This page is concerned with our activities and with current policy-related announcements concerning languages. For more general updates on languages please access one of our partners' excellent websites.
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Languages spoken in England and Wales today - new 2011 Census data published |
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Polish is officially the second language of England with 546,000 people naming it as their mother tongue in the 2011 Census. This was followed by Panjabi (half of one per cent, 273,000) and Urdu (half of one per cent, 269,000).
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Funded by the EU Commission, Media4Us and the Migrants Resource Centre are delivering a new European-wide media initiative with the overall aims of:
- giving greater exposure to migrant journalists and across Europe
- increasing the visibility of migrants' participation in and contributions to society
- reporting more accurately on topics relating to migrants and immigration
Metro London as well as various other Metro titles across Europe carried a four page pull out on 20 November giving a platform to migrants with articles and picturs about the lives of migrants in London. Please read the article here (pages 33 - 36) |
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The population of England and Wales has undergone its biggest surge since records began after a decade of immigration and a baby boom, according to the 2011 census. Official figures now release by the Office of National Statistics also show that all regions in England and Wales showed an increase in usual residents born outside the UK between 2001 and 2011 with the largest numerical increases in London and the South East. Interestingly, England and Wales has become more ethnically diverse with rising numbers of people identifying with minority ethnic groups in 2011. However, despite the White ethnic group decreasing in size, it is still the majority ethnic group that people identify with.
For detailed figures, key points and interactive maps on ethnicity and religion, visit:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/index.html |
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LUCIDE Research Survey launched |
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The LUCIDE network is developing ideas about how to manage multilingual citizen communities and building up a picture of how communication occurs in multilingual settings across the EU and beyond. Please take part in the research survey to help us understand better how our cultural richness can strengthen the "diverse unity" of the 21st century.
To find out more about the project and our partners please see the LUCIDE website |
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