English Festival


Winners – E-Posters Competition

 

Schedule of Events

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26 October, Tuesday

17:30-19:30Reception and Opening Ceremony

Welcome by Professor Kim Hughes Wilhelm, Director, English Language Centre, University of Macau. Thanks to special guests.  Cutting of Ribbon and Photo-Taking.

Opening remarks by Professor Glenn Shive, Director, Hong Kong-America Center.Guest Lecture by Professor Dayle Smith, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong Baptist University; Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior, University of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Topic: Developing a New Generation of  Leaders through Service Learning and Community Engagement
L105 (Luso-Chinese Building)

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27 October, Wednesday

10:00-11:30Amazing Race UM (Get a Team!! Join our Competition!   Begins at L105.)UM Campus Area
11:30-13:00Games Corner (Play Games and Practice English at the Same Time! Meet others.)L105
13:00-14:30Mock Debate (Join our amazing UM English Debaters as they engage in verbal debate!)STDM
14:30-16:00Panel Discussion on Human Rights by Professor Chen Weigang, Department of History, FSH, University of Macau, Professor Sten Idris Verhoeven, Faculty of Law, University of Macau, and Professor Oscar Sanchez, Department of History, FSH, University of Macau.STDM, G/F UM Library
16:30-19:00Jeopardy (Compete for prizes!)STDM, G/F UM Library

28 October, Thursday

08:30-10:00Guest Lecture by Loke Wing Fatt, Debate Educator, President of the Society for Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters, SAID, Singapore. Topic: Speaking to Persuade: How to be an organised and Effective Public SpeakerSTDM, G/F UM Library
10:00-11:30Guest Lecture by Logan Balavijendran, Debate and Speech Educator, Chung Ang University, Seoul, South Korea. Topic: How to Develop a Critical MindSTDM, G/F UM Library
11:30-13:00Guest Lecture by Loke Wing Fatt, Debate Educator, President of the Society for Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters, SAID, Singapore.  Topic: How to be a funny public speaker/DebaterSTDM, G/F UM Library
13:00-14:30Workshop by past CREW graduate assistant and current graduate student Dino Liu.
Topic: Find Free Lectures On-line: Supplementing your content knowledge
American Corner, 2/F UM Library
14:30-16:00Guest Lecture by Zheng Bo, Director, English Debating Program, Office of International Programs in School of International Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China. Topic: Critical thinking and communicationