alice’s posterous

As mentioned on the website :
"The general objectives of the European Day of Languages are:

1. Alerting the public to the importance of language learning and diversifying the range of languages learnt in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding;

2. Promoting the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe, which must be preserved and fostered;

3. Encouraging lifelong language learning in and out of school, whether for study purposes, for professional needs, for purposes of mobility or for pleasure and exchanges."

Otherwise, you can join a Facebook group to share ideas and a great wiki created by @dominic_mcg to share experiences and good practice with even links to resources from the seven previous EDLs!

What are you planning to do on EDL?

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I am moving to Weimar, in Germany this Sunday and as you can see my house is pretty full with boxes!

So...I won't be blogging, tweeting, facebooking... for a few days until the actual moving is done and we get an Internet access (I have been told it should be quick :) I rely on German efficiency here ;)

Before I shut the Internet for a while, I just want to share a few tips I have learnt from moving. I have been moving around quite a few times in my life but this is the first time I move with a family of two little boys:

• Use a private wiki to list everything you need to do, i.e closing accounts (electricity, water...). My dear man set up a private wiki where we store all our personal/ private information.
  
• Keep all the cardboard boxes you used from your previous move. Six years ago, we moved from Zaragoza, Spain to Leicester, UK and we kept all our boxes in the attic. This time, we re-used our boxes, hence saving money and the time of having to collect new ones.
• When you pack stuff in a box, number the box and then record the number and what is inside the box in your private wiki. When you have finished doing all the packing, remember to print the boxes list (pack the printer at the last minute!). When you don't have the Internet, you still have your list printed so that when you are in your new house, you know to which rooms the boxes go.
• Send your children away! I don't know how we would have done without the help of my parents- in- law (Daniel and Nadine) who are looking after our boys in Brittany, France! They are having a great time with their grand-parents and we can pack everything on time. 

What about you? Do you have any useful tips about moving?

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There are already great contributions with videos, poems, articles and websites, as well as ideas to implement reading strategies in the classroom. I have added my little contribution today with resources related to the 20th century's writer, Jean Giono and his book L'homme qui plantait des arbres (The man who planted trees).

I do believe reading books in a another language and understanding the literature of another country helps you to better learn a language and understand the culture behind the language.

So if you:

• need help with your plans for literature/reading in the classroom, click on the Discussion tab and start a thread with your question and/or comment.
• have a link to a video, song, poem, article, website, etc. for a reading, click on the century for which you have something to share and get started today!

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