Dr Michał Krzyżanowski at the European Commission

On June 15th, 2009, Dr. Michal Krzyzanowski presented preliminary results of research in the EU-FP6 Project DYLAN (Workpackage 2: EU Institutions) to the European Commission, Brussels. He was invited to deliver his presentation by the Head of Unit 'Multilingualism and Translation Studies' of the European Commission's Directorate General for Translation (DGT). The Unit, which conducts and implements results of studies on multilingualism in the European Union and its institutions, is located within DGT's Directorate responsible for Translation Strategy and Multilingualism.

Further to demonstrating results of the earlier work in DYLAN's Workpackage 2 (incl. media and policy-analysis), the presentation highlighted preliminary findings of extensive fieldwork at the EU institutions undertaken by Michal Krzyzanowski and other Lancaster University researchers throughout 2009. The aim of this fieldwork is to gain inside and in-depth knowledge about dynamics of, and diverse challenges to, multilingual communication in the post-Enlargement EU
institutions. The fieldwork studies how the key EU institutions practice multilingualism on a daily basis (e.g. within regular meetings at different hierarchical levels) as well as construct its image in relevant, internal and external language policies and regulations.

For further information visit: www.dylan-project.org.