The 26th September is The European Day of Languages.  It does seem that these ‘days’ are now two-a-penny, we’ve got the National Fish and Chip Day, National Ride a Bike day and so on.  I’m not saying these aren’t good causes but after a while there are so many they start to lose their individual value & importance. 

It’s a bit like Mother’s day and Father’s day, the cynic in me says that these days have been invented by the Card Manufacturers to sell more cards.  Of course you should dedicate some time to your parents & family, but you should do be doing this all the time anyway.  You don’t need a Card company to remind you!

That said, Answer English, is going to throw itself behind the European Day of Languages.  We want to see what people on the streets of London feel about learning languages, whether they consider it something important and what the European Day of Languages means to them.  We plan to report from the streets, filming and recording people’s opinions, telling you what they really think.  We also plan to let you know what is happening at other events round the UK and the World.

If you have plans for the European Day of Languages, please let us know.  We would be interested to hear how you plan to celebrate.  Then we will see if this just another day or it really means something! 

To find out about events occurring near you, why don’t you check out the European Council’s Calendar of Events