12 Amendments of Christa PRETS related to 2008/2225(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas linguistic and cultural diversity entail characteristics which have a significant impact on the daily life and employment conditions and prospects of Europe's citizens in a context of increasing mobility and migration and advancing globalisation,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas certain European languages form a vital bridge in relations with third countries and between peoples and nations from the most diverse regions of the world,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the crucial role of the EU institutions in ensuring respect for the principle of parity, in relations between Member States as also in EU citizens' relations with regional, national administrations and international institutions and bodies;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses, further, the importance of a full knowledge of the host country's language for the full integration of immigrants and their families and emphasises that national governments must effectively promote special language courses, particularly for women and older people;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that for these reasons it is vital to ensure quality in this context, including the relevant teacher training;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to give sufficient importance to language learning at pre- school level; strongly stresses the need for children, at the earliest possible stage, to develop basic abilities, learn their mother tongue or the language of their country of residence and acquire reading and writing skills, and takes the view that, while it is at this early stage that children should begin learning a second language, pre-school children should experience language- learning as fun and must not be subject to academic pressure;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages and supports the introduction of mother-tongue minority local and foreign languages on a non- compulsory basis within school programmes and/or in the context of extracurricular activities open to the Community;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Suggests that an adequate degree of multilingualism should also be ensuredstepped up to an adequate extent in the media and in Internet content;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25