Expected Outcome Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Development of a European public space for citizen deliberation through a better understanding of the tools and mechanisms that can overcome barriers to political participation in multilingual spaces. Better management of linguistic diversity in political participation, from the local to the European level. […]
Music aids language-learning in autistic children
Acknowledging the special role of music in autism, EU researchers designed an effective intervention programme to improve speech in autistic children. Research shows that autistic individuals are more likely to have perfect pitch and prefer music to language, while language delay in autism tends to co-occur with better musical skills. Moreover, neuroimaging studies suggest that […]
How machine translation impacts language learning
Although the use of machine translation tools does impact how one learns a new language, they can also be an important ally for language teachers. Whether it be to decode a menu in a foreign country or make sense of a website, for many the use of web-based machine translation (MT) systems like Google Translate, […]
English-language intercultural and language professional position
The European Parliament has decided to organise, on the basis of Article 29 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, an open competition (AD 5) for the Directorate-General for Translation. Job description The tasks of intercultural and language professionals are: facilitating communication with citizens in clear language, in their mother tongue; translating, […]
Traineeship in the European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency organises traineeships for university graduates in its headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The programme aims to give trainees an understanding of the Agency and its role within the activities of the European Union. It also enables them to acquire practical knowledge in one of the EMA’s Units and to obtain professional […]
PhD fellowship in Philosophy in Belgium
Description The PhD fellow studies the Magna Moralia and its contribution to medieval moral philosophy. Central in your research is the 13th-century Latin translation of Aristotle’s Magna Moralia, made by Bartholomew of Messina. The candidate is expected to critically edit this translation according to the standards of the Aristoteles Latinus series, which implies not only a study of the […]
Traineeships at the ECML
The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) recruits trainees twice a year for a paid training period of six months. The main role of the ECML, which is a body of the Council of Europe, is to serve in general the implementation of language policies and the promotion of innovative approaches to the learning and […]