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EDL fun language classes 2024

 Workshop, 26 Sep 2024

This EDL event consists of free sample language classes - EU and other European languages - of approximately 20 minutes for secondary school students aged around 12. Each session consists of 4 language lessons of 20 minutes and can host one school with 2 classes (approx. 60 students). Languages differ between locations. This year, there will be a special focus on the 10 ‘new’ EU languages since 2004, by giving small talks to students about the advantages of cultural and linguistic diversity and learning languages from other language ‘families’. Place/ venue: institutes of culture, language institutes and university locations in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Groningen. At the Groningen location, there will also be a focus on AI and machine translation.

Target groups:  Students

Organizer: European Commission
Estimated number of participants/people involved: 200
Contact Name: EUNIC Netherlands and Groningen University
Website: DGT-HAGUE@ec.europa.eu

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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.

20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

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