Language - investigations:
- Can I learn some words and phrases from the languages of our partner schools, e.g. hello, goodbye, thank you, numbers. Are there any words that are the same or similar?
- Can you find any words in your language that come from other countries/cultures?
- Did people in your country always speak your language?
- How far back in history could you go and still be understood?
- Are there any other languages spoken in your country? What? Why?
- Have any languages in your country been banned, repressed or made compulsory?
- What are dialects? Does your country have different dialects or accents?
- How did your language develop?
- What key events in your country’s history have shaped/changed your language?
- How has your language changed recently? – TV, text, email, Twitter etc?
- What are the first words or phrases young children learn to say in your language?
- To what other languages is your language most closely related?
Upload a song from your country that we can all learn