EUROPEAN

DAY OF
LANGUAGES

PROJECT
EUROPEAN DAY OF
LANGUAGES
WHY WAS EDL WHAT DOES THE EDL WHEN WAS THE EDL
CREATED? CELEBRATE? FIRST CELEBRATED?
• The EDL was • The European Day
created to motivate • Celebrated on 26 of Languages
European citizens to September, the (EDL) was first
develop European Day of celebrated
plurilingualism, that Languages (EDL) is a in 2001 during the
is, to achieve a means of promoting European Year of
degree of awareness among Languages. At the
communicative the general public end of this
ability in a number of the importance campaign the
of languages, of language learning Council of
including those less and protecting the Europe's
widely used and linguistic heritage. Committee of
taught; to encourage • 45 countries around Ministers decided
and support lifelong the world celebrate to make EDL an
language learning The Europen Day Of annual event, to be
for personal Languages (EDL) celebrated each 26
development. September
 EUROPEAN DAY OF
LANGUAGES
Throughout Europe, 700 million Europeans are
represented in the Council of Europe's 46
member states and all are encouraged to discover more
languages at any age, as part of or alongside their
studies. This stems from the Council of Europe’s
conviction that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving
greater intercultural understanding and a key element
in the rich cultural heritage of our continent. Therefore,
the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, promotes
plurilingualism in the whole of Europe. 

At the Council of Europe’s initiative, the European Day of

Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001
on 26 September - together with the European
Commissio
 EUROPEAN DAY OF
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LANGUAGES

Hello today we are

presenting a short
project about
European Day of
Languages and why
we celebrate this
day
 JOURNEE
EUROPEENNE DES
FRENCH LANGUAGE
LANGUES

Bonjour aujourd'hui,
nous présentons un
court projet sur la
journée européenne
des langues et
pourquoi nous
célébrons
cette journée
 GIORNATA EUROPEA
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
DELLE LINGUE

Ciao, oggi
presentiamo un
breve progetto
sulla giornata
europea della
lingua e sul perché
celebriamo questo
giorno
 DITA EUROPIANE E
ALBANIAN LANGUAGE
GJUHEVE

Pershendetje, sot
do te prezantojm
nje projekt te
shkurter per diten
europiane te
gjuheve dhe pse e
festojme kte dit
 DÍA EUROPEO DE
SPANISH LANGUAGE
LAS LENGUAS

Hola, hoy
presentamos un
breve proyecto
sobre el día
europeo de la
lengua y por qué
celebramos este
día.
 EUROPÄISCHER TAG
GERMAN LANGUAGE DER SPRACHEN

Hallo, heute
präsentieren wir ein
kurzes Projekt über
den Europäischen
Tag der Sprachen
und warum wir
diesen Tag feiern
HISTORY OF EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES
In 1997, the idea of organizing a campaign to convince the general public of the
importance of learning more languages was born. This idea arose at the
conference on Language learning for a new Europe, which launched the
Common European Framework of Reference for languages (C.E.F.R.) and the
concept of plurilingualism.
On September 26, 2001, the first European Day of Languages took place and
was the main event of the European Day of Languages campaign, which was
organized jointly with the European Union. This event was a success, and the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided that this day would be
celebrated annually every September 26.
Learning languages does not only mean communication. It also helps to develop
tolerance and understanding between people from different linguistic and
cultural backgrounds. The importance of plurilingualism has been highlighted
by numerous awareness-raising initiatives and documents, such as “The
celebration of linguistic diversity.” The European Day of Languages is the
perfect occasion to honor the dozens of languages spoken throughout Europe.
This day’s primary purposes are to celebrate linguistic diversity in Europe, the
plurilingualism of its citizens, and lifelong language learning and to promote its
rich diversity by encouraging people to be open to different languages and
cultures.
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