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2024: Languages for Peace

Yn Europa wurde 700 miljoen Europeanen, fertsjintwurdige yn de 46 lidsteaten fan de Rie fan Europa, oanmoedige om, nettsjinsteande harren leeftyd, mear talen te learen. De Rie fan Europa is der fan oertsjûge dat taalkundich ferskaat in ynstrumint is om ynterkultureel begryp te fergrutsjen en dat it in wichtich elemint is yn it kulturele erfguod fan ús kontinint. Om dy reden fuortsterket de Rie fan Europa meartalichheid yn Europa..
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2024's 'most innovative event' is
Long live the European Day of Languages/ Vive la Journée européenne des langues

The event received 1900+ votes and was organised by Lycée Alfred Mézières de Longwy, France.

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 2024.

Aktiviteiten

Statement from the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, on the occasion of the European Day of Languages 2024
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 Initiative 2024 
Thank you for your participation!

Over 5238 posters, countless creative ideas, and one shared goal: promoting unity through languages! While only five posters were named as the top 5, everyone is a winner, because you speak the languages that bring us together. Explore our gallery to discover a new poster every time you click – it is a celebration of how beautifully peace speaks every language. Merci, Grazie, Danke, Mulțumesc, Ďakujem, and Thank You to everyone who participated! Your creativity has shown that languages are not just words, but powerful tools for connection and understanding. Thank you for making this initiative a true celebration of diversity and peace.

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Initiative 2024: Thank you for your participation!

Over 5238 posters, countless creative ideas, and one shared goal: promoting unity through languages! While only five posters were named as the top 5, everyone is a winner, because you speak the languages that bring us together. Explore our gallery to discover a new poster every time you click – it is a celebration of how beautifully peace speaks every language. Merci, Grazie, Danke, Mulțumesc, Ďakujem, and Thank You to everyone who participated! Your creativity has shown that languages are not just words, but powerful tools for connection and understanding. Thank you for making this initiative a true celebration of diversity and peace.

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Stjoer ús dyn ûntwerp/ôfbylding ta en sjoch dyn lay-out op it offisjele EDL T-shirt ferskinen! Mear witte
Of keapje gewoan it offisjele EDL T-shirt

 Initiative 2024 
Most difficult letter/word/phrase to pronounce!

For example, the letter 'Ř' (a ‘raised alveolar non-sonorant trill’!) from Czech is reputed to be one of the most difficult letters to pronounce in the world – except (of course) if you are Czech! Can you come up with something just as difficult to pronounce or even more so – either in your own language or in the one you are learning? If so, send us a short video illustrating this challenging piece of oral dexterity and why it is challenging! We will select a winner of Europe's most difficult utterances to then be featured on the EDL website.

Thank you for participating - this initiative is now closed - a compilation of videos will be made available online in the course of November.

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Initiative: Most difficult letter/word/phrase to pronounce!

Thank you for participating - this initiative is now closed - a compilation of videos will be made available online in the course of November.

Poll: What is the best advice you can give someone starting to learn a language?


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New in 2024 

New in 2024 


Lara’s next journey - through Europe’s Regional and Minority Languages

Lara sets off on a new language journey - On this chapter of her journey, Lara explores the fascinating world of regional and minority languages and, being inquisitive, she, of course, uncovers many linguistic treasures!

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Language tree poster

Word of the year

Every year, countries throughout Europe participate in the tradition of selecting a "word of the year." Here are the words from the previous year!

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Word of the year

Every year, countries throughout Europe participate in the tradition of selecting a "word of the year." This practice involves choosing a single word or phrase that reflects the social, cultural, or political trends and events of the year. The word of the year serves as a symbolic representation of the collective consciousness and prevailing themes within a society. It captures the zeitgeist and becomes a reflection of the shared experiences, concerns, and aspirations of the people.

