Join in the fun marking the 10th anniversary of the the EU's celebration of linguistic diversity. Europe is rich in languages and language learning can open the door to many opportunities - even if all you want to do is use a few phrases while on holiday!
The European Day of Languages website can be found here.
- Find out why the European Day of Languages is so important
- Evaluate your own language skills
- Learn some interesting language facts
- Try a quiz to test your knowledge about different aspects of language
❝If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.❞
‒Nelson Mandela
I hope Esperanto won't be forgotten today.
ReplyDeleteI would like to argue the case for wider use of Esperanto. It is a planned language which belongs to no one country or group of states.
Take a look at learn.esperanto.org.uk
Esperanto works! I've used it in speech and writing in about fifteen countries over recent years. I recommend it to any traveller, as a way of making friendly local contacts.
I have just seen the comment about Esperanto, the international language.
ReplyDeleteYour readers may be interested in http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670
A glimpse of Esperanto can be seen at http://www.lernu.net