THIS SEMINAR AIMS AT:
1. Informing students on the linguistic condition of the European Union, its linguistic policies and the linguistic training opportunities offered by EU.
2. Introducing students into the orthographic systems of the most representative languages of the Union.
3. Introducing students into the world of sign languages and deaf culture, and the educational options that face deaf children at school, which have crucial consequences on their life.


1. AS FOR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO
a. gain some insights in the linguistic situation of the Union, its linguistic policies, and the linguistic training opportunities offered by it;
b. acquire familiarity in the orthographic and sound system of some important languages of Europe;
c. become aware of the fact that human languages are not necessarily vocal; become aware of the linguistic and educational problems that face deaf children.
2. AS FOR APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO
a. make use of the linguistic opportunities offered by the Union, both as students and as teachers;
b. be able to produce an acceptable pronunciation of many foreign names and quotations;
c. be prepared to make decisions to cope with the problems involved in teaching deaf children.
3. AS FOR MAKING JUDGEMENTS, STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO
enhance their critical skills thanks to an instruction which is strictly based on scientific argument, not on tradition or on some assumed authority.
4. AS FOR COMMUNICATION SKILLS, STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO
come to terms with communication in a foreign language and improve their motivation to learn something about other languages.
5. AS FOR LEARNING SKILLS, STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO
realize that the only way to ensure quality in one’s profession is permanent education.