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a multilingual poetry competition that celebrates cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken in schools across the UK.

The competition is open to all students in KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

The theme for 2026 is nature and the environment, all entries must relate to this theme.

DEADLINE! We will accept entries until 8 June 2026

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Mother Tongue Other Tongue Poetry Competition

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A multilingual poetry competition that celebrates cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken in schools across the UK. The University of Warwick.

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26/9 10am-1pm (CEST) Language skills: your bridge to the jobs of the future (ONLINE)

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26/9 10am-1pm (CEST) Language skills: your bridge to the jobs of the future (ONLINE)

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talk to language experts and professionals at the European Commission.

Create your avatar and visit our exhibition area to discover the different ways in which the EC supports multilingualism, language learning and language diversity.

Ask everything you’ve always wanted to know about language policy, translation, interpretation and opportunities to learn languages.

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Language skills: your bridge to the jobs of the future

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The European Day of Languages is celebrating its 25th birthday!

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Created by Lost Wor(l)ds - Multilingualism in Schools for students in Sheffield, where more than 150 languages are spoken, but adaptable for everywhere. https://www.multilingualism-in-schools.net/

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The activities in this kit are suitable for any age and can be done in groups, individually or in the classroom.

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Thurs 26th September, 12-1pm, ONLINE (secondary students and their teachers)

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Thurs 26th September, 12-1pm, ONLINE (secondary students and their teachers)

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Where will Languages Take Me? online webinar from British Council. https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/languages/where-will-languages-take-me/where-will-languages-take-me-online

Hear from three speakers who use languages in their work and find out how learning languages at school gave them an advantage.

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Various, around the world - add your own! 

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Various, around the world - add your own! 

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European Day of Languages > Events > Events Database

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Calling all language students & teachers - On September 25th join the EU Delegation to the UK and the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK in celebrating language learning - your bridge to the future!

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The European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom and the European Parliament Liaison Office (EPLO) in the UK, in cooperation with EU Member States, will be celebrating the European Day of Languages in London.

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Teacher presentations for introducing language learning into the classroom and as a way to start discussions about the value of learning other languages.

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Teacher presentations for introducing language learning into the classroom and as a way to start discussions about the value of learning other languages.

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1. Home

2. School and teacher resources

3. Find classroom resources

4. Classroom resources

Knowing a different language is a valuable skill and offers many benefits to young learners. As well as broadening students' minds and developing cultural awareness, research shows that learning another language boosts academic achievement and helps with reasoning, problem-solving and creativity. Speaking another language will also be useful for travel and boost future career opportunities. Some of your students may already be a step ahead, speaking different languages in their home environments.

These resources have been developed as the basis for introducing language learning into the classroom and as a way to start discussions about the value of learning other languages.

Downloads

Let's talk about languages has been designed for primary students as a fun way to introduce words in different languages with activities and songs for practising.

Why choose languages is aimed at secondary students and introduces some key statistics to inform discussion about why we should all consider learning another language.

These resources were designed to celebrate European Day of Languages, 26 September 2023 but can be used throughout the year.

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Designed for primary and secondary classrooms, these two resources introduce language learning to your pupils and help start a discussion with students around the value of language learning

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Where will languages take me? British Council

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Inspire your secondary pupils to continue studying languages, or to choose languages as an option, with our eight short videos and accompanying pupil booklet

Choose four of the videos and use them in a lesson with a group of students, alongside the pupil booklet.

In each of the videos the speaker talks about their own language learning journey, the languages that they have learned, where they have travelled to, the skills that learning languages can bring and how they use languages in their work.

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Inspire your secondary pupils to continue studying languages, or to choose languages as an option, with our videos and accompanying booklet.

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Celebrate speaking 2025 - From British Council 

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There's a great skill to speaking a modern foreign language confidently and coherently. It's an important part of the MFL curriculum across the United Kingdom and a significant part of linguistic and cultural development for all learners of languages.

It's also great fun to get your tongue around those different words like Kühlschrank, chatouillement or felicidad!

Join us during February for our festival of language when your students can show off their language skills. This can be a language they are learning at school or one they speak in their community. It's about sharing a love of language and celebrating the diversity of people in the UK who speak a language other than English.

The festival is managed on behalf of the National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE) by the British Council, working in collaboration with the Association for Language Learning (ALL) . It is open to all primary and secondary schools.
How do you join our festival?
Practise and celebrate a language your students are learning or use in their community, and take part in a virtual festival of speaking!

It's easy to take part, simply:

Ask your student(s) to prepare a short poem, presentation, sketch or dialogue in their favourite language. This can be a solo or joint performance but should be no longer than 90 seconds in total.

Record them delivering the performance. We suggest that under-16s use PowerPoint slides, Bitmoji, images or video, rather than showing their faces.

Upload the performance to your own or your school's Twitter account with the hashtags #CelebrateSpeaking  and the language chosen (e.g. #Polish).

Remember to use the hashtag or we won't be able to find your performance!

Get inspiration from some entries from last year by watching our short introduction video or watch a recording of the full event from 2022 and 2023..

