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DG TRANSLATION on Instagram: "EU citizens give many reasons in the #Eurobarometer survey for learning a foreign language. Let’s start with the practical reasons: better job opportunities abroad (51%), understanding people from other cultures (45%), getting a better job in the country where they live (42%), using it on holidays abroad (42%), using it at work, including travel abroad on business (40%), and studying abroad (37%). ⁣ ⁣ The better their education, the more important Europeans find learning languages such as English, French or German. There are also emotional reasons given for learning a new language such as personal satisfaction (34%), feeling more European (15%) or maintaining a language spoken in the family (13%). ⁣ ⁣ Learning a second language in the same linguistic family as your own is easier and very rewarding, as you can quickly engage with people in other countries who speak another Slavic or Romance language, for example. Learning a language from a different linguistic family is harder but can be fun and a real adventure. Scientific articles love to tell us that learning a new language can keep our brains flexible and even delay the onset of dementia. What is sure is that language learning enriches you in more ways than this survey can highlight.⁣ ⁣ One language teacher in Germany commented that many students who are obliged by their employers to learn a foreign language, but learn it in a cultural vacuum, lose motivation quickly. If you don’t have an emotional tie to a language through family or education, it helps to find cultural connections through books, magazines, films, art, music, spouses or friends from a foreign country. Feeling proud of being European is a great motivator too, and one that should be encouraged from an early age.⁣ ⁣ #EULanguages #Multilingualism #UnityInDiversity #xl8 #translation #translate"

175 likes, 2 comments - translatingforeurope on October 29, 2024: "EU citizens give many reasons in the #Eurobarometer survey for learning a foreign language. Let’s start with the practical reasons: better job opportunities abroad (51%), understanding people from other cultures (45%), getting a better job in the country where they live (42%), using it on holidays abroad (42%), using it at work, including travel abroad on business (40%), and studying abroad (37%). ⁣ ⁣ The better their education, the more important Europeans find learning languages such as English, French or German. There are also emotional reasons given for learning a new language such as personal satisfaction (34%), feeling more European (15%) or maintaining a language spoken in the family (13%). ⁣ ⁣ Learning a second language in the same linguistic family as your own is easier and very rewarding, as you can quickly engage with people in other countries who speak another Slavic or Romance language, for example. Learning a language from a different linguistic family is harder but can be fun and a real adventure. Scientific articles love to tell us that learning a new language can keep our brains flexible and even delay the onset of dementia. What is sure is that language learning enriches you in more ways than this survey can highlight.⁣ ⁣ One language teacher in Germany commented that many students who are obliged by their employers to learn a foreign language, but learn it in a cultural vacuum, lose motivation quickly. If you don’t have an emotional tie to a language through family or education, it helps to find cultural connections through books, magazines, films, art, music, spouses or friends from a foreign country. Feeling proud of being European is a great motivator too, and one that should be encouraged from an early age.⁣ ⁣ #EULanguages #Multilingualism #UnityInDiversity #xl8 #translation #translate".

EU Medicines Agency (@EMA_News)

It’s now easier to access information about medicines EMA publishes in different #EUlanguages. 💻 Our new Languages webpage provides links to translated content and explains what we translate and why, based on our new policy on #multilingualism.