This page gathers some internet links and a few other hints with a pan-cultural relevance to European western culture (language history, language systems, international communication). It includes: 1. Internet Links to Information Materials; 2. Internet Links to Teaching Materials; 3. Other Hints.

1. Information Materials

• Wikipedia entries – English: Eurolinguistics, Languages of Europe, List of Languages in Europe; German: Eurolinguistik, Europäische Sprachen; French: Eurolinguistique; Spanish: Lenguas de Europa; Italian: Eurolinguistica; Swedish: Språk i Europa; Polish: Jezyki w Europie
• Wikiversity project: European Sociolinguistics
• Council of Europe: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, European Language Portfolio
• The Max Planck Digital Library's World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS) Online
• European Centre for Modern Languages (information on language, language policy, language instruction)
• Eurominority: website of European nations with state and of minorities
• Brief comparative language history: Europe and other civilizations (in German)
• Wiktionary (the center of the Wiki dictionary projects)
• European Day of Languages: Celebrating Linguistic Diversity, Plurilingualism, Lifelong Language Learning, 26 Sept 2001
• Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE): development of European language proficiency standards
• ICC – The European Language Network: internet platform and organiser of conference to improve adult learning of European languages
• European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL): information on and documents for the promotion of linguistic diversity in Europe

2. Teaching Concepts and Materials

• EuroComprehension (promotion of receptive plurilingualism)
• Basic Global English Website--Basic Global English /BGE) is an international concept for the rapid acquisition of communicative competence in English for international situations
• Innovative Europäische Sprachlehre (InES), project by Vhs Donauwörth--efficient methods for teaching foreign European languages and various concepts for showing the itnerrelation of language/thought/culture (including political topics)

3. Other Hints

For a start as a student see Joachim Grzega's book "Eurolinguistik", published 2013 in the series "Studienbibliographien Sprachwissenschaft", by Brigitte Narr. Also published with Brigitte Narr is Grzega's introductory book Europas Sprachen und Kulturen im Wandel der Zeit.

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