

raise awareness about European cooperation in the field of language teaching and learning across all educational sectors.help raise the standards of language teaching across Europe and.promote excellence in the teaching of foreign languages.It is a well-established tool that has been in place for 20 years with the specific objectives to: The European Language Label (ELL) provides opportunities for Member States to promote language teaching and learning throughout the different sectors of education and training. As such, language teaching and learning is embedded throughout its actions, both Learning Mobility (Key action 1) and Strategic Partnerships for cooperation projects (Key action 2). Supporting the teaching and learning of languages is one of the overarching objectives of the Erasmus+ programme. Literacy and multilingualism are two out of the eight key competences as defined in the Council recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning. It also enables learners to fully discover Europe’s cultural diversity and truly benefit from a genuine European learning space.

Being able to speak foreign languages is a key competence for studying and working abroad. Language competences are at the heart of the European Union’s ambitious vision to create a European education area.
