On the 23rd of April all people in the world celebrate the International Day of English. English is the most widely used language on the planet, about 1.4 billion people speak and understand English. English is one of the official languages of such international organizations as UN, NATO, and UNESCO. Science and business, technology and education, trade and politics, economics and religion speak English.
For the first time the International Day of English was celebrated in 2010, like the days of other official languages of the United Nations. It was the birthday of William Shakespeare – the greatest English poet and writer and famous playwright in the world, which became the date of celebration. The purpose of the new holidays is to strengthen the tradition of multilingualism in the world.
Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design joined the celebration of this day on the initiative of the department of foreign languages of the Educational and Scientific Institution of Modern Education Technologies of KNUTD. During the English classes teachers and students shared information about the idea of celebrating the International Day of English.
The students made presentations on topics related to problematic issues of Shakespeare's life and work, in particular: "The Influence of William Shakespeare on the development of English literature", "Shakespeare and modern theatre".
Within the celebration the students presented thematic posters, organized competitions for the best recitation of Shakespeare's sonnets and singing songs in English.
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24.04.2018
