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Stein Study:
European Day of Languages
Stein Study in partnership with Dundalk Grammar school are set to
celebrate the Council of Europe’s European Day of Languages (EDL) on
September 26th. Set up by the Council in 2001, EDL is a major annual
event across Europe. Every country organises multilingual festivals,
theatre productions, and talks, exploring diverse cultural pride. EDL’s
objective is to promote a flexible mentality among students. Learning a
language doesn’t mean speaking like a native. Being able to converse in a
foreign language as an act of cultural respect is far more important.
Dundalk’s become a hub for FDI’s and global players such as Paypal.
Where better for Stein Study and students of Dundalk Grammar to
participate in Ireland's largest language celebration. For the past two
years, Stein Study has partnered with the students of Dundalk Grammar
school for EDL. This year, to help the DGS students promote EDL in their
school the students attended a Stein Study Academy week. Gwen Noone
of Dundalk’s Digital Bakery spoke to the students about digital marketing
and website creation and the Stein Study team discussed how social
media and blogging platforms can be used as a tool for promoting
businesses and events like the EDL. Given the global demand for more
university graduates in language and technology, the Academy week is an
exciting crossover for students to engage with both disciplines.
Throughout the week, students demonstrated serious enthusiasm in the
academy sessions, needless to say, these bright sparks will make this a
stellar EDL event.
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Council of Europe –
EDL site http://edl.ecml.at/
Leargas (Irish Relay) - http://www.leargas.ie/programmes/languages/