Live celebration event

Our language partners (including Association of Language Learning (ALL), Goethe Institut, Alliance Française, Confucius Institute and the Spanish Education Department), will select a favourite performance who will be invited to attend a live virtual celebration event in late March 2024, hosted by the British Council with a VIP guest. We would love to have the selected students perform live at this event but you may choose to do a recording of their performance to be played to the attendees.

Get inspiration from some entries from last year by watching our short introduction video or watch a recording of the full event from 2022 and 2023.

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Practise and celebrate a language your students are learning, or use in their community, and take part in a virtual festival of speaking!

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Celebrate with us the wide range of languages that are spoken in Europe (European day of languages, 26 September)

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BY EDL: Poll: What do you find most challenging about learning a foreign language?

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BY EDL: Poll: What do you find most challenging about learning a foreign language?

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https://edl.ecml.at/Activities/Poll

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This year, with the theme 'Counting'

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National Poetry Day is a nationwide celebration of poetry usually held on the first Thursday in October. This year's National Poetry Day takes place on Thursday 1 October 2020, with the theme . In Scotland the Scottish Poetry Library usually celebrates the occasion by producing a series of resources for schools to request or download and enjoy. Teachers may wish to link this year's theme into a multilingual 'Mother Tongue Other Tongue' poetry competition. So why not inspire your students to celebrate the day, get creative and hold a contest? We've sourced some resources and links to websites below to help you get started.

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National Poetry Day is a nationwide celebration of poetry usually held on the first Thursday in October. This year's National Poetry Day takes place on Thursday 1 October 2020, with the theme . In Scotland the Scottish Poetry Library usually celebrates the occasion by producing a series of resources for schools to request or download and enjoy.

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20 EVENT IDEAS, from involved through to very last-minute 

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1 Multilingual tongue twister challenge (see Challenges)

2 Baking in a foreign language (see Downloads)

3 Language trivia/taster workshops (see Challenges)

4 Eurovision song/poetry/story-telling contest (see Challenges)

5 Travel virtually (see Virtual travel)

6 Set up your own treasure/scavenger hunt (see Challenges)

7 EDL secret agent’s language challenges handbook (see Downloads)

8 The secret agent’s language challenges app

9 Organise a Languages fair

10 International online tandem

11 Board games day

12 EDL T-shirt contest (see Competitions)

13 Foreign cinema festival

14 Start a book club

15 GeoGuessr challenge

16 Organise a ‘special edition’ newspaper

17 Learn how to say “Hello” in several languages

18 Lara’s next journey through Europe’s Regional and Minority Languages (see Downloads)

19 The great multilingual joke book (see Downloads)

20 Test out your knowledge of Europe’s languages: further resources

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BY 9/10/25: Writing competition (all key stages). 

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This year’s Council of Europe theme is: Languages open hearts and minds! The organising committee invites language learners in any key stage to create a piece of text in a language they are learning on the theme:

Hearts and Minds

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European Day of Languages Annual Competition for Schools in the UK - Association for Language Learning

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Promoting the teaching and learning of foreign languages.

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BY 15/10/25: An anthem for the European Day of Languages!

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BY 15/10/25: An anthem for the European Day of Languages!

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Help to create (and perform) a multilingual anthem for the 25th anniversary of the European Day of Languages!

Perform and video-record the "Voices of Europe’" (in link) in your language, and submit to be included in a truly multilingual version of the song!

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Multilingual Verses - Association for Language Learning

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Promoting the teaching and learning of foreign languages.

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A poem recitation competition.

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students create a short animation that brings one of the selected poems in each language to life (from a list).

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Using tools such as Adobe Express, participants can unleash their creativity—experimenting with visuals, adding music, and even including narration to give their animation a unique voice.

Let your students’ imagination run free, and watch poetry transform into motion.

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🇦🇪 Arabic - Khalil Gibran, Song of the Rain.

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3/11/25 noon:  design the logo for London: City of Languages (London schools only)

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3/11/25 noon:  design the logo for London: City of Languages (London schools only)

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London: City of Languages - Celebrating the superpower of languages used and studied in London

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Launch of London: City of Languages and Logo Competition - London: City of Languages

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5th September 2025 Here is a message from the Chair of our Steering Group, Vicky Gough. Quick link to the logo competition here. Launch of LCoL website and competition VGDownload

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Throughout Europe, 700 million Europeans are represented in the Council of Europe's 46 member states and all are encouraged to discover more languages at any age, as part of or alongside their studies. This stems from the Council of Europe's conviction that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent. Therefore, the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.

At the Council of Europe's initiative, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September - together with the European Commission.

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What is the European Day of Languages?

The European Year of Languages 2001, jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union, was successful in involving millions of people across 45 participating countries. Its activities celebrated linguistic diversity in Europe and promoted language learning.

