LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

Hello! Home of European Language Learning Opportunities

“The limits of my language means the limits of my world” – Ludwig Wittgenstein

Foreign language skills expand worlds, open  doors  to new cultures and  contribute to social cohesion, mobility and employability. Yet, only half of all Europeans speak  a foreign language, while only a quarter speaks a second  foreign language (Eurobarometer 386, 2012).

Hello! empowers learners of all ages  to better understand the benefits  of language learning – and to find and compare language courses of any language taught in Europe  – while providing language institutes with an excellent way to centrally present their offers.

Join the Club

LLAS was a partner in this Lingua 1 project, which established a network of community based language learning clubs

Language Café

This European Commission funded project built on the concept of café culture to provide informal, social settings for people to get together, practise languages and share cultural interests.  We developed a multilingual website which includes downloadable materials offering advice on setting up and joining a Language Cafe, publicity and sponsorship, and ideas for activities (www.languagecafe.eu).

Opening the Door to Language Learning (OdLL)

Opening the door to language learning (OdLL) was a three-year project funded by the European Community Socrates Programme, which sought to develop and test strategies for increasing access to language learning. We worked with partners in Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Spain and Sweden.