language diversity
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Language Diversity
Multidisciplinary Flipped Learning with ICTErasmus+ KA2 Project
FLwICT(2015 – 2017)
4th Project Meeting, 4th -8th April 2016Daugavpils Saskanas School /Latvia
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Facts about languages:
Up to 7000 languages are spoken around the world.
260 languages can be found in Europe 24 official and working languages of EU; 80% of home pages on the Web are in English;
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English has about 4 000 000 000 native speakers;
The most native speakers has Mandarin Chinese;
26 September is European Day of Languages
Facts about languages:
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Language Families:Many languages originate fromseparate language families. Within continental Europe thereare eight language groups coming from the big Indo-European group. These separate into smaller familiesresulting in the diversity of European languages we speak today.
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Why should we learn languages? It improves your brainpower, with the
knowledge that you already have learn. We learn and know other cultures. People who use many languages in their jobs
earn around 8% more. To communicate with other people.
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How many languages do you speak? What languages do you speak? Normund, I speak 4 languages – Germany, English,
Latvian and Russian
Irene, I speak 3 languages – French, English and Spanish
Mert, I speak 2 languages – Turkish and English
Monika, I speak 2 languages – Polish and English
Thomas, I speak 3 languages – French, English and Spanish
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Sources• https://www.google.lv/search?q=languages&biw=16
00&bih=755&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDkLXk7vvLAhXld5oKHXJFDU0Q_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=brain+
• https://www.google.lv/search?q=languages&biw=1600&bih=755&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDkLXk7vvLAhXld5oKHXJFDU0Q_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=spain+flag
• https://www.google.lv/search?q=languages&biw=1600&bih=755&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDkLXk7vvLAhXld5oKHXJFDU0Q_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=ferance+flag
• https://www.google.lv/search?q=languages&biw=1600&bih=755&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDkLXk7vvLAhXld5oKHXJFDU0Q_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=family+tree
• Our brains
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Prepared by Daugavpils Basic School, Latvia, Normund
Palabinskis Girne Secondary School, Turkey, Mert Olucak Miguel de Cervantes Secondary School, Spain,
Irene Luque Ysern Lycee Maurice Genevoix, France, Thomas Martin
Poland, Monika Wilinska