Following the success of the Year of Languages, the Council of Europe declared a European Day of Languages to be celebrated on 26th of September each year. The general objectives of the European Day of Languages are:

1. Alerting the public to the importance of language learning and diversifying the range of languages learnt in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding;

2. Promoting the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe, which must be preserved and fostered;

3. Encouraging lifelong language learning in and out of school, whether for study purposes, for professional needs, for purposes of mobility or for pleasure and exchanges.

26 September 2011 marked the 10th anniversary of the European Day of Languages (EDL) celebrated at the Council of Europe and throughout its 46 member states.

WHO IS THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES FOR?

The Council of Europe is hoping that this Day will be celebrated both by authorities in its member states and potential partners at the following levels:

among policy-makers (specific measures or discussions on language policy issues, for instance)

among the general public (awareness-raising on the overall objectives of the Day, including the importance of lifelong language learning, starting at any age, in educational establishments, at work, etc);

in the voluntary sector (specific actions by and/or for NGOs, associations, companies, etc).

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Language greetings carousel - say hello to each other in multiple languages

Sing songs in other languages - sing simple somgs in different languages (eg. Frères Jacques (FR), Brilla brilla estrellita (SP) etc)

Flag research and colouring - each pupil to choose a country and to find out what the flag looks like, draw/colour it, and learn a phrase (eg. hello, my name is...) to share and teach to classmates. Could even fo flag face painting.

Bilingual storytime - switch out some words from stories children know in English into other languages and guess the meaning.

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Language treasure hunt - hide clues around the school, each clue in a different language, match with the translation.

Multilingual Simon says - teach basic action words in different languages and play!

Pen pal letters in translation - write simple letters in English then translate into another language, then swap with classmates to translate.

Play music from TL countries or watch video clips of TL songs - perhaps using an app like LingoClip to push listening comprehension.

Recreate art in the same style as artists from across Europe.

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Cultural exchange projects - split students into small groups, each representing a European country. Each group must research facts about the country, language, culture, food etc and create a brochure to see the destination to other groups.

Language quiz show - host a quiz (or use Kahoot etc) where students answer questions about different European languages and cultures eg. languages, monuments, food etc; (see also Challenges for prompts from EDL)

Create a European Language board game - as for research and quiz activities, find out facts and words/phrases and make into a board game.

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European recipe contest - find recipes, create recipe cards, share around and make if possible, otherwise at home (and bring in to taste, if you can!)

European café - provide a few typical food/drink items from abroad (according to time of day), label them and practise role play with kids asking/serving. Go furher by setting up tables, decorating tables, creating menus, adding prices, giving 'bills' to 'pay', leaving reviews. Could even collaborate with school canteen to have special 'EDL' menu for lunch.

European film screenings - show short clips in other languages, with English/target language subtitles, then discuss similarities and differences between languages. (see IntoFilm or Facebook group 'MFL clips with audio & subtitles'.

Have a fashion show to showcase 'looks' from other countries - just bring in a garment/accessory/embellishment/prop from home.

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Assembly talk

poem by Olivia McMahon

why bother to learn a language, if English is the most important language in the world? Ten reasons.

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Classroom resources - cultural education packs 

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Resources, designed by leading education professionals, to help your students explore the world beyond their classroom.

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Search through our resources that have been designed to enhance the international learning experience of students.

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Downloadable book of "Lara's language journey across Europe” (currently available in 26 language versions) and "Lara’s journey through Europe’s regional and minority languages" - make sure to look at the Teacher's Guide and check the sound files for pronunciation/.

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The languages you will encounter over the following pages reflect the diversity of the cultures and traditions which exist side by side on our continent. Some of the around 225 languages which are native to Europe are spoken by millions and others, that are only spoken by a handful of people, are, sadly, close to dying out.

During this short journey, you will discover lots of similarities. European languages largely fall into three main categories: Slavic, Romance and Germanic, the languages within each group have the same roots - however, over centuries they have developed in their own distinct directions. You will also find out about their differences: the variety of alphabets (such as Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Armenian and Georgian), often using artistic scripts; how they deal with creating words for new inventions and their sometimes mysterious origins. All have a unique identity and their own story to tell!

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European Day of Languages > Activities > language journey

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The languages you will encounter over the following pages reflect the diversity of the cultures and traditions which exist side by side on our continent. Some of the around 225 languages which are native to Europe are spoken by millions and others, that are only spoken by a handful of people, are, sadly, close to dying out.

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The languages you will encounter over the following pages reflect the diversity of the cultures and traditions which exist side by side on our continent. Some of the around 225 languages which are native to Europe are spoken by millions and others, that are only spoken by a handful of people, are, sadly, close to dying out.

During this short journey, you will discover lots of similarities. European languages largely fall into three main categories: Slavic, Romance and Germanic, the languages within each group have the same roots - however, over centuries they have developed in their own distinct directions. You will also find out about their differences: the variety of alphabets (such as Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Armenian and Georgian), often using artistic scripts; how they deal with creating words for new inventions and their sometimes mysterious origins. All have a unique identity and their own story to tell!

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European Day of Languages > Activities > language journey

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The languages you will encounter over the following pages reflect the diversity of the cultures and traditions which exist side by side on our continent. Some of the around 225 languages which are native to Europe are spoken by millions and others, that are only spoken by a handful of people, are, sadly, close to dying out.

