| Polylingual education |
Multilingualeducation |
Plurilingual education |
| At least two or three languages are studied on a regular basis and are obligatory: native language, national language and one foreign language. |
Studying several foreign languages on a regular basis is seen as a problem and an unnecessary effort. |
Studying several foreign languages on a regular basis is seen as an easy (at least something that everybody can do) task and an advantage. |
| To study several languages on the territories where many ethnic groups are represented is a necessity. |
Studying other languages is difficult and not for everybody. |
Studying other foreign languages is something ordinary. |
| One has to demonstrate stable skills in all types of speech activity: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and speaking. |
The purpose of education is to speak language at a native-like level. |
It is not necessary to speak a foreign language at the same level as native speakers do. Moreover, one can acquire stable skills in one type of speech activity in a foreign language (not necessarily in all 4 types). |
