The Secret Agent’s Language Challenge App and handbook – 51 language challenges for 11-16 year olds
Calling young people 11-16! Your mission – should you choose to accept it – is to take on the languages challenges and work your way through them until you reach the final challenge. You are then fully trained as a secret agent!
Download the free Secret Agent’s Languages Challenge App and see how far you can get. From simple tasks to more challenging activities – these will stretch your imaginations and help you build your language skills, confidence and knowledge.
You can do these on your own, in your own time, with friends, or at school and there is a Secret Agent Handbook (available in 37 languages) to help you mark off each challenge as you complete them.
Who is it for?
- Young people 11-16 who are interested in learning languages
- Pupils in KS3 or KS4 studying languages
When will it happen?
- This app can be downloaded for use at any time and there is a secret agent’s handbook in English or 36 other languages) to mark off when you’ve done the challenges
- The language challenges can be carried out at your own pace – some may take a few minutes, others are longer – but they are all fun!
- You can do these on your own, with your friends or as part of a classroom activity
What is the activity?
There are 50+1 challenges in the app and handbook which you can work through as part of your training as a secret agent. These help you to take advantage of the many opportunities available to practice or learn more about a language outside school or with your classmates and teacher.
Lots of challenges cover languages in the world that you want to explore and some focus on one language that you choose. There lots of links to more resources to help you on your mission to become a language secret agent. You can choose easy challenges that don’t involve much time – such as “count from 1-10 in 3 different languages within one minute” to ones that are a bit more demanding “ together with a friend, write the words to a song/rap in a foreign language”.
There should be something for everyone and you may discover that you actually know more than you think about languages!
How do I get involved?
- Simply click here to find out more and get the link to download the free app and start your secret agent training
- Click here to download the free Secret Agent’s Handbook of Language Challenges (English). It has an introduction to becoming a secret agent and the 50+1 challenges listed, with a checklist for when you complete. The handbook is available in 37 languages from this webpage.
Further information and links?
The Secret Agent’s Language Challenge app and handbook were launched as part of the European Day of Languages (EDL) in 2020. It is a project run by the European Centre for Modern Languages and the.Council of Europe.
The European Day of Languages is on 26th September every year and there are lots of other language learning activities, facts, games and resources available for young people, teachers and the public of all ages available online.
- Click here to visit the European Day of Languages website
- Follow on EDL on twitter: @ECMLCELV
- Join EDL on facebook: EuropeanDayofLanguages
Who is organising this?
