February 21st: International Mother Language Day!
Today is International Mother Language Day!
今天是国际母语节！ Vandaag is Internationale Moedertaaldag! Aujourdhui marque la journée internationale de la langue maternelle! ਅੱਜ ਹੈ ਅੰਤਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਮਾਤਾ- ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਦਿਨ Hoy es el dia internacional de la lengua materna! Heute ist der Internationale Tag der Muttersprache! আজ আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস। Ngayon ay araw ng Pandaigdigang Pananalita ng Sariling Wika ! Tänään on Kansainvälinen äidinkielen päivä! 今日は国際母語デー！ Mai nap a Nemzetközi Anyanyelv Nap! Bugün Uluslararası Ana Dil Günü! اليوم هو اليوم الدولي للغة الأم Diwrnod Dathlu Mamiaith! آج بین القوامی مادری زبان کا دن ہے. आज अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मातृभाषा दिवस है
2016 theme: Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes.
This is a day for encouraging full respect for the use of mother language in teaching and learning, and the promotion and preservation of linguistic diversity. [Source].
Therefore, in order to try and celebrate this event on 7 Cups in some way, we are going to have discussions in various languages. We will also have discussions listed on the forums! Please feel free to join in and start discussions in your mother languages here.
Here are the discussions we will be having today:
English
Quiz: on Language and Culture led by @cyci and @skyisblue
Location: Friendship Room (teen side)
Time: 6am EST / 11am GMT
Quiz: on Language led by @KRNGRFL and @Param
Location: Listener Community Room (adult side)
Time: 9am EST / 2pm GMT
Discussion: Language and Culture led by @amazingrea
Location: Special Events Room (teen side)
Time: 11am EST / 4pm GMT
Discussion: Language and Culture led by @SamListens7 and @cristiana33
Location: Special Events Room (adult side)
Time: 5pm EST / 10pm GMT
Chinese
讨论：语言和文化 (@YayyySphere 和 @guidingMusic 举行)
地点：Special Events Room (青少年)
时间：EST 下午八点
German
Diskussion: Sprache und Kultur, geleitet von @OceanChild
Ort: Special Events Room (adult side)
Zeit: 3pm EST / 20:00 GMT
Dutch
Discussie: Taal en Cultuur, geleid door @Jelle en @AmandaThePancake
Locatie: Special Events Room (teen)
Tijd: 2pm EST / 7pm GMT
French
Discussion: Langue et Culture mené par @vivelespatates et @Lee
Où: Special Events Room (adult side)
Quand: 14h00 EST / 19h00 GMT
Discussion: Langue et Culture mené par @TheLoreWriter
Où: Special Events Room (teen side)
Quand: 23h00 EST / 04h00 GMT
Spanish
Discursión: Lenguaje y Cultura liderado por @resourcefulDew87 y @MelAllyouneedislove
Localización: Special Events Room (adult side)
Horario: 9:30pm EST / 2:30am GMT
Bengali
আলেচনার বিষয় : ভাষা এবং সংস্কৃতি। সঞ্চালনায় @Tumb13weed and @Gymnosophist25 ।
স্থান : Special Events Room (adult side)
সময় : 9am EST / 2pm GMT
Hindi
चर्चा: भाषा और संस्कृति, @OneLifeToLive और @ResilientLucky के नेतृत्व में
स्थान(जगह): Special Events Room (adult side)
समय: 10:30am EST / 3pm GMT
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@QuickJazz
This is going to be amazing!
@amazingrea
Yeah it is :)
Here are the feed activities we will be having today:
What languages do you speak or are learning?
Tags: #MotherLanguageDay #IMLD #Languages
What is your favourite idiom in any languages you speak, and what do they mean?
Tags: #MotherLanguageDay #IMLD #Idioms
Here are the forum activities we will be having today:
Write the following words in your language!
Seeing the world through language
What is your favourite phrase/idiom in your language?
@Eunoia
I speak Konkani, English, Hindi, some Urdu and some Marathi.
