Belgian city of Ghent with linguistic diversity being a key topic in the discussions that took place. The Catalan National Youth Council (CNJC) presented a motion that defends linguistic […]