How would the author feel about a statement that a common understanding of EFL has not been reached as yet?
Which of the following recommendations would the author most likely support?
A. To investigate all aspects that might be directly linkable to patterns of European colonialism.
B To reduce human activities in favor of biodiversity.
C. To guarantee individual language rights within Europe.
D. To emphasise and value diversity in language and culture.
The author would be LEAST likely to agree with which of the following statements?
A. Neo-colonialism in Europe is not justified and explained from the perspective of postcolonial theory.
B. Language is a minor element in European identity.
C. The idea of plurilingualism is viewed as a historically “alien” and politically unbalanced response to the question of how to come to grips with linguistic diversity in Europe.
The tone of the passage could best be described as (choose the right words):