- If you're looking for ideas for something to do, you should head over to Dominic McGladdery's European Day of Languages Wiki
- How other languages hear animal sounds - a cool video featuring lots of different languages
- "Let it go" in 25 languages - many of the children I know are obsessed with Frozen and know all the songs. Disney have released this version of the Oscar-winning song "Let it go" in 25 languages. Can your students name 25 languages? My 11 year old knows this version of the song off by heart now, but before she heard it said "I didn't know there were 25 languages." There is also a "behind-the-mic" version showing all the singers singing it.
- If your students are fed up with Frozen or are mostly boys, they might prefer this clip of Darth Vader saying "I am your father" in lots of languages.
- Interactive version of the "Languages take you further" booklet
- Language facts and fun from the Council of Europe
- The Great Language Game - listen to a clip of a language being spoken and identify it. How high a score can you get?
- European Day of Languages flyer from the Council of Europe
- Some ideas from the Guardian Teacher Network
- Free resources from Routes into Languages
- Find the links here to my countries and languages Tarsia puzzle
- Activity from the Red Cross about how a little language can go a long way
- There are still some free resources available from the CILT website
- Global Communications, a resource pack for KS3 from Global Dimension
- World Stories - stories for children from around the world, in many different languages and English
- Lots of ideas and links from Europe in the UK
- A video with lots of language facts and figures
- ALL's European Day of Languages on Film project
Thanks Clare! Great ideas! :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope that Esperanto won't be forgotten on Friday. Esperanto is a planned language which belongs to no one country or group of states. I would like to argue the case for its wider use.
ReplyDeleteTake a look at learn.esperanto.org.uk
Wow, there are so many amazing ideas in this post, Clare! Thanks so much for them all. It's such a great opportunity to celebrate language in schools and encourage collaborative learning between students. My colleague Tim, an ex teacher, put together a few practical ways teachers can encourage students, especially EAL students, to share language skills today.
ReplyDeleteCheck it out if you like: https://www.travelbound.co.uk/latest-news/celebrate-european-day-of-languages
Thanks and I'll keep checking back for more great posts like this :)
Great site with so many ideas - thank you for sharing :)
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