The European Day of Languages

 The European day of languages was created in 2001 by the European Union and the Council of Europe of Strasbourg.  It is celebrated on September 26, and concerns millions of people. There are 45 countries involved.  It was made to diversify the languages learnt in Europe and to prove their utility.

 Foreign languages are used more and more in everyday life, especially at work.  There are more than 200 European languages, so English is just not enough.  Learning languages help to understand each other a lot better, and it helps to overcome cultural differences.

 There are about 225 different languages in Europe, which is 3% of the world total. A language contains about words but only a few hundred are commonly used.  There are 3 groups which contain all of the European languages: ► Germanic,such as German, Dutch, English, Yddish, etc… ► Romano, like French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc... ► Slavic, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian…

 First, you have an idea, such as a game, a tournament, a European Café… You set up your event… But nobody knows about it!  Then, you go to the EDL’s site, and enter your event in the calendar, and talk about it on newspapers, etc. Now people know it will happen!  Your event’s ready! Lou

 The European Day of Languages was created in…  2001  1998  2006  The number of official European languages is…  3000  200  10  The European Day of Languages is on…  September 1 st  November 20 th  September 26 th

 The languages of Europe represent…  3% of the world total  30% of the world total  3% of the Eurasian total  How many words are there in a language?   500   How many are commonly used?  A few thousand  A few hundred  All of them

 Yddish is a…  Slavic language  Germanic dialect  Germanic language  Why do we learn new languages?  To understand each other better and to overcome differences in culture  For fun  Because we are in school  Who can participate? How?  Only companies, because it’s really expensive  Everybody, just go to the EDL site so it is known  Only schools