On 26th September, we celebrated European linguistic diversity and the joy of speaking other languages.
myEUROPE teachers permanently encourage their students to learn and practise a second or a third language, not only during lessons, but also by working with other classes in Europe. These activities are an opportunity to speak other languages and to promote our own.
Sophie Vandeputte works as a language coordinator at the EUN Office. She speaks four languages - French, English, Dutch and Spanish - and she is in charge of a team dealing with more 20 languages on the EUN Web sites. In this article, Sophie discusses issues related to language learning as a way of appreciating other cultures and minimising cultural stereotypes.
This is a photo-reportage about the European Day of Languages, an event organised at De Regenboog Wondelgem School, in Ghent, Belgium. The author of the photo-reportage is Pierre Michiels, a 5th grade teacher.
Petros is a village in Baru, a small district in Hunedoara County, Romania. Ana Tecau, who was born there, moved back to Petros to teach English. She points out that even in smaller communities children are motivated to learn more too, when local community supports and encourages them to use the latest technologies and the Internet.
De Regenboog Wondelgem is a primary school located in Ghent, Belgium. Pierre Michiels teaches there and together with his 5th class, he organized a one-day activity dedicated to the European Day of Languages.
The senior students of our school came together on 28 September to share their thoughts about the role of languages in our life. Pupils in Viesite Secondary School study three foreign languages: English, Russian and German. Latvian is our native language.