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"20 things you might not know about the world of languages" poster

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"20 things you might not know about the world of languages" poster

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BY 31/12/25: Design the next EDL T-shirt

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BY 31/12/25: Design the next EDL T-shirt

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Welcome to German and the German-speaking world (British Council)

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Welcome to German and the German-speaking world (British Council)

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Did you know? German is the second language most often asked for in UK job adverts! It's a really useful language - and it's fun to learn! While numbers studying German have recently been falling, the National Consortium for Languages Education is working to address this.

As a partner in the Consortium, the British Council organised a series of workshops for schools, introducing the German language along with cultural information about the countries where German is spoken.

These fun and engaging resources, created for primary pupils and secondary students, are now available for you to download for free and use in your classroom. They have been designed to be used by any teacher, whether German speaker or not.

The PowerPoint files can be found here and then associated pdf worksheets and lesson plans are in the downloads section at the bottom of the page.

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Welcome to German and the German-speaking world

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Download these free resources to help you introduce German language and culture to primary and secondary students

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How many tongue twisters, in at least 3 different languages, can you manage in one minute?

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European Day of Languages > Activities > Multilingual tongue twister challenge

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See also YouTube & listen to Spotify for inspiration.

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Official website of the Eurovision Song Contest. The latest news, photos, videos, participant info, voting results, the Contest's rich history and much more.

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Translation activities - Stephen Spender Trust

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Translation activities - Stephen Spender Trust

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To facilitate this, we regularly develop easy-to-use resources that can be slotted into a lesson plan or form the basis of a class or an extended translation workshop.

Using Our Creative Translation Resources
Our creative translation resources provide everything you need to deliver the activity: instructions, worksheets, glossaries, PowerPoints. You can choose from starters (10 minutes), main activities (25 to 40 minutes), and workshops (1 hour+) depending on how much time you have, as well as worksheets for pupils. Our creative translation activities are targeted at specific year groups, but the scaffolded model we use means that they can be scaled up or down to suit most classes.

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To facilitate this, we regularly develop easy-to-use resources that can be slotted into a lesson plan or form the basis of a class or an extended translation workshop. Using Our Creative Translation Resources Our creative translation resources provide everything you need...

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Creative translation activities  - Stephen Spender Trust

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Class projects that offer ways to engage with creative translation on a longer-term basis. Each activity includes a set of easy-to-follow instructions and all the materials required to complete the tasks, which ensures they are accessible to teachers, facilitators, and pupils.

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Our class projects offer ways to engage with creative translation on a longer-term basis. Each activity includes a set of easy-to-follow instructions and all the materials required to complete the tasks, which ensures they are accessible to teachers, facilitators, and…

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Available in French, German, irish, Spanish & Welsh, as well as Arabic, Mandarin

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The Great Languages Challenge can be completed during a planned lesson or also set as a language-themed homework task. We even have a blank version available that students can use to design their own challenges for their classmates or peers in their partner school overseas.

Did you know that completing two or more international activities from these resources (or designing your own) will qualify your school for a foundation level International School Award?

All you have to do is choose and complete two or more classroom-based activities linked to your curriculum. Apply and get your international work recognised.
Sign up to the British Council Schools e-newsletter and be the first to hear about new resources, funding, training and global webinars!

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Help your pupils learn a language with our most popular classroom resource.

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Back to Language basics and country/flag/language match-up

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Digital Language Learning Resources for Elementary and High Schools. Engage Students, Reward Progress, Get Results. Sign Up For a Free Trial.

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Classic board games - to adapt into other languages 

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Board games evoke memories of camping trips, power outages spent by candlelight at the kitchen table, and weekends with the grandparents. In short, they're synonymous with good times with family and friends. However, despite all the happy memories they elicit, most of us forget to play board games in our daily lives-not to mention in class. Let's change that! These little guys are an extremely valuable tool in your teacher toolkit. Besides being innately fun, board games:

Reduce teacher talking time by putting the focus on student interactions

Encourage healthy competition between classmates, which helps build solid relationships

Hone vocabulary and spelling skills through structured activities

Reinforce material through structured practice

Encourage students to work through challenges

Provide ample speaking opportunities as students work together to solve the game

Provide a break from traditional lesson structure

Encourage students to have fun - which in turn reduces stress

Encourage creative and strategic thinking

Here are eight of our favorite board games for the EFL class.

1. Scrabble

A classic game for language learners, use Scrabble to practice spelling and challenge students' vocabulary. Don't be afraid to play along with them: as the teacher, you can inject interest and surprise by introducing your class to more advanced or obscure words. While playing, do remember to keep a dictionary handy to clear up any disagreements, ensure students understand parts of speech and encourage them to make other word forms (e.g., create verbs from nouns).

