Politics

The European multilingualism expert who raised her children in five languages (one of which is Catalan)

Anna Solé Mena has lived in Belgium for 25 years and has worked at the European Commission for almost the same amount of time. In 2010, she published Multilingual from the cradle (UOC), a book in which she offered recommendations for raising children in multiple languages, something she has successfully practiced with her own family. Language, which was an interest parallel to her professional career, has finally converged within her: for the past three years, she has been the multilingualism expert for the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission. At a time of great social diversity and great complexity for Catalan, she advocates for the preservation of mother tongues and also for the learning of community languages.

Anna Solé Mena has lived in Belgium for 25 years and has worked at the European Commission for almost the same amount of time. In 2010, she published (UOC), a book in which she offered recommendations for raising children in multiple languages, something she has successfully practiced with her own family. Language, which was an interest parallel to her professional career, has finally converged within her: for the past three years, she has been the multilingualism expert for the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission.

At a time of great social diversity and great complexity for Catalan, she advocates for the preservation of mother tongues and also for the learning of community languages..