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26th SEPTEMBER: EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

In 2001 the Council of Europe decided to celebrate a European Day of Languages on 26th September each year. 

Did you know that there are between 6000 and 7000 languages in the world with about 225 indigenous languages in Europe? Most of the world’s languages are spoken in Asia and Africa and at least half of the world’s population are bilingual or plurilingual, i.e. they speak or understand two or more languages. 

Behind each and every one of them lies a rich and diverse culture. That’s what the European Day of Languages (EDL) aims to celebrate - by showing people across Europe how important languages are, and what fun can be had learning them.

If you are interested, here you can find different links on the EDL:

European Day of Languages site

How can you learn languages?

Languages of Europe

Language facts

Hello

Holiday phrases in different languages 

Animal sounds

Language quiz

Unique words

Celebrities speaking languages

Longest words

Tongue twisters

Idioms

Sign Language

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL !

We hope you've enjoyed your holidays and now you have enough energy to start this new school year!