Venerdì 26 settembre, a partire dalle ore 10.00, avrà presso l’Humboldt-Universität di Berlino l’open conversation dal titolo “From Recognition to Inclusion – Rethinking European Languages in Education”.
Sarà possibile partecipare alla sessione mattutina anche online.
Per parteciparsi è necessaria la registrazione, da effettuarsi, in caso di partecipazione online, entro e non oltre il 24 settembre, inviando una mail all’indirizzo ruegcoor@hu-berlin.de (si prega di indicare nella mail che si intende partecipare da remoto).
L’evento è organizzato dall’Alleanza Universitaria Circle U.
Across Europe, educational systems tend to focus on hegemonial national languages—German in Germany, French in France, and so on—as legitimate means for classroom interaction. It is also these languages that are associated with European nation-states, understood as “modern languages” for educational curricula, and targeted as desirable competences in “European languages” by multilingualism policies.
However, the linguistic reality of Europe is far more diverse. Languages such as Turkish, Arabic, Russian, Kurdish, and Romani are spoken daily by large communities in Europe, and in this sense they are European languages, yet they are rarely treated as valuable cultural or educational resources.
This open conversation explores how educational systems might move beyond narrow definitions of “European languages” and “multilingualism” towards practices of genuine linguistic inclusion—where all students’ languages are made visible, valued, and meaningfully integrated into educational life.
Organisers: Heike Wiese, İrem Duman Çakır, Annika Labrenz
Programme
Mattina
10:00 – 12:00 – Hybrid (online, and onsite at Humboldt-Universität)
- Keynote by Christoph Schroeder
- Panel discussion
- Commentary on broader societal power dynamics by Elizabeth Beloe
Pomeriggio
13:30 – 17:30 – onsite at Humboldt-Universität
Roundtables with all Panel members, followed by an Open discussion
