ZAGREB RESOLUTION ON MULTILINGUALISM SIGNED

ZAGREB, May 14 (Hina) - A resolution on multilingualism was signed in Zagreb on Tuesday. One of its aims is introducing foreign language as a regular school subject from the first grade of elementary school, and introducing a second foreign language from the fifth grade. #L# The signing of the resolution was organised by the Institute for Globalisation and Intercultural Studies, whose coordinator Irena Horvatic Cajko said another aim was to change the currently prevalent order of introducing English as the first foreign language in schools. The resolution was signed by representatives of the Swiss and French embassies, the Austrian Cultural Forum, the Goethe Institute, the Zagreb Teachers Academy, the Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy language departments, and numerous individuals. The Italian and Spanish embassies and the Italian Cultural Institute will also sign it. (hina) ha