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EDL National competition 2024

 Competition/Tournament, 22 May 2024 - 16 Sep 2024

Competition announced online which allows students anywhere in Sweden in the ages 13-18 to participate in a poetry competition organised by a jury that is part of the Swedish EDL network. Students participate as individuals - no need for their schools to be registered, and they will be invited to do a creative piece of work showcasing their skills in foreign languages other than English, all according to the thematic and format determined by the jury for this year's competition. For the 2024 edition, students are asked to write any form of poetry about their "smultronställe", a Swedish term to denote a personal favourite place that is dear and special. The first prize is a 25 000 SEK travel trip voucher, courtesy of the EC Representation. Registration needed, open only to students in Sweden in 7th to 12th grade (högstadium and gymnasium). Deadline is on 16 September 2024.

Target groups:  Pupils Students

Organizer: European Commission
Estimated number of participants/people involved: 300
Contact Name: FO, European Embassies and Culture and Language Institutes and national authorities.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/sprakdagen

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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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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.