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Multilingualism and its implications

There are many factors which indicate the growing trend towards multilingualism. Globalisation and the shifting world economy are increasing the demand for knowledge of more than one foreign language. Demographic shifts, caused by increased migration, are changing the social milieu of many countries. Recent studies have shown that linguistic research should no longer focus on the monolingual speaker, but rather, on the multilingual speaker, which reflects the realistic situation of the majority of native speakers. Many countries are recognizing these new trends and are attempting to modify their policies in order to accommodate these changes. In short, there are economic, social, linguistic and political factors that support multilingualism. This paper attempts to present these factors and analyse the implications of multilanguage policies.

Globalisation ; multilingualism ; language acquisition ; European multilingual policy ; Croatian universities ; Foreign Language Centre

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