2. Upwords

Upwords uses the same crossword pattern as Scrabble, though allows players to build words upwards by placing tiles on top of one another. (For example, you can change "cat" to "bat" by placing the 'b' tile on top.) (You can play Upwords with a Scrabble board as well, though it's a good idea to place a height limit on tiles, as Scrabble tiles are not designed to hold multiple tiles steady.)

3. Boggle

A challenging game at any level, in Boggle, players shake 16 lettered dice and use them to find words in "adjacent" dice (these may be dice that are diagonal, horizontal or vertical neighbors). Players work individually to find as many hidden words as they can in three minutes, recording these on a piece of paper.

4. Jenga

Give traditional Jenga a twist by having students answer a question each time the blocks fall. Alternatively, for even more speaking practice, tape a question to each block for students to answer before placing it on the top of the tower.
Tip: There are any number of board games you can adapt with questions in this way. Think Uno, Chess, Monopoly, Snakes and Ladders, and Connect 4.
5. Scattergories

A much-loved game all around! In Scattergories, players work to think of words or items that fit the catergories on their game card-but that start with a particular letter. In the official boardgame you'll use a 20-sided lettered die, however, if you don't have access to one you can use an app to select a letter at random. This is a great way for students to practice thinking under pressure and within the constraints of catergories.

6. Taboo

Usually guaranteed to provoke chatter, Taboo asks players to make their team mates say a given word-without using related words. For example, if Student A receives a game card with CLOWN, followed by red nose, circus, It and Krusty, then their challenge is to communicate the concept "Clown" to their team without using the associated words or concepts given on their card.

7. Apples to Apples

Perfect for teaching parts of speech, in Apples to Apples players must associate one of their five assigned noun/verb cards with an adjective/adverb laid down by the leader. The fun is that these associations are personal and therefore often subjective. For example, the leader may lay down "colorless," and players must decide which of their noun cards could best be described this way. The matches are then shuffled and read aloud by the leader, who chooses the best association.

8. Balderdash

Sometimes called Dictionary, in Balderdash (usually advanced level) students are given a little-used or obscure English word, and asked to create a definition for it. After being read aloud players vote for the definition they think is correct. Points are awarded for guessing correctly and also given to students whose false definitions receive votes.
Tip: The teacher should monitor students' writing and correct grammatical errors before they are read out-this way incorrect definitions won't be revealed due to errors in grammar.
A way to relax students, encourage healthy competition, and use language? Win-win-win, we say. Long live board games!

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Try these 8 classic board games in class ‹ EF Teacher Zone

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Board games evoke memories of camping trips, power outages spent by candlelight at the kitchen table, and weekends with the grandparents. In short, they're synonymous with good times with family and friends. However, despite all the happy memories they elicit, most of us forget to play board games in our daily lives-not to mention in class.

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The secret agent's handbook of language challenges

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The secret agent's handbook of language challenges

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(Also available in many other languages here: https://edl.ecml.at/Materialsfordownload/tabid/4306/Default.aspx)

And you can use the app here: https://edl.ecml.at/Activities/Languagechallengeapp/tabid/3225/Default.aspx

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Set up a treasure or scavenger hunt to test knowledge about the languages of our continent.

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Set up a treasure or scavenger hunt to test knowledge about the languages of our continent.

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European Day of Languages > Games > Language Quiz

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy7JjJMnKEg

Hello! Talk to me! from ecmlat (via SCILT)

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European Day of Languages: Hello! Talk to me!

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Google Maps platform (formerly Earth/Voyager)

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Google Maps platform (formerly Earth/Voyager)

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Google Earth capabilities for no-code geospatial evaluation and analytics

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Leverage Google Earth’s capabilities for geospatial data analysis and map creation. Elevate your projects to meet your business needs.

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Celebrate this year’s European Day of Languages with our easy to deliver lessons. Ideal to hand out to non specialist teachers to deliver as part of assemblies or tutor sessions. Includes 4 activities. Lesson PPT:	Match the capital to the country.	Identify the languages	Guess the meaning of different words	Picture reveal - guess the country Unusual Customs PPT:	Students will learn about different unusual customs celebrated throughout Europe. Eurovision Song Challenge:	Student’s will complete a treasure hunt around the school to find 10 different Eurovision entries.	Includes a student form to complete with all the information they discover. Europe Picture Reveal A fun game where students have to work out which European country it is from the image. Big EDL Quiz	4 different rounds	The wall - students have to group the words by language	Identify the Disney movie	Listen to songs in different languages	Guess the idiom

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Schools funding can give your pupils the chance to learn abroad. You can apply for funding to send your pupils to learn abroad, which can offer exciting opportunities to all those involved.

It is an opportunity to offer your pupils a life-changing experience to learn new skills, raise aspirations and get a better understanding of other cultures.

Applications are open to organisations only, and participants cannot apply directly through the application portal. More information is available on the Information for participants page.

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Turing Scheme schools funding can give your pupils the chance to learn abroad, which can offer exciting opportunities, raising both aspirations and skills

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If you like games and are learning Spanish, then it only makes sense to play Spanish board games. Of course, you need to choose games you enjoy. We've got recommendations with everything from classic games to printable Spanish board games for beginners.

