On Tuesday the 17th of December at six in the evening, English Language Centre Teacher Dan Burge hosted karaoke night with nine students in attendance. The aim of the activity was to have UMAC students practicing their English while singing a variety of English songs, some from many years ago, […]
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Last Thursday, December 5, 2013, the second of two Movie Nights was hosted by the ELC – once again in the American Corner of the UM Library. The film shown was The Heat (2013), an action/comedy/crime movie about two unlikely partners who get paired together to work on a criminal […]
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Last Wednesday, December 4 the ELC’s Pacific Coffee and Study Break event had its 4th meeting. Students who attended enjoyed speaking English and learning about holiday Mad Libs. Mad-libs are a great way to learn any language or to simply have fun with friends or relatives. By filling-in a word […]
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Last Wednesday Dec. 4, the ELC hosted its first Hac-Sa beach clean-up as part of the Fall 2013 Semester Events. Students from the UM community met at Hac-Sa and spent their afternoon picking up the tiny pieces of litter that plague our ocean’s environment. Each student was given an ELC […]
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Watching movies is a great way to learn English, as it builds listening and reading fluency, and also provides a window into different cultural practices and norms. With this is mind, the ELC hosted the first of two Movie Nights this semester last Thursday, November 28. The film shown for […]
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