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ERIC Number: EJ471051
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-8211
Multilingualism in a Society of the Future?
Apeltauer, Ernst
European Journal of Education, v28 n3 p273-94 1993
A discussion of multilingualism in the European context looks at various topics, including the origins of multilingualism, value judgments about foreign languages and multilingualism, current trends, language contact and mixture, human potential for multilingualism, simultaneous and consecutive language acquisition, individual needs for different languages, and the sequence of language acquisition. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Language Aptitude, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Language Role, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Transfer of Training, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Europe