Key Stage 3-4: Modern Languages

Languages in Action
How do translators and interpreters go about their work? What do they need to do a good job? This booklet gives the answers and comes in a variety of languages! Today, more than ever, we all need languages - for travelling, for studying abroad, for business and for work. So there are sound arguments for encouraging everyone to learn foreign languages, starting as young as possible and continuing throughout their life. However, there are times when even the most polyglot Europeans dont have the language skills they need: either they do not know the language, or the stakes are too high for them to rely on their skills alone. This is when they need the help of professional specialists in multilingual communication: translators and interpreters. Whats the difference between interpreting and translating? Are you interested in a career as an interpreter or translator? Do you need to contact a professional translator or interpreter?

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European Languages Quiz

Test your knowledge of European languages with this fun and challenging online quiz! With questions like... Through which language was the word paradise introduced into Europe? Which is the only European language that always places the family name first and the given name second, e.g. SMITH John rather than John SMITH? What is the Danish custom of people looking into one anothers eyes before and after drinking toasts?

This quiz is available in most European languages! Before starting your game, make sure to select your language at the top. Take the quiz online now by clicking on START.

Arsenal Languages Double Club website

The Arsenal Languages Double Club encourages school children to learn foreign languages by combining language teaching with football training. It is run by Arsenal Football Club in cooperation with a range of language and education partners, plus the European Commission Representation in the UK. Double Club materials for both primary and secondary schools are available in German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. A new website has been launched to showcase what the Double Club has to offer: http://www.arsenaldoubleclub.co.uk - The site gives access to up-to-date information to existing participants and provides information on the programme for those who might be interested in taking part in the future. Samples of the language resources developed by the Institut Franais, the Goethe Institute and UK-German Connection, the Education Office of the Spanish Embassy in London, the Education Department of the Italian Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute, and Capita L Routes into Languages can be downloaded for free: http://www.arsenaldoubleclub.co.uk/about-double-club/resources There is also a fun zone, featuring a penalty shoot-out game where children can test their language skills: http://www.arsenaldoubleclub.co.uk/fun-zone

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Key Stage 3-4: Modern Languages