@anxiousweirdo
that's great. Would you like to post that in the forums mentioned above? You can click on them, the link will lead you there :)
Keeping up to date with the Special Events Tag List:
[You can add/remove yourself here]
@2015ihope @221Skye @2genpoet @Ace13 @AffyAvo @AkankshaP @Alexa28 @Always25 @Alwaysbelieve8 @Amalovespurple @AmityAllecra19 @AmyAmelia @Andrea50 @Anggi @Annie @Anushka1 @AriesOx1 @ArmyWife09 @AshlynHeart27 @BharadwajS @Bluemaple1022 @Briana98 @Cadence @Celaeno @CelestiaStar @Charli @Cheeney @Chevy81 @Chiara900 @Chuckster808 @CoffeeDrinker247 @CoffeeTeaAndHonesty @ColourfulClarity @Comfortingbubbles @CrimsonPlum47 @DancingAlong @Dillion @dreamergirl23 @Em @EthanisBae @Eunoia @Evangelinelover @EverGreenLives @fairmindedEnt @FromTheAshes @FruityloveBubbles11 @Gentlekitefly @Georgie4 @golden3 @GracefulLove @Harquinn909 @HelpfulPanda8034 @Herequeerandcheering @HopefulRainfall @Ila @IreKat @ItWillBeOkaySarah @JLCsmile @JelayMe @JohnnyM @JoyIntoDarkness @JustMe11 @Justhere2listn @KRNGRFL @Kash216 @Kaylee @Kindhope67 @Kingsley179 @Lee @Letmehelpyou210 @Lilylistens @LovedSoul92 @LowKeyNostalgia14 @Lulu2015 @MarianaFilipaSouza6 @MaskedMonsters @MayaRainbow2 @MelAllyouneedislove @MidniteAngel @misha2 @Mizpah @Moji @NadineH @NewRomantic677 @Oli1981 @OneCardShort @OneLove87 @OrangeSlices @OutAndThrough @Param @Pbob @Pboob @PerfectlyImperfectListener @PiquedPiper @Priti @QueenKyKy @QuickJazz @Raylen @RebeccaEmily @Renaenae @ResilientLucky @RocketsMom @ROrman @Rycochet @ShadowFaerie @SimonTheGr8 @SingingForAbsolution @smallPandaxX @Spes @StarFlower @StormDancer @Stormwatcher @Styllista82 @SunshineCat @Sydney @TheBlueBird @TheBlueWind @TheLoreWriter @TruthPrevails @UrielAngel2015 @Vixiana @WarmHeart22 @Wonderfulhurrane74 @YayyySphere @ZaraSmiles @ZizyTheTurtle @aLIEz @akademia @alexlove @allTheLove @awesomeandy @azureJar7737 @beccaboo98 @bipolarhedgehog @blissfulWaterfall17 @brilliantshoe @buttonedprincess @calmHemlock64 @calmcloud92 @calmingwaves12 @cherishedJet13 @colibri @convivialOwl6405 @cristiana33 @earthwalker3 @enchantingpiano80 @flowerCity2047 @givemelove @glisteningTree50 @glowingpeace18339 @gracey @guidingMusic @happynappy @ih0pe @ihope @ihope4ever @isthisreallylife @itsallthesame @justkeepsmiling26 @kikapika @knowledge57 @lauradxox @liveforareason @lovelyOcean54 @lyricallove33 @mahoganyecho @mangocat24 @me @mikaelaap @mimameid @mistergreeneyes @mobbsy @mscoxie @obscureSam @pandamars08 @peacefulSoul8 @politeParadise57 @politeocean93 @pray4theheartless @rationalApple577 @ridearainbow @s12 @sassypanda @sprout92 @starryKoala69 @trisjlistens @unsinkablespirit312 @vivelespatates @wittyBanana120 @wittybanana1703 @wonderfulPumpkin71 @wonderfulolive @yzzil1 @zeldabelle
+ A list of people who had interest in, contributed to or supported this event: @2genpoet @7degrees @Abdul92 @AmandaThePancake @Emanuel @Emily90 @Eunoia @Experiment630 @Gymnosophist25 @Hermes10 @HopeBehindtheVeil23 @HopefulHeartss @IamDeace @IdoKnowWhatItsLike @JaceofSpades @Jelle @KRNGRFL @KayshaMcBurniee @LahorieLinuxLeo @Lee @Liz1000 @Loga45 @LoveApple @MelAllyouneedislove @MelodyMusic6599 @MissZ @Moji @Mortley88 @NatureWalk @OceanChild @OneLifeToLive @Param @PieceoftheUniverse @PositiveStateOfMind @Rainbowcloud @ResilientLucky @RideaRainbow @SamListens7 @SandyCream @ShyMap840 @SingingForAbsolution @SoftRiver @StandForFreedom @Synad @ThaatWeirdPandaGirl @TheLoreWriter @TouchandLife42 @TruthPrevails @Tumb13weed @YayyySphere @Yayyysphere @Yengish04 @admirableBlanket54 @adragoninside @amazingrea @coolandcalm44 @cristiana33 @cuddlyHugs123 @cuddlyStrawberry80 @cyci @frothyCandy84 @guidingMusic @juliebeth47 @loveguru @milalove111 @poeticguy @resourcefulDew87 @skyisblue @starryKoala69 @vivelespatates @wonderfulhurrane74
@QuickJazz
What/where is the special events room?
@anxiousweirdo
hey,
it will open just before the discussion starts :)
@QuickJazz
WOOOO 
Yay, I speak two languages English and Spanish. 
@QuickJazz Im kinda sad dutch is only in the teen room :( Although i do understand. It would have been fun to participate though. I have to say I love this idea
Malaysian or Indonesian? I hope one day this will be added..
Please feel free to start forum discussions in either of those languages here! @ByYourSide
(But yes, we would've had discussons in so many other languages, ideally! A next time, perhaps).
@QuickJazz Hi there! thanks for the reply but how to start it because I didn't see any button to start new forum. Mind to teach? :)