Celebrated on 26 September, the European Day of Languages (EDL) is a means of promoting awareness of the importance of language learning and protecting the linguistic heritage. Numerous events are organized throughout September and October to showcase the linguistic richness of Europe as well as to honour and to promote multilingualism and language learning.
The general objectives of the European Day of Languages are to:
Alert the public to the importance of language learning in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding.
Promote the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe.
Encourage lifelong language learning in and out of school.
On the occasion of the day, some events were carried out at school. This group, 3ºESO Bilingual Section, and their teachers, Carmen Aliseda and Marta Fernández organized a radio programme, which was recorded by our student Carlos García. The activities consisted of a presentation about some curiosities related to languages and an exhibition of tongue twisters in different languages. All of us enjoyed the lesson and our students were encouraged to take up a language, or to take special pride in their existing language skills.
