With Guest Speaker Ben Wetz Once again the Oxford University Press Christmas Conferences come to an end. An indispensable part of the English Language scene, there are few teachers in Hungary who do not know the name of Oxford University Press and who do not appreciate the work of the …
Helping Sick and Under-Privileged Children throughout Central Europe The galleries at the bottom of this page contain all of the entries for the competition received before the deadline. The best of these entries will be displayed at the Oxford University Press Christmas Conferences scheduled for the end of November, beginning …
Robert Burns International Foundation (www.rbif.org) Over 80 individual entries from 8 schools have been received. We had 70 in Round 1 and have 12 in Round 2. Well done to those who have entered. Click here to see the winning entries who will receive prizes from Oxford University Press. The …
NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND APPROACHES IN THE CLASSROOM A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS Tuesday 2006. AUG. 29 Fazekas Mihály Fővárosi Gyakorló Általános Iskola és Gimnázium, 1082 Budapest, Horváth Mihály tér 8. Steve Jones was one of the presenters at this conference and covered two different topics (click below to download …
21-24 August 2006 – Singlish to finish things off … Throughout the four days of the training the usual group of well qualified, well prepared and interesting speakers maintained the very high standards set by Oxford University Press. The free training covered topics of interest to teachers of all ages …
4th to 10th August 2006 for students learning English Eighteen students, mainly from Szentes and Csongrad with a group also from Budapest attended this one week camp at Lakitelek, near Kecskemét. The staff consisted of three Hungarian teachers (from Szentes and Szeged), two native speakers from the UK and Steve …
“Mapping the Global Future” The Final in London on 19th May 2006 Left: Andrea standing next to Valerie Mitchell, Director General of the ESU, and the competitors from Brazil, Argetina, Georgia and Moldova. Andrea Aliz Sipőcz was one of the two representing Hungary. She writes … “it was the best …
A Cultural Seminar for Drama Teachers in London Organised by the ESU and Globe Education at Shakespeare’s Globe, London 13 – 19 August 2006 The successful scholarship winner was Koplányi Karolina pictured here with Steve Jones at the recent OUP training at Városmajori Gimnázium, Budapest, where she also teaches. You …
Saturday 29th April 2006 at the International Business School Coal Mines and Mining Disasters This illustration comes from the site: http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/. Written by a collier who worked underground for some 30 years it is a useful and interesting source – and something intensely personal. It’s about the love-hate relationship miners …
Final at the British Embassy, 7th April 2006, “Mapping the Global Future” Pictured left is the trophy bought by the New ESU of Hungary for the Final of the Hungarian round of the Public Speaking Competition. The first in the ‘open’ and ‘home’ categories and the overall runner up also …