European Day of Languages

Pearson launches first of its kind Global Scale of Languages in French, Italian and Spanish to mark European Day of Languages

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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The Global Scale of Languages will initially cover French, Italian and Spanish, with German and other languages to follow.

Key Points: 
  • The Global Scale of Languages will initially cover French, Italian and Spanish, with German and other languages to follow.
  • The Global Scale of Languages will enable Pearson to reach even wider audiences by offering more learners a new, innovative, way to learn a language.
  • "The Global Scale of Languages is the first language scale of its kind, and we are incredibly proud to launch it today on the European Day of Languages.
  • Pearson published new research today detailing the methodology behind the Global Scale of Languages and its correlation to the Global Scale of English.

The National Foundation To End Child Abuse And Neglect (EndCAN) Joins Global Campaign Pledging One Million Steps To End Child Abuse

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
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DENVER, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect ('EndCAN'), announced its campaign of one million steps in honorof ending child sexual abuse on November 18, 2021.

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  • DENVER, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect ('EndCAN'), announced its campaign of one million steps in honorof ending child sexual abuse on November 18, 2021.
  • OnNovember 18, 2021,EndCAN invites participants to advocate for child sexual abuse awareness and pledge to walk virtually in honor of the movement.
  • Although estimates vary across studies, data shows:
    Aboutone in four girlsandone in six boysexperience child sexual abuse at some point in childhood.
  • (Source: National Sexual Violence Resource Center )
    91% of child sexual abuse is perpetrated by someone the child or child's family knows.

Press release - Celebrating Multilingualism Day at the EP - where 24 languages meet

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Friday, September 25, 2020
Language acquisition, Language, Council of Europe, European Day of Languages, Multilingualism, Articles, Academic disciplines, Brussels

The Online Multilingualism Day 2020 events will take place on Saturday 26 September from 10.00 to 16.30 CET.

Key Points: 
  • The Online Multilingualism Day 2020 events will take place on Saturday 26 September from 10.00 to 16.30 CET.
  • The Multilingualism Day will close with a live panel from the Brussels plenary chamber discussing what it takes to make multilingualism a reality.
  • This is the fourth edition of Multilingualism Day, celebrated for the first time at the European Parliament on 30 September 2017.
  • The event coincides with the European Day of Languages on 26 September and the International Translation Day on 30 September.