european day of languages assembly
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On 26th September we celebrated the European Day of Languages. I did an assembly to mark the occasion. Why is language learning so important? Have a look...TRANSCRIPT
Today is theEuropean Day of Languages
What’s the point in learning a
language when most people
speak English anyway?
75% of the world’s population do not
speak English!
60% of British trade is with non
English speaking countries.
“If you talk to a man in a language he
understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language
that goes to his heart.”
Languages open up our world!Words from:
doctorsimile
horizon paradiseoctopuschoir chocolate
arsenal
Spanish
ArabicLatin Greek Frenchjoy
leisure spy
And what about the food...?
Benefits of learning a language!Slows brain ageing
It’s a mental work out! Boosts brain powerCommunication skills
More observant
Memory, reasoning and planningpart of your brain is bigger!
Multi-tasking
More tolerant and open minded
You improve your mother tongue
Also on average people who can speak another language earn up to £5000 more than colleagues who don’t!
But what can you do with languages in the real world?
Do you recognise any of these famouslinguists?
French
FrenchGerman
French
ItalianFrench
Spanish
French
German
Arsène Wenger speaksa lot of different languages!
Warning!
When languages go
wrong!