Modern Languages Blog

All Scottish primary schools are invited to join the Junior Language Challenge, the only national language-learning competition of its kind in the UK.

The JLC was started six years ago with the aim of encouraging children under the age of 11 to develop a lifelong passion for language learning, by using cutting-edge multimedia software to learn up to three foreign languages as they compete against schools from all over the country.

The competition is organised and run by modern languages publisher EuroTalk Ltd and this is what it offers:

- a fun, interesting way to give children a headstart in language learning

- the chance to offer a new language (one you wouldn’t already be teaching) (and EuroTalk say it won’t be a drain on time as they take responsibilty for organising everything)

- because of the way the software is designed, teachers need no previous knowledge of the languages used

- great prizes for everyone

There is a nominal competition fee of £2.50 per child. These monies go entirely to an educational charity supported by EuroTalk. Each year the winner of the competition visits Africa to inaugurate a classroom purchased with the competition fees.

If you’re interested, there are full details and an online application form on the EuroTalk website.