Be sure to check out all our games on our Spanish Games for Kids page.

Why Play Spanish Board Games?

Playing games is fun and also creates opportunities for learning. Many games use language in context, so you're learning phrases and sentences, not just individual words. Also, lots of games include pictures, and that's perfect support for beginning learners.

The language of game playing itself is also useful. Sentences like It's your turn, I won, Roll the dice, and Take a card teach patterns and vocabulary you can apply to other situations.

I also like to play board games with Spanish learners because taking turns breaks language into small pieces, incorporates repetition, and gives players time to think. That's a win for language learning (even if you lose the game).
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Spanish Board Games for Language Learners

KLOO Games

KLOO games use color coded cards to help you create sentences and speak Spanish. The card decks have themes like places, travel, shopping, eating and restaurants. It's a clever design and a fun way to get in some Spanish playtime. Find KLOO games on Amazon. (affiliate)

Mirar y Recordar Memory Game

This free printable game is fabulous for learning vocabulary and questions. Look at the picture for 10 seconds, then answer questions like ¿Cuántas sillas hay? or ¿De qué color son las flores? It's a fun way to review and learn language in context. Get the Spanish game to learn vocabulary with pictures.

Spanish Bananagrams

I love Bananagrams in Spanish! I use these little tiles for all kinds of games with learners of different levels. Check out my list of 23 games to play with Bananagrams, and find Spanish Bananagrams on Amazon. (affiliate)

Bingo Games

If you have a group, Bingo is always a hit. Whether you play vocabulary-themed bingo games for Spanish learners or the authentic Lotería, you are certain to pick up new words.

For kids, consider Lil' Lotería, a bilingual bingo game from the makers of Lil' Libros, this Español Básico Bingo or Eeboo's Spanish Bingo Game. There are also lots of buying options for a set of authentic Lotería boards and cards. (affiliate)

Printable Board Games

We have several free printable board games at different levels. These printable Spanish board games with question cards range from games with simple choice questions to more advanced general knowledge questions.

Mi cuerpo incorporates actions into a board game, as well as questions. There are two levels and you can find them in this set of Spanish Body Parts Games.

For beginners, this board game to practice greetings is perfect and this you can learn common tener expressions with this printable game.

Spot It

Spot It! Spanish (affiliate) is a fun way for kids to learn and practice basic vocabulary. It's designed for beginning learners and the vocabulary matches what it taught in many elementary programs. This game is tons of fun and a good way to learn or review vocabulary if you're saying the words out loud.

Turista Mundial

My kids grew up playing this Spanish version of Monopoly. Players practice numbers, the names of countries in Spanish, and learn travel vocabulary from the cards. You can find several versions of Turista Mundial on Amazon (affiliate), but do watch for stereotypical images if there are drawings of people. There are other versions as well as, like Turista Mexicano and Turista Mundial Disneyland.

Go Fish Board Games

These variations on Go Fish get players speaking Spanish in full sentences. Each player has a place related to the theme. The place is represented by a drawing and there is a center place for the pile of cards.

For the house game, you make sentences like:
¿Hay platos en la cocina? Sí, hay dos platos en la cocina.
¿Las toallas están en la sala? No. Busca las toallas en el closet.

For the animal game, you make sentences like:
¿Hay perros en la ciudad? Sí, hay dos perros en la ciudad.
¿Las vacas están en el bosque? No. Busca las vacas en la granja.

Learn more and get the games here: Encuentra los animales and Buscando por la casa.

Scrabble

No list would be complete without the classic board game Scrabble. A Scrabble game can get long, so with players of different levels, we don't keep score (this helps keep the game moving).

However, we do use our words in sentences as we play, and at the end of the game tell a story together using the words on the board. One of the great things about board games is you can adapt the rules to fit your group! You can find Scrabble En Español on Amazon (affiliate).

Spanish board games make a great addition to language materials at home or in a classroom. We love the classics, but also get creative and make our own. Do you have favorite games? We would love to share them with our readers, so let us know what we can add to this list.

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If you like games and are learning Spanish, then it only makes sense to play Spanish board games. Of course, you need to choose games you enjoy. We've got recommendations with everything from classic games to printable Spanish board games for beginners. Be sure to check out all our games on our Spanish Games for Kids page.

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The culture that connects us - Google Arts & Culture

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Oktoberfest, Stilettos or tea leafs - do Europeans have a common way to party, dress, or even look into the future? What hobbies, celebrations or beliefs d...

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Many languages, one Europe

26 September has been the European Day of Languages (EDL) since 2001. It is jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Commission.

The aim is to:

raise awareness of the wide variety of languages in Europe

promote cultural heritage & linguistic diversity

encourage people of all ages to learn languages

promote translation, interpretation, other language-related professions.

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26 September has been the European Day of Languages since 2001. It is jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Commission.

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Can you recognise all the languages being displayed in the game?

Are you a language detective?

Can you recognise all the languages being displayed in the game?

