There's a 'U' in Europe, organised by the Edinburgh Telford College in June 2001 and co-ordinated by Gill Turner, was a European Year of Languages activity.
The project aimed to raise awareness of, and interest in, language learning by demonstrating various enjoyable ways of learning. It also set out to celebrate the linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe.
The key activities included:
- A demonstration of language learning using online facilities and by means of taster sessions in a range of languages at the College.
- The 'Just say it' challenge: a video showing people from all walks of life saying something in a European language.
- An exhibition of all things European, including information on student exchange programmes.
- The College Dinner, run by students with disabilities. A different European country was chosen as the theme each day (France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland and Germany) and the language and food chosen to represent it.
