In 2005 François Grin wrote
Foreign language teaching as public policy, answering a request by the
Haut conseil de l'éducation. This document attempts to answer the following questions: "What foreign languages ought to be taught, for what reasons, and considering what context?" It considers the economic costs of language policies, as well as their cultural and policy implications. It examines three scenarios: the choice of a single natural language, the choice of three natural languages and the choice of a
constructed language,
Esperanto. This report has not resulted in real changes in the language policy of any State. The report suggests that use of English gives unfair redistribution to Anglophones. A set of three,
e.g. French,
German and English, would reduce inequalities among speakers, but still impose a burden on those whose first language is not among those chosen. A further problem is the choice of languages for the trio (and the criteria for choosing them). The report argues that adoption of
Esperanto would save the EU 25 billion euros a year. == See also ==