September the 26th has been established as the European Day of Languages by the Council of Europe with the support of the European Union. It is a Pan-European campaign to promote language learning in the European Union\u2019s efforts to enhance multilingualism in Europe.<\/p>\n
The campaign\u2019s objectives are:
\no\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To encourage lifelong language learning in and outside of school.
\no\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To promote the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe.
\no\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To raise awareness about the importance of multilingualism and intercultural understanding.<\/p>\n
Within this framework, a multilingualism and multiculturalism celebration was held on the Junior High School premises on Tuesday, September 30th, 2014, with food, flags, games and songs from various European countries. Students had the opportunity to try Greek peinirli, English apple pie, French croissants, German hotdogs and Italian pizza, to listen to songs from different countries, to create their own poster depicting multilingualism, to add their own favorite word in the language of their choice to the “Tree of Words” and, finally, to design and participate in a quiz on the languages of the world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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