PPLI Annual Report (2019) - Flipbook - Page 53
Culture Night
For the first time, the Languages Connect team worked with the European Commission Representation in
Ireland to host an event as part of Culture Night which also tied in with the European Day of Languages, a
Council of Europe Initiative.
Participants were invited to participate in 20-minute taster classes in one of ten EU languages. 50 taster
classes were run throughout the evening (5-9pm) in French, German, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish,
Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish and 155 members of the public left with some phrases in the language(s)
of their choice.
The ten language teachers were sourced with the support of the Goethe Institute, Gaelchultúr, the Italian
Cultural Institute, the Portuguese Language Centre, the Cervantes Institute, the Alliance Française Dublin, the
Latvian Embassy, the Lithuanian Embassy, and through several existing contacts.
Impact
Participants were asked to complete a survey and the results were very positive.
100% of respondents referred to the event as ‘very positive’ or ‘positive’. Comments included: ‘Brilliant’;
‘Enjoyable and encouraging’; ‘Excellent’; ‘Looking forward to more’; ‘Very well run’;
‘Had a ball’; ‘Very participative’; ‘Enthusiastic organisers’.
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