Secondary schools are invited to join British Council for this free webinar for pupils, ‘Where will languages take me?’ As we celebrate European Day of Languages on 26 September 2024, join British Council online to hear from three speakers who use languages in their work and find out how learning languages at school gave them an advantage.
They will talk not just about how languages boosted their career opportunities but also share stories of how knowing another language has helped them in various aspects of their lives, from travelling to making friends.
This event is aimed at secondary students and their teachers and will help inform them as students choose their GCSE options. We would welcome questions from the audience. The event will be recorded and will be available for your to use afterwards.
OTHER EDOL ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOLS AND FOR ALL
UK EDoL writing competition for schools (open until 9th Oct 2024)
The annual European Day of Languages writing competition is run annually by our partners, Association of Language Learning North East and Network for Languages North East. It is open to learners of any language (other than English), in any key stage anywhere in the UK. This is a great opportunity to raise the profile of languages in schools and celebrate the diversity of languages and cultures.
The theme this year is ‘Together’ and full details, guidance and links to resources, as well as how to enter and where to send entries are provided in this document: European Day of Languages UK Schools Competition 2024
Entries must be submitted by 9th October. There are certificates for entries and prizes for winners at each Key Stage. The competition can be used as part of language activities in schools.
European Day of Languages (EDoL) activities and resources
The European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September and is organised by the Council of Europe and European Commission. There are lots of ways to get involved for people of all ages and specific competitions, resources and activities for schools.
Click here to find out more about European Day of Languages and the free resources available for everyone to have fun with languages – challenges, quizzes, competitions and other language activities, as well as posters, apps and booklets in multiple languages. These are for people of any age to get involved with, in schools, communities, groups and families. Read on for competitions, activities and resources for schools.
The European Day of Languages aims 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.