Nijste eveneminten

26/9/2024 - 13/10/2024
PL
Szkoła podstawowa nr 14
18/11/2024 - 6/12/2024
RO
Faculty of Theology, Letters, History and Arts, University Center Pitesti
20/9/2024 - 2/11/2024
GR
5ème Collège d' Εxcellence de Chalkida
23/11/2024
IT
Giornata Europea delle Lingue
15/10/2024 - 18/10/2024
GE
გუთნის ქუჩა 6
26/9/2024
SK
Súkromná základná škola Guliver

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"The DeafSign team at ECML sends its best wishes for the European Day of Languages. Sign languages in Europe are a part of Europe's rich linguistic and cultural heritage. Happy European Day of Languages!"

Christian Rathmann, coordinator of the DeafSign project

European Commission events

This year, the Commission will focus on the results of the 2024 Eurobarometer on Europeans and their languages and compare them with the 2012 Eurobarometer results.

The event  will connect live with some of the EU countries that achieved positive results, including Finland, Portugal and Czech Republic. Together, they will try to identify key factors of success.

Watch the event here: https://youtu.be/a0P-FREmcMw

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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20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages



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Statistiken foar 2024 


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Where am I?

You'll be shown 20 random images from all over Europe. Can you find out, where those images where taken? Use your language skills and the virtual magnifying glass to find hints in the picture. Good luck!
Send us your own pictures for this game here!

Send us your own pictures for this game here!

Where am I?

You'll be shown 20 random images from all over Europe. Can you find out, where those images where taken? Use your language skills and the virtual magnifying glass to find hints in the picture. Good luck!

And: Add your own images to the game!

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Bake a cake!

For the 20th anniversary of the European Day of Languages we asked you to send us your best birthday cake recipes. We now have chosen 20 amazing recipes and put them into a colourful booklet.

Celebrate with us by baking one of these truly European birthday cakes!

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Famous quotes

We are all familiar with quotes from famous personalities in our own languages and cultures - but how many do we know from elsewhere in different languages? Here is a chance to discover the wisdom, truths (or half-truths!), creativity, humour and sometimes downright cynicism from a range of cultures and languages as well as their origins. Do you have a favourite? We would be delighted if you would also contribute some of your own!

Famous quotes

We are all familiar with quotes from famous personalities in our own languages and cultures - but how many do we know from elsewhere in different languages? Here is a chance to discover the wisdom, truths (or half-truths!), creativity, humour and sometimes downright cynicism from a range of cultures and languages as well as their origins. Do you have a favourite? We would be delighted if you would also contribute some of your own!
Quote of the day:

Čudno je kako je malo potrebno da budemo sretni, i još čudnije: kako nam često baš to malo nedostaje. It is strange how little it takes to be happy, and even stranger how often just that little bit is missing.

By Ivo Andrić


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The funniest one and only multilingual joke book

In how many languages can you make someone laugh? Following an extremely strict selection process (involving a jury of individuals who aren’t easy to please!) we ‘proudly’ present the results of this 2022 initiative. From the over 700 jokes that were submitted (not all of them publishable!) we have painstakingly whittled this down to the ‘crème de la crème’ of multilingual humour. 

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For fans of ‘Christmas cracker’ jokes – this is a must... You are most welcome to continue to submit new and even funnier jokes with a multilingual element for Volume 2...! View page

Myte of feit?

1. Myn memmetaal is alles dat ik nedich haw.

Myte   Feit
Oerslaan

2. Ik bin net twatalich/meartalich. Ik praat mar ien taal.

Myte   Feit
Oerslaan

3. Measte minsken yn de wrâld brûke mear as ien taal.

Myte   Feit
Oerslaan

4. Ingelsk is de iennige taal dy’t bern nedich hawwe.

Myte   Feit
Oerslaan

5. Bern reitsje derôf as sy mear as ien taal tagelyk leare.

Myte   Feit
Oerslaan

6. Ik kin in bern net helpe in taal te learen of te brûken as ik sels de taal net (goed genôch) kin.

Myte   Feit
Oerslaan

7. As learlingen de taal fan it ûnderwiis net kenne, dan leare sy it bêste troch allinne oan dy taal bleatsteld te wurden, en allinne mar dy taal te brûken.

