European Day of Languages Assembly + Language ID

Assembly to celebrate European Day of Languages 2023, with the launch of a whole school initiative through the creation of a “Language ID”.

A language ID for students to fill in that includes:

• Their mother Tongue
• Language they are fluent in
• Language they speak well
• Language they understand well
• Language they are learning
• Language they know words of
• Language they hear a lot
• Language they would like to learn
• Language they like the sound of

The assembly includes:

• A first slide with an animation of 36 translation of “European Foreign Languages”, looping as the students come in. Stops when you go the next slide.
• Quick hand up quiz about number of countries / languages
• Raise awarness that languages gravitates around us and that we deal with more languages that we realised (mothertongue, fluent, learning, know words of, would like to learn, like the sound of…)
• Introduction of Language ID as a whole school Initiative
• Why EDL? Objectives of the day
• Careers in languages
• Introduction of MFL club with Secret agent Language handbook (from EDL resources website https://edl.ecml.at/)
• Benefits of a language (on the brain and salary - hand up quiz)
• Reflection and prayer.