“American Dialects”
In 2003, Dr. Bert Vaux, a former Harvard professor who now teaches at the University of Cambridge, devised a list of various vocabulary terms and expressions and, armed with this ‘test,’ asked tens of thousands of people across the country how their personal lexicons compared to the distinctions he had come up with. His …
“American Dialects”
As with practically every country in the world, the accents found throughout the United States change from region to region, and at times from state to state. However, as easy as it can be to pick out a Boston or Southern accent and still understand it, another concept exists that presents more difficulties when it …
Open Registration English Training – Summer 2014
“Growing up with Grammar. Prepare your Exam”
Wednesday, 28th of May 12,30-14,00 h.: Stage 4. 14,15-15,45 h.: Stage 6. 16,00-17,30 h.: Stage 1. Thursday, 29th of May 12,30-14,00 h.: Stage 3 and Stage 5. 14,15-15,45 h.: Stage 5 and Stage 7. 16,00-17,30 h.: Stage 2 and Stage 8. 17,30-19,00 h.: Stage 4. 20,30-22,00 h.: Stage 5. Friday, 30th of May …
The Conversation Club and Seminars
The Conversation Club “News with Emily” Thursday, 15th of May Stages 3 to 8: 14,15 – 15, 45 h. Cycle of Seminars “Survival English: Taking the fear out of travelling” Thursday, 15th of May Stages 1 to 5: 17,30 – 19,00 h. “Curriculum Vitae in English: How to write your CV step …
Cycle of Seminars
Wednesday, 7th of May. 12,30-14,00 h. Survival English Seminar: “Taking the fear out of travelling“. Stages 5 to 12. 14,15-15,45 h. Phonology Seminar: “The Art of Speaking”. Stages 2 to 5. 16,00-17,30 h. Writing Styles Seminar: “How to write compositions, emails etc”. St. 3 to 8. Thursday, 8th of May 17,30-19,00 h. Curriculum Vitae in English: “How to write your CV …
Eulogy for Mr. Robin Callan.
“My life is being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to be gone.” (2 Timothy 4) Robin Callan was an innovator and a visionary in the true sense. He saw the world of English teaching in the 1950s as clearly lacking in a few key respects, and …
“Frankly my dear, I don´t give a damn…”
With those immortal words Rhett Butler, Clark Gable´s character in the 1939 American Civil War classic Gone With The Wind, entered the pantheon of cinema legends. Words have the power to move us, inspire us and shape us; to help us imagine what it is like to be in the shoes of others. (In 2005 …
Cycle of Seminars
Open Registration English Training – Spring 2014
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- “Uses of the definite article”
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