<div dir="ltr"><h1 class="gmail-post-title">European Day of Languages: New Language Policy for the Early Years</h1>
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                                                        <p>   <img src="http://gozonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Language_Policy_Early_Years.jpg" style="text-align: center; width: 720px; display: block; height: 442px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="European Day of Languages: New Language Policy for the Early Years" alt="European Day of Languages: New Language Policy for the Early Years" width="720" height="442">The
 Ministry for Education and Employment has marked the European   Day of 
Languages 2016, by launching the first ever Language Policy for the 
Early Years in Malta and Gozo through its Language Policy in   Education
 Committee. </p>
<p>   The <a href="http://www.gov.mt/en/Government/Press%20Releases/Documents/pr162082en.pdf" target="_blank">language policy document</a>
 was   prepared by a group of practitioners and experts and following 
wide consultation with parents, teachers and the general public. 
Language   policy documents for the other years are to follow. </p>
<p>   The Minister for Education and Employment, Evarist Bartolo called 
for increased language learning opportunities in our schools and   
beyond as the knowledge of languages opens windows of career 
opportunities and increases levels of understanding, tolerance and   
communication. </p><p><a href="http://gozonews.com/64187/european-day-of-languages-new-language-policy-for-the-early-years/">http://gozonews.com/64187/european-day-of-languages-new-language-policy-for-the-early-years/</a><br></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message.  A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well.  (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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