Nearly 500 young people from local schools have participated in the University's annual World Languages Day.
World Languages Day, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this year, is an annual event for year 8 students to try a new language or use the ones they are already learning in imaginative and interactive workshops.
Organised by the Partnership Development Office, this year’s World Languages Day featured lively theatre presentations in French and Spanish followed by over 40 workshops in 15 different languages – ranging from Mandarin, Japanese and Farsi to Danish, Norwegian, Russian and Ancient Greek.
Workshops were presented by University staff from the Centre for English and World Languages and the School of European Culture and Languages, as well as teaching staff from participating schools and student ambassadors.
There were workshops in African Drumming and Indian Dance, provided by Canterbury based Music for Change. The Whitstable Samba band also performed. Other workshops included the Language Gym, drama sessions, puppet workshops and the hotly contested European Quiz.
For further information, please contact Vanessa Nedderman in the Partnership Development Office.