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European Day of Languages 26 September 2007

EDL resources
Please refer to CILT's extensive bank of resources for the day.

Euroquiz
North East teachers have devised a Euroquiz for use by schools. Download the children's quiz (Word 159 KB) and the teacher's notes (Word 219 KB)

Comenius North East in association with ALL: Competition for schools - A postcard to the world
To mark the European Day of Languages on 26 September 2008, Comenius North East invites schools to participate in its competition, run in collaboration with the Association for Language Learning.

Pupils are asked to design a postcard and write a postcard message in any language they are learning, or know, on the theme of: A postcard to the world

The entries should be clearly marked with the pupil’s name, age, class and school, as well as any necessary information about the language chosen (i.e. if it is a less widely learned language) to facilitate judging.

Entries are to be sent to: Michael Wardle, CYPS, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ

The intention is that this might form an activity on the European Day of Languages itself, so the deadline will be: 5 October 2007

£35 HMV vouchers will be offered to the winners; there will be one winner for each key stage, up to and including KS5. Runner-up prizes of EDL resources (badges, stickers t-shirts etc) will also be awarded.

Information also available at www.ALL-languages.org.uk

New opportunities to establish closer links with colleagues in Germany and Spain
are being provided by the British Council. The German Hospitality Programme, Anglo-Spanish Fellowships for teachers and learners and joint curriculum opportunities are part of a raft of opportunities. To find out more about the them and the autumn term deadlines, click here.

CILT Language and Cultural Immersion Courses Abroad
CILT runs a number of language and cultural immersion courses abroad for primary and secondary teachers of French, German, Italian and Spanish. The full course fee may be recoverable through the European Union's Socrates-Comenius 2.2 programme. For further information, click here.

E-twinning
E-twinning and establishing links with the schools from all over the world is at the top of the agenda. The following websites will get you started:

comenius.eun.org/ww/en/pub/comenius/index.htm
www.globalgateway.org.uk
www.britishcouncil.org/learning-etwinning.htm
www.bbc.co.uk/worldclass/

German Embassy newsletter
The German Embassy in London is offering a new service to keep people up-to-date with what's going on at the Embassy and in Germany. Their electronic newsletter is being issued monthly and can be viewed online at www.german-embassy.org.uk/newsletter/newsletter.htm If you'd like to receive this publication on a regular basis, use the link at the bottom of the newsletter and enrol for the Embassy's distribution list.