Myte   Feit
Oerslaan

8. Trochgean mei it brûken fan de thústaal/talen fersteurt it learproses fan bern fan de taal dy’t foar ûnderwiis brûkt wurdt.

Myte   Feit
Oerslaan

9. Myn baan is it om taal X as in bûtenlânske taal te ûnderwizen en net om yn myn klasselokaal mei oare talen om te gean.

Myte   Feit


ICT taal helpmiddel fan de wike

Le plaisir d'apprendre (Platform for learning French)

Le plaisir d'apprendre is a French language learning platform developed by Alliance Française. It offers various resources such as courses, exercises, and interactive materials to help users improve their French language skills, functioning mainly as an online collection of resources made by different teachers. Some of them are free of charge.... View details

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Hokker taal is it?

Wy kenne allegear dizze situaasje: yn in bus, in kafee, op strjitte... hearre wy 2 minsken praten yn in frjemde taal – en wy freegje ús ôf hokker taal dat is. Oefenje mei en in oare kear datst dit meimakkest, silst folle flugger ûntsiferje kinne om hokker taal it giet!
 
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Questions you never dared to ask about languages

For this year’s European Day of Languages we have produced a series of short video clips focusing on ‘Questions you never dared to ask about languages’ with experts covering a range of backgrounds and specialisations responding.
As the title suggests, the questions are ones that we might not wish to ask in front of an audience but, in fact, highlight important issues and address some popular misconceptions about languages and language learning. Do you have a question you would like to ask an expert?

To see subtitles on the videos, please activate this feature by clicking on ‘subtitles’ in the YouTube menu below the video. To change languages, click on the gear wheel and select subtitles>’automatically translate’ and select the desired language (the machine translation is provided by YouTube).

Questions you never dared to ask about languages

For this year’s European Day of Languages we have produced a series of short video clips focusing on ‘Questions you never dared to ask about languages’ with experts covering a range of backgrounds and specialisations responding.

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De EDT útdaging

51 útdagings, werjûn yn in hânboek, moedigje minsken dy’t leare oan om in bytsje út harren komfortsône te stappen en de talleaze mooglikheden te benutsjen dy‘t harren foardogge om in taal te brûken of mear te learen oer in taal bûten de kontekst fan in klas- of leslokaal. Mear Ynformaasje

Do kinst ek talen leare!


Helje hjir de brosjuere del!

Are you a language detective?

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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Brain game: Greek alphabet

How fast can you complete this challenge?



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The secret agent’s language challenges app  2023 

The app has been updated with a new ‘language detective’ challenge in 2023. Can you succeed where others have stumbled? The app has been updated with a new ‘language detective’ challenge in 2023. Can you succeed where others have stumbled?

The secret agent’s language challenges app  2023 

The challenges and quizzes contained within this app encourage learners – future international agents – to take advantage of the plentiful opportunities available to practice or learn more about a language beyond a classroom context. By passing through a series of levels you can rise from a lowly agent in training to become a master secret agent.
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Wisten jo dat...

De Europeeske Talendei wurdt stipe en koördinearre troch it Europeesk Sintrum foar Moderne Talen fan de Rie fan Europa? De Rie fan Europa is de foaroprinnende minskerjochten organisaasje fan Europa. De Rie telt 46 lidsteaten, wêrfan 27 ek lid binne van de Europeeske Uny.


 

Evaluearje sels dyn taalfeardigens

It ‘Evaluearje sels dyn taalfeardigens’-ark helpt dy dyn feardigensnivo yn de talen dy’tst kenst te evaluearjen, neffens seis referinsjenivo’s beskreaun yn it Mienskiplik Europeeske referinsjeramt foar talen (CEFR).

No begjinne!