ƵLooking for LanguagesƵ at Manchester Museum
A language-themed trail around took place on 12 April and saw over 340 people take part.
Families were invited to collect their ƵLooking for LanguagesƵ trail sheets from members of the , find the language-related items and take part in associated activities - including writing your name in hieroglyphs, learning about palindromes and roaring like a dinosaur. Children received a Ƶlanguage detectiveƵ badge after completing the trail.
The Linguistic Diversity Collective designed the trail, in partnership with Research Platform and Manchester Museum, to encourage children to think about their own language and explore areas of linguistics in a fun and engaging way.
ƵWe loved hunting the artifacts, thank you,Ƶ wrote Noah, who followed the trail with his brother Elias.
Parents who visited commented, ƵItƵs guided very well, kids were engaged,Ƶ and ƵMy 6-year-old daughter learnt a lot through the activity sheet and was interested in how to say a word in different languages.Ƶ
To keep up to date with activities run by the Linguistic Diversity Collective, which is part of the Department of Linguistics and English Language, you can .