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Why are languages important?

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Linton Village CollegeLanguage Futures

Anglia Ruskin University21st October, 2009

Sarah SchechterProgramme Manager, Routes into Languages East

Routes into Languages

A government funded programme to promote languages to 14-19 year olds because languages are important for the future – yours as well as nationally and globally!

Why are languages important?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyJDeF2RHMw

I love languages...do you? Look at your sheet of stickers

Can you guess what languages each of the 22 stickers are written in? The person or team who guesses the most correct answers wins the quiz!

What sort of a language learner are you?

Click here to find out:http://www.whystudylanguages.ac.uk/content/lab/Areyoufitforlangs.htm

Some websites for you to explore...BBC.co.uk:http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/portuguese/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/

www.universed.co.uk

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http://www.whystudylanguages.ac.uk/content/lab.html

Let us know how you’re getting on...

routes@anglia.ac.uk

Happy Learning!