Archive for March, 2014

ELC Spring 2014 events: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, 17 March 2014

ELC Spring 2014 events: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, 17 March 2014

On Monday, March 17, 2014, the ELC held an event to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day—a holiday with roots in Ireland, but celebrated now in several countries around the world (perhaps most notably in the United States). The host of the event, ELC Teaching Fellow Kerry Pusey, shared his experiences of […]

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ELC Spring 2014 events: Digital piano lesson, 14 March 2014

ELC Spring 2014 events: Digital piano lesson, 14 March 2014

The ELC Spring Events hosted a 1 hour iPad Piano Lesson last week on March 14th. Students who attended the one hour event enjoyed learning a popular beginner piano song called “Chopsticks.” They also played a jeopardy review game in which they learned about different facts relating to the piano. […]

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English Language Teaching Conference 2014 (15 -16 March)

English Language Teaching Conference 2014 (15 -16 March)

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ELC Spring 2014 events: Music and Cultural Exchange, 13 March 2014

ELC Spring 2014 events: Music and Cultural Exchange, 13 March 2014

On Thursday, March 13, 2014, ELC Teaching Fellow Kerry Pusey hosted an event titled “Music and Cultural Exchange”. As implied by the event title, this gathering focused on exchanging ideas and experiences related to music and culture. Participants from various ELC classes joined the event and enjoyed some free snacks […]

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ELC Spring 2014 events: Pool Night, 4 March 2014

ELC Spring 2014 events: Pool Night, 4 March 2014

ELC teacher Dan Burge (pictured right) took three UMAC students to Macau for a fun night of pool playing and darts. It was a great opportunity for a few people to have fun and use English in casual settings. Dan, an English teacher from England, business student Gabriel from Brazil […]

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ELC Spring 2014 events: Game Night, 27 February 2014

ELC Spring 2014 events: Game Night, 27 February 2014

Last week students enjoyed an afternoon playing English games during “Game afternoon with Marie: Stop the Bus and Tongue Twisters.” ELC teacher Marie Webb introduced a game that she created to practice fun, fast, unique, English vocabulary skills. The event took place in the American Corner on Thursday, February 27th […]

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