Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales

Institut national des langues et civilizations orientales ( INALCO ) is since 1971 the name of a French Institute in Paris, which is committed to archiving and retention of the languages ​​that are spoken outside Western Europe or were spoken until recently. The Institute was called when it was founded in 1795 originally École Spéciale des langues orientales, later it was renamed École royale, then impériale École, then École nationale; Finally, came the Extra vivantes ( des langues orientales vivantes ). Colloquially, it is often called Langues O ', as a short form of Langues Orientales.

The Institute is one of the Grands établissements (public institutions under ministerial charter). It will be taught over 90 languages. On 3 October 2011, the Institute into the new premises of the " Pôle des langues et civilizations du monde " pulled in 65 rue des Grands Moulins ( 13th arrondissement ). Now, you are also united with the " Bibliothèque universitaire des langues et civilizations ( Bulaç ) " under one roof.

History

Under the name École Spéciale des Langues orientales was born on March 30, 1795, at the suggestion of Joseph Lakanal and Decision of the National Convention, a school of Oriental Languages ​​founded the first national was located in the premises of the Bibliothèque. The first languages ​​taught there were the " literary and vulgar ( slang ) " Arabic, Turkish, Crimean Tatar and Malay.

In the 19th century other languages ​​were included in the curriculum and there were numerous enlargements, especially through the merger with the École des Jeunes de langues, which had been built in 1669 by Colbert to train interpreters in the languages ​​of the Levant.