How Language is Used

York is an incredibly exciting, vibrant and diverse city, rich in heritage, discovery and an overriding sense of curiosity - in short a city where ideas spring to life and flourish and where collaboration is celebrated.York Festival of Ideas will return in 2025, from31 May - 13 Junewith the theme ofMaking Waves.yorkfestivalofideas.com

York Festival of Ideas

Join us for some family-friendly fun and discover the amazing power of language at this interactive session.

Room AEW/003, Alcuin East Wing

Explore the different ways languages are used in a fun interactive Kamishibai storytelling session led by Géraldine Enjelvin, Yumi Nixon and Ulrike Wray of the University of York.Join them for an introduction to French, German and Japanese for beginners through:<ul><li>Kamishibai (a traditional Japanese form of storytelling with picture cards)</li><li>Storytelling (based on a Chinese tale)</li><li>Learn how words are used; e.g. numbers, colours</li><li>Learn how to make a paper figure, using origami</li></ul>Presented by York Cares and the University of York’s Department of Language and Linguistic Science, this event is perfect for children aged seven to 11 and their families.York Cares<a href="https://www.yorkcares.co.uk/" title="https://www.yorkcares.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">York Cares</a> is an employee-volunteering charity, bringing businesses, employees and communities together to make York a better place.Why not come along and discover the amazing power of language?You may also be interested in two other events presented by York Cares, ‘<a href="https://cms.york.ac.uk/terminalfour/preview/1/en/301926" title="https://cms.york.ac.uk/terminalfour/preview/1/en/301926" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Green Corridors for Tansy Beetle Conservation</a>’ on Monday 3 June and ‘<a href="https://cms.york.ac.uk/terminalfour/preview/1/en/301937" title="https://cms.york.ac.uk/terminalfour/preview/1/en/301937" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Summer Sparkle</a>’ on Thursday 13 June.Children MUST be accompanied by an adult. However, due to the limited size of the venue, we can only accommodate ONE adult per child.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Please ensure you use the correct email address as this is where your ticket will be sent. If you do not provide the correct address, you will not receive the acknowledgement email or ticket.

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