The 4th Forum on Curricular Issues

The English Preparatory School hosted the 4th Forum on Curricular Issues (FOCI) on 9th - 10th December. This year's theme was Collaborating with Colleagues to Consolidate  the Curriculum.  Various Universities from Turkey attended the forum including Sabanci, Koc, Izmir Economy and Istanbul Technic.

Civic Involvement Project

Elmaziye Özgür Küfi & Zehra Nalbantoğlu were recently invited to Kibris TV to talk about the Civic Involvement Project in the English Preparatory School. 

The programme, in Turkish, can be watched at http://youtu.be/8Cv1elqoBgQ

Well done ladies!!!

Teachers' Day in SFL

We had a potluck party to celebrate Teachers' Day. There was lots of good food, drink but most importantly we spent valuable time socialising with our colleagues!!

Thank you to everyone who came and HAPPY TEACHERS DAY to everyone. 

 

Workshop - Power Point

Many thanks to Ayse Ozverir for training SFL teachers 

on how to use power point in class.

IT Training @ Lefke Gazi Lisesi in Lefke

After a workshop Ildeniz and I presented @ GAU last year, I was approached by some teachers from Lefke Gazi Lisesi to do workshops regarding the use of some programs like powerpoint, swish, games-html, learning management systems - Edmodo, presenter 7 and so on. They wanted such workshops so that they can use the newly purchased and installed "Smartboard" technology more effectively in their teaching.

Workshop - Developing and Testing Productive Skills

On Sept 29th, Oxford University Press and Deniz Plaza sponsored a workshop by Gareth Davies on Developing and Testing Productive Skills. During the workshop one area Davies covered was the criteria teachers should take into consideration during a speaking test i.e. task completion, fluency, vocabulary, accuracy, pronunciation and intonation.

For more information visit Davies blog at http://oupcz.blogspot.com/ and http://www.haberler.com/ogretim-elemanlarina-workshop-3033471-haberi/

Many thanks to Gareth Davies for an informative workshop!

Social Network for Learners of English

English Corner Online is a NEW social network for learners of English. Learners can

• Practice speaking English with learners all over the world

English Corner Online is a meeting place for people from all around the world who want to practise speaking English. Sign up, make friends and start speaking!

• Practise writing too!

English Corner Online is not just for speaking — you can also practise your writing. Start a story or add to someone else's and watch as the story develops.





Of course, as this is new you may also want to check out the network yourself!!