THE SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO EMOTIONAL POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN LINGUISTIC UNITY
THE SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO EMOTIONAL POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN LINGUISTIC UNITY

Summary/Abstract: During the last two decades, the European Commission and the Council of Europe have taken initiatives to promote multilingualism. The underlying assumption to encourage multilingualism is the need to find a balance between an integrated identity as a European citizen and the necessity of maintaining linguistic and cultural diversity. At the same time, cultural and linguistic diversity within Europe stimulates the development of linguistic unity, which is fundamental to the European integration. Fostering positive intercultural communication requires the development of effective communicative competence, which comprises continuous emotional adjustment to the cultural differences with which we engage in the process of social interaction. To make the process challenging, common interest must be placed over difference. European community needs to build a new inclusive and diverse European culture that selectively employs all the useful and functional aspects of our commonalities and our differences. All the constituent cultures with their experiences and lessons learned, need to contribute to the constructive humane design of the European Union, and higher education has a pivotal role to play in this process

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