Hermann Ottó Gimnázium Jobbágy Ilona opens the conference and introduces the main speakers, Peter and Karen Viney. The initial plenary session was from Peter looking at the lower levels of language teaching. He was particularly looking at aspects of language use which were inappropriate for the level of language they …
November 29th to December 3rd 2005 The conferences organised annually throughout the country were held this year in Miskolc, Debrecen, Szeged, Pécs and Budapest. The main guest speakers were Peter and Karen Viney who have just completed three books in the series ‘In English’ for OUP and hope to extend …
English Language Competition The competition tool place at Ady Endre School in Ráckeve. The winning team was from the Kossuth Lajos Gyakorló Gimnázium in Debrecen. The three books on which the whole competition was based were “No comebacks”, “Tess of the Durbervilles” and “Goldfinger”. Somestudents managed to run all three …
Santa Claus visits Budapest On the 15th November 2005 Santa Claus visited Budapest. Strange to say, Steve Jones was also singing at the same event. Click below for some pictures Father Christmas visits Budapest
Aims: 1. To develop speaking and listening skills in English. 2. To develop critical use of IT and an understanding of the appropriate use of the internet. 3. To develop an understanding of English language cultures, whether from the UK or elsewhere where English is the main or a major …
‘Singlish’ in the classroom: Lessons will generally follow a similar format, though there will be changes from time to time depending on the material being used. 1. Introduction: Do not give them the title. The song is sung once through and the students listen. They are asked to write down …
‘Singlish’ in the Classroom ‘Singlish’ as a method does not require the teacher to be a singer or player. It is easier, of course, however a recording can be used and with repeats works well. This method can be used when the singer is either unavailable or absent for a …
‘Singlish’ in the Classroom There is every reason to look at songs which they enjoy and take exactly the same approach as we have with our folk and contemporary songs. The opportunity of making comparisons should not be missed. Important note: Watch the language as many modern songs have meanings …
‘Singlish’ in the Classroom Most of the songs used tend to fall into one of the following categories and often into more than one: 1. Industrial Ballads including mining, work in mills, sea songs and shanties. 2. Historical songs including Glencoe, marching songs, recruiting ballads 3. Transportation ballads, Australia, USA …
‘Singlish’ in the Classroom Throughout the course students will collect a vocabulary which should be formatted into columns on the computer. This will have two sections (or more if desirable) Verbs, with both the present and past forms, should be separated from other words . Other words can be separated …