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| Teenagers and youths attend the European Language Day in 2013. The event is held annually at the Hanoi Goethe Institute. Photo giaoducthoidai.com |
HÀ NỘI — A language festival will gather nine countries at Hà Nội Goethe Institute on Saturday to introduce diversity of European languages to local people at different ages.
This is the 8th European Languages Day (EDL) which was initiated by the Council of Europe and is now organised by the European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) every year aiming to promote multilingualism.
The EDL was first celebrated in 2001 and celebrated each 26 September. Every year, millions of people in the European member states and elsewhere organise or take part in activities to promote linguistic diversity and the ability to speak other languages.
This year’s participations include the Aula Cervantes and the British Council, as well as the embassies of France, Italy, Poland, Finland, Czech Republic, Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegration and the Goethe Institute.
At the 8th European Language Day, Hanoians can participate in half-hour classes guaranteed to get them speaking more fluently a new language – or at least a few words. The festival-goers will have chance to attend 30-minute lessons to learn a new language at the event. The lessons in German, English, Polish, Spanish, French, Czech, Italian and Finnish will have different slots meeting the demand of the learners.
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