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Language Skills Showcased at POLAM HALL SCHOOL

Students from Polam Hall School in Darlington have been using their linguistic skills to promote businesses in the Tees Valley as part of an educational exercise, designed to show the importance of learning foreign languages.

Pupils took part in the ‘Eurolinks’ project, organised by the Polam Hall languages department alongside the Routes into Languages North East Consortium and supported by students from Newcastle University.

For part of the event, students were asked to imagine themselves as an employee of a company seeking to promote the North East region at an international trade fair, using their language skills to promote the products of local businesses.

The students were also asked to receive and deal with a telephone enquiry from a European company interested in exploring the possibilities of future investment in Darlington.

Local business owners were also involved in the Eurolinks event asking the pupils to use their skills to create product advertisements for their businesses in different languages.

Involved in the event were staff from The Bannatyne Hotel Darlington, who allowed the school to use the conference facilities, Durham University, Wood Pohl, Cooks and Kitchens, HSBC Bank, and Catherine Hart Millinery.

Christine Harvey, Head of Modern Languages at Polam Hall School said: “Foreign languages play an extremely important part in education as they can open the door to many future opportunities.

“Eurolinks is a fantastic event, which showcases the knowledge of our pupils and the involvement of local businesses helps to highlight the increasing need for linguistic education.

“I would like to thank all those who were involved in making Eurolinks such a fantastic event.”

Support for the event also came from Darlington Tourist Information Office who provided the materials.