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‘Fairy tales before take-off’ promoted language learning and linguistic diversity using an innovative approach in an unusual location. Multilingual storyteller events were hosted at seven European airports as gateways to other languages and cultures. The project targeted a unique audience of various age groups, aiming to reach travellers, especially families, during the summer holidays in 2006.

The project wants to promote less used European (in this case: Slavic) languages and less known cultures from the Central and East European regions in order to enlarge the “European mentalmap” which focuses on prominent cultures, mostly of Western Europe. European enlargement has been an impetus in drawing the new neighbours together, yet this has not been completely successful as the continued E ...