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We all know this situation: on a bus, in a café, on the street we hear two people talking in a foreign language. And we wonder what language it is. Let's do some training here and next time this happens to you you will easily recognise it!

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Time-saving EDL activities:

European Day of Languages Guess the Language PowerPoint

European Day of Languages: Journey Around Europe Board Game

European Day of Languages Display Posters

European Day of Languages PowerPoint and Quiz

European Day of Languages Interactive Trivia Quiz

European Day of Languages Interactive Matching Activity

KS2 European Day of Languages Assembly Pack (UK)

European Day of Languages: Guess the Country Game

European Day of Languages: Facts Display Posters

European Day of Languages: European Language Crossword

Hello Song - European Day of Languages Song

European Day of Languages: Basic Phrases Activity Sheet

European Day of Languages: Idioms Bookmarks

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Learn all about this important once-a-year occasion and celebrate with our fantastic range of European Day of Languages activities!

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What is European Day of Languages? for Kids

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NB. Need to sign up but you can have one free go each day (3 different photos to guess).

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GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings.

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European Day of Languages: Tour of Europe PowerPoint

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How can I use teach children about some of Europe's landmarks?
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This European Day of Languages: Tour of Europe PowerPoint is a fantastic resource to use to help children find out more about some of the most recognisable European landmarks.

This amazing presentation includes 3D models. These models help children see the buildings from every angle, developing their understanding and encouraging their curiosity. Each slide also contains the native names for these landmarks and interesting facts and questions related to them.

The landmarks and models featured in the PowerPoint include:

the Eiffel Tower

Notre Dame

Arc de Triomphe

Neuschwanstein Castle

the Atomium

the Leaning Tower of Pisa

the Colosseum

the Pantheon

the Guggenheim Museum

Stonehenge

Buckingham Palace

the London Eye

Note: the models are available to view in the PowerPoint with a Classic subscription. To access the links within the PowerPoint, which provide more interactive versions of the landmarks, you will need an Ultimate subscription.

To find out more about the many interesting AR models on the Twinkl website, click here.

If you have enjoyed celebrating European Day of Languages with our resources, then why not check our our brand new scheme, Lightning Languages ? You can check out the whole scheme or watch the video below to find out more!

The above video may be from a third-party source. We accept no responsibility for any videos from third-party sources. Please let us know if the video is no longer working.

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Songs and rhymes from around the world

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Mama Lisa's World of Children and International Culture

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Mama Lisa’s World: Children’s Songs and Nursery Rhymes from Around the World

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Mama Lisa’s World presents thousands of traditional kids songs from over a hundred countries and cultures! We also feature a major collection of Mother Goose Rhymes, global recipes, holiday traditions and lively conversations about childhood around the world.

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Global Storybooks: Free multilingual stories

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Global Storybooks: Free multilingual stories

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for language teachers and learners of all ages. Read, teach, download, and listen to illustrated stories in many languages.

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The Global Storybooks Portal is designed specifically for teachers, parents, and community members around the world. It makes 40 selected stories from the African Storybook available in major national, immigrant and refugee languages of individual countries, regions, and groups.

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These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch

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Google teamed up with more than 1,200 museums and galleries around the world to bring anyone and everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world.

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eg. explore symbols of peace for this year's theme and learn a multilingual song.

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European Day of languages activities and ideas! The following blog introduce 5 simple and effective primary language learning activities!

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A guide to seven films, which have been specially selected to be accessible to learners aged 7-19.:

Wadjda (Arabic),

La Famille Belier (French),

Max Minsky und Ich/ Max Minsky and Me (German),

La Juala de Oro/ The Golden Dream (Spanish),

Goodbye Lenin! (German) and

Carlitos y el Campo de los Suenos/ Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime (Spanish).

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European Day of Languages
26 September

This resource contains a guide to seven films, which have been specially selected to be accessible to learners aged 7-19. The guides include discussion questions and activity ideas to encourage learners to ask and answer questions about films that reflect different cultures and ways of life around the world. The flims and languages featured in the resources are; Wadjda (Arabic), La Famille Belier (French), Max Minsky und Ich/ Max Minsky and Me (German), La Juala de Oro/ The Golden Dream (Spanish), Goodbye Lenin! (German) and Carlitos y el Campo de los Suenos/ Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime (Spanish).

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Arabic

French

German

Spanish

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Using art to learn and share knowledges, culture, and identity. (10 projects) (via SCILT)

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Creative, cultural and culinary ideas to 'travel' around the world (to Olympic destinations)

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Creative, cultural and culinary ideas to 'travel' around the world (to Olympic destinations)

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Language Stones. 966 likes · 2 talking about this. Language Stones help to spread foreign words and to help language learning. Learning is fun!

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Create and Celebrate

Cultural Activities

Activities involving ICT

Learning languages

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Lost Wor(l)ds - Multilingualism in Schools

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Lost Wor(l)ds - Multilingualism in Schools

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make pupils more aware of the importance of languages, the role they play in many aspects of young people’s experience and how languages can be learned while having fun and playing. (via SCILT)

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In this small booklet you will find examples of the many languages spoken in Europe. By learning the language of another country one also gets to know better its culture and people; this may be of great advantage.

