European Day of Languages
The Council of Europe declared a European Day of Languages to be celebrated on 26th of September each year. The general objectives of the European Day of Languages are:
- Alerting the public to the importance of language learning and diversifying the range of languages learnt in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding;
- Promoting the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe, which must be preserved and fostered;
- Encouraging lifelong language learning in and out of school, whether for study purposes, for professional needs, for purposes of mobility or for pleasure and exchanges.
Top 10 - September MFL Resources
The top ten September resources feature some of the most commonly viewed resources over August and September from previous years as well as the current year.
New Collection
Over the summer holidays, Eloisa Etxebarria (Spanish teacher) developed five sets of videos covering oral themes. The videos will assist students in developing their listening and comprehension skills.
Themes include: Introductions | The family | Pastimes/hobbies | My house | The weather
Creative Teaching Ideas
Incorporate a new creative activity into your German lessons each week with Simon Greene. Some of the lesson activities would take less than five minutes to complete within the overall time frame of the entire lesson. The teaching methodologies used within these short lesson activities are versatile and teachers can further integrate the activities across all three strands within their overall lesson. The aim of these creative activities is to very much encourage students to enjoy a language learning experience and develop the key skills that they can apply to other areas of their study.
Featured Supports
The Post-Primary Languages Ireland (PPLI) is a dedicated unit providing expertise and support for foreign languages education in Ireland, predominantly at post-primary level.
Information on foreign languages in Ireland as well as awareness raising of the value of learning a foreign language to support you selling languages to your students.
