95403204 european day of languages

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European Day of the Languages

26 of September


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What is it ?

The European Year of Languages 2001,

jointly organised by the Council of Europeand the European Union, was successful in

involving millions of people across 45

participating countries. Its activities

celebrated linguistic diversity in Europe andpromoted language learning.


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The Purpose

Alerting the public to the importance of

language learning and diversifying the rangeof languages learnt in order to increase

plurilingualism and intercultural

understanding;


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Promoting the rich linguistic and cultural

diversity of Europe, which must be preservedand fostered;


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Encouraging lifelong language learning in

and out of school, whether for studypurposes, for professional needs, for

purposes of mobility or for pleasure and

exchanges.


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Why a European Day

Globalisation and patterns of business

ownership mean that citizens increasinglyneed foreign language skills to work

effectively within their own countries. English

alone is no longer enough.


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Europe is rich in languages - there are over

200 European languages and many morespoken by citizens whose family origin is

from other continents. This is an important

resource to be recognised, used and

cherished.


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Language learning brings benefits to young

and old - you are never too old to learn alanguage and to enjoy the opportunities it

opens up. Even if you only know a few words

of the language of the country that you visit

(for example on holiday), this enables you tomake new friends and contacts.


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Learning other peoples' languages is a way

of helping us to understand each other betterand overcome our cultural differences.


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Who can participate?

EVERYONE can get involved in some way

in the European Day of Languages!


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STUDENTS

In order to learn more about language diversity

pupils and students can take part in our fun online

activities. Through our games and quizzes you canget a taster of the various languages of Europe. If

you like music, why not organise a musical event to

promote the various languages and musical genres

in Europe? You could even share suchperformances with others via our website.


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TEACHERS

For teachers of languages or, indeed, of othersubjects the Day offers multiple possibilities: the

opportunity to learn about other cultures, traditionsand languages which are not normally presented inthe classroom; the opportunity to promote the pupilscreative talents by putting on sketches illustrating thelanguages that they can speak, set up language

cafes, highlight all the languages spoken in theschool


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SCHOOLS

The European Day of Languages is a great opportunity to viewthe university/school and the surrounding city as a place wherepeople from diverse backgrounds meet, live and interact andwhere languages flourish. Why not set up discussion groupsbetween people from different language backgrounds? Onlinesocial networks are a good way to generate such interactionand you can even become a fan of the European Day ofLanguages on Facebook. Universities or schools bordering on

other countries could organize trips to meet students fromacross the border. Schools could also run competitions for theirpupils focusing on the acquisition and improvement of languageskills.


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