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The European Day of Languages is celebrated on 26th September each year to encourage everybody to learn languages. In this small booklet you will find examples of the many languages spoken in Europe. By learning the language of another country one also gets to know better its culture and people; this may be of great advantage.

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There's so much to discover about the European Union! Have fun with this series of games and quizzes. There are games for different age groups and at different levels, and each game can be played at home or as part of a school lesson.

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Play the online game to explore Europe or read an online book to discover more about different languages and cultures.

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Search 700 reasons | LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

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Research by the Subject Centre has identified more than 700 reasons to study languages. This research will be particularly useful for marketing languages and should help educators to promote language study and design. For example, if you want to know what sixth formers, language undergraduates and IWLP students have to say about studying languages, try searches for “sixth former”, “language undergraduate” and “IWLP”.

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Lots of jobs need languages and some of them are included in this pack. You can see more examples on the SCILT website - bit.ly/sciltjobprofiles.

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"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."
- Nelson Mandela

"If I'm selling to you, I speak your language. But if I'm buying, dann müssen Sie Deutsch sprechen."
- Willy Brandt, former German Chancellor

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"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." - Nelson Mandela "If I'm selling to you, I speak your language. But if I'm buying, dann müssen Sie Deutsch sprechen."

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BBC Languages - Free online lessons to learn and study with

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On Thursday 26 September, St Mungo's RC High School in Falkirk proudly celebrated European Day of Languages. Throughout the week, S1 and S2 students engaged with the Languages Challenge app, created for the European Day of Languages 2024, with many successfully completing the Secret Agent Challenge.

Our staff joined in on the fun by participating in a dress-up activity, with each department representing a different European country. The results were fantastic, and some departments even decorated their corridors to reflect their assigned country!

In the morning, all S3 students embarked on a school-wide treasure hunt focused on the diverse languages, cultures, and histories of European countries.

All S1 pupils gathered in the assembly hall for a series of activities celebrating European Day of Languages. They learned why this day is important and how valuable it is to learn a new language. Pupils worked together to build famous European landmarks out of play-doh, used their code-switching skills to identify numbers in various languages (including French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Polish), and competed in a house quiz. All S1 pupils also submitted an entry for the European Day of Languages 2025 t-shirt contest.

It was a fantastic day, filled with enthusiasm and celebration of European languages, enjoyed by both pupils and staff!

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On Thursday 26 September, St Mungo's RC High School in Falkirk proudly celebrated European Day of Languages. Throughout the week, S1 and S2 students engaged with the Languages Challenge app, created for the European Day of Languages 2024, with many successfully completing the Secret Agent Challenge.

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Pupils and staff had a great time celebrating European day of Languages, and learning about the importance of language learning!

During PSE, all pupils took part in a languages quiz, which was created by our senior language ambassadors. Pupils were asked to identify different landmarks, and try to figure out which language certain words were from!

During class time, S1 took part in a Dragon's Den themed sales pitch. They were given a wide variety of items, and asked to sell them using a variety of words and phrases in French.

S2 learned about a wide range of languages are were asked to find out how to say 'hello' in a European language, and create bunting with which to decorate the class.

S3 thought about where languages could take them, and created postcards which highlighted the importance of language learning, and the different opportunities languages bring.

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Pupils and staff had a great time celebrating European day of Languages, and learning about the importance of language learning! During PSE, all pupils took part in a languages quiz, which was created by our senior language ambassadors. Pupils were asked to identify different landmarks, and try to figure out which language certain words were from!

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In our P4-7 Gaelic class language learning is part of the every day, with Gaelic being the main language of the classroom. Pupils also have French as L3 which is taught through Gaelic. We made our language learning a bit more special for European Day of Languages and ended up with a week of celebrations.

On Friday, P4, who are just starting out with French, shared a working breakfast of croissants and hot chocolate while learning the numbers to 20. We did some matching of numerals to French words, sang and danced to a numbers song, played bingo and kept it all secret from P6 and 7 pupils!

On Monday, all of P4-7 were able to share an amazing European breakfast with hot chocolate, baguette, cheeses and meats from all round Europe. This was thanks to a very generous donation from our local Morrison's community champion Stephanie. Pupils were able to try new foods and enjoy some favourites. We followed this by some map work, using atlases to plot and name European countries in Gaelic.

At the end of the week, it was back to P4 and P5 to have a French session - and another breakfast! Pain au chocolat and fruit juice were enjoyed while practising answering questions about choices of plates, cups and juices in French. We read some French stories after our breakfast to fit in with the Ness Book Festival challenge and pupils understood a surprising amount of vocabulary, joining in with some of the noises in 'La chasse à l'ours.' We learned vocabulary for members of the family, identifying family members in the books we read. We again finished with a game of Bingo, this is becoming a weekly event!

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Discover fun and inspiring ways to bring the European Day of Languages to life in your classroom!

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Discover fun and inspiring ways to bring the European Day of Languages to life in your classroom!