Posted by: citizensofculture

In order to promote language learning, the European Commission is collecting attractive language experiences. The idea is to invite the people of Europe to share positive anecdotes showing the benefits of knowing languages. The authors of the best stories will be invited to Brussels in 2011.

The European Day of Languages on 26 September 2010 marked the launch of a competition for the public to share their stories on the advantages of knowing languages. Organised by the European Commission, the competition aims to demonstrate through pleasant and amusing anecdotes in how many different ways people can benefit from foreign language knowledge, and to inspire people to learn foreign languages.

The stories can be submitted in video, audio, text, photo or poster format and will be published on the competition website. The public will choose the best stories by voting on line. The competition and the public voting will be open until 31 January 2011. The winners will be invited to an Award Ceremony organised in Brussels around 9 May in the context of Europe Day 2011.

The competition is open for residents of the EU countries, Turkey, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. The stories can be about any language in the world, but must be presented in one of the 23 official languages of the EU.

For deatils, please see www.tonguestories.eu


Source: http://www.tonguestories.eu
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