PLEASE READ IT, IT'S REALLY VERY INTERESTING!! -forwarded message- > Dear friends, > > Do you want to join the European Day of Languages? > Do you want to make something happen in your city and to be at the same > time connected with antennae all over Europe? > Do you want to take action in promoting language learning and raising > awareness of the richness of linguistic diversity within Europe? > Do you want to take the chance to be part of another great AEGEE > project? > > If yes, you should quickly get together in your antenna and think about > organising a one day seminar/ meeting on September 26th , 2001, the > European Day of Languages. IMPORTANT: As AEGEE-Europe has to apply for > funds for this project from the European Commission in February, we > would > need YOUR ANSWER UNTIL FEBRUARY 5TH !!! > > This could be a possible concept: > > In cities all over Europe locals gather at the same time (e.g. 1 PM > (CET)) > people on market squares or other suitable locations for an event of > app. > 60 minutes. The focus will lie on languages, every language in Europe > including languages which are not that widely spread in Europe. So might > people in Helsinki (FIN) learn Basque, people in L'viv (UKR) learn > Gaelic > or people in Paris (F) learn Estonian. There is not a defined target > group; everybody should be free to attend this event. A professional > partner should be found, for example teacher(s) to play a decisive role > as > he/ they has/ have to be able to speak and entertain a big group of > people. On the other hand he/ they should be native speaker(s) of the > taught language and able to use modern interactive tools of language > teaching. If financial means are available some > highlight squares can even be connected via video-transmission to > demonstrate the European dimension. A cheaper solution is to set up > web-cameras and bring pictures from events all over Europe together on > one > webpage. > > Take into consideration what a great PR tool it could be to make > yourself > known to the local authorities, media, university or possible companies > interested in funding your antenna. As it should reach as many people as > possible, AEGEE does not have to organise this activity alone and you > are > encouraged to co-operate with the local authorities, universities or > other > NGOs. > > For more information please write to: [log in to unmask] > > REMEMBER: it is up to you- the network- to make great things happen! > > Looking forward to your responses, > Karina > **************************************************************************** *** > Karina Haeuslmeier > President AEGEE-Europe > > rue Nestor de Tiere, 15 > B-1030 Brussels > tel: 00 32-2-245 23 00 > mobile:00 49 170 9961556 > fax: 00 32-2-245 62 60 > email: [log in to unmask] > > "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." > (Les Brown) > **************************************************************************** *** ============================================================================= RAINBOW-L is a regional discussion list of AEGEE. Check out http://www.aegee.uni-karlsruhe.de/archives for the archives of public lists. To unsubscribe send 'unsubscribe RAINBOW-L' to [log in to unmask]