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Video challenge for schools Vi elsker sprog (We love languages) followed by award ceremony

 Fair, 08 Aug 2023

An event which combines input from experts with a language campaign. Schools (primary, secondary and upper secondary) are invited to send a 30 s video promoting languages. They must include an explanation of why a particular language is interesting: "I love [language X] because...". See further information at www.ecml.dk. We will invite the winner in each category to the Europe House on 26 September to receive their prizes and attend a language celebration event there. Campaign videos will be displayed during the event. At the event experts from the language learning field will speak about the motivation behind language learning and teaching (German, French, English). The event will also feature readings of literature in foreign languages. Participants will also get a chance to try their skills in tongue twisters in foreign languages.

Target groups:  Language learners Children General public Young people (in general)

Organizer: European Commission w/ECML Denmark, Institut Francais
Estimated number of participants/people involved: 500
Contact Name: DGT-tallinn

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20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

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20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

Struggling to find ideas for an event for this year’s European Day of Languages? It can be challenging to organise events that are fun, inclusive, have an educational element and motivate a large number of people. Below are a few ideas to get your creative thoughts flowing, most of which are based on the principle of “starting small to go big”! 20 ideas for activities that can be carried in celebration of this year's EDL.

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2023's 'most innovative event' is
Message in a Bottle

The event received 480+ votes and was organised by Departamento Curricular de Línguas, Alcobaça, Portugal.

Congratulations to the winners!

We were greatly impressed by the creativity and great effort which went into organising the events submitted and would like to thank all organisers of EDL events in 2023.