David Marsh opened the
II APABAL Convention with an amazing lecture titled:
European Responses to Learn through English; Initiatives, Challenges and Solutions
David Marsh has worked in multilingualism and bilingual education since 1980s. He was part of the team which conducted groundwork leading to the launch of the
term Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in 1994. In 2002, he coordinated
production of CLIL – The European Dimension: Actions, Trends and Foresight Potential for the
European Commission (DG EAC). This overview of the situation in Europe was used in the compilation
of the 2004– 2006 EC Action Plan: Promoting Language Learning & Linguistic
Diversity. During 2008–2009 he coordinated an international research team (on behalf of the European
Commission) examining the evidence available concerning the impact of multilingualism on the
brain. He is currently acting as Strategic Director for CCN (Europe), and handles various
educational development and research initiatives in the European Union and East Asia.