The work of the Council of Europe in plurilingual and intercultural education is highly influential in Europe and beyond and has been so for many years. The Common European Framework of Reference and its Companion Volume, and related instruments, provide ways in which to implement policies and a broader vision of providing quality and equity in education across the curriculum, a vision which incorporates the core values of the Council of Europe and which educates children and young people to be plurilingual, intercultural and democratic citizens. This book presents this educational vision, demonstrates how it can be realised through the application of Council of Europe instruments in practice, and does so in a way which is easily and quickly accessible to teachers of all subjects and in all educational institutions, as well as to other educationists, including policymakers.

This is a book with a positive mission. It presents the significant work of the Council of Europe on plurilingualism, intercultural competence and democratic citizenship. In a series of chapters, well-known scholars explain the Council of Europe vision of the importance of the linguistic dimensions of learning in all disciplines and for all groups of students. * Karen Risager, Roskilde University, Denmark *
This timely book helped me grasp the all-embracing view of what the Council of Europe has strived to achieve – guaranteeing quality education for all to produce plurilingual, intercultural and democratic citizens. Many Asian teachers, including myself, share similar concerns and aims, though with some contextual limitations. Now I feel further encouraged to integrate democratic citizenship education into our curriculum. * Kahoko Matsumoto, Tokai University, Japan *
A deep dive into one of the Council of Europe's biggest educational success stories. This book is an invaluable resource for any education professional in Europe and beyond. It explores the power and role that language and its acquisition have played in building Europe and points to future challenges. * Villano Qiriazi, Head of the Education Department, Council of Europe *

...this collection meets the expectations suggested by its title, with hands-on advice
about the implementation of important concepts in various educational settings. With its constructive
ideas concerning the most currently challenging educational questions, it is sure to be of interest
to student-teachers, practitioners and educational stakeholders.

Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus at Durham University, UK. He has published numerous books, including most recently Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence: Revisited (Multilingual Matters, 2021).

Mike Fleming is Professor Emeritus at Durham University, UK. He has published widely on intercultural education and arts education.

Joseph Sheils was formerly Head of the Department of Language Education and Policy at the Council of Europe. He is an Individual Expert Member of the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE).