New Year, new international celebrations!

Unesco launches two new international celebrations in 2010:

International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures


International Year for Biodiversity:

UN Secretary General Welcome Message for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity from CBD on Vimeo.

There's no doubt that these two celebrations can have an important place in our lessons. I'll keep looking for resources on these two topics from now on.

International Mother Language Day

21st February it's the International Mother Language Day launched by United Nations in 1999 and observed since 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

As an English teacher I love learning and teaching languages. Therefore, I have a special interest in developing in my students some language concern. I also try to work with them concepts as lifelong language learning.
I think that you may agree with this believes and so I have decided to share with you this websites that I have found and that I really like.

United Nations website on International Mother Language Day

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education on Unesco website

Map of languages of instruction in Europe here

World Day of Social Justice

20 th February is the World Day of Social Justiced launched by United Nations. This year is going to be observed for the first time.
I have no doubt that education can also be a way to achieve social justice in our world.

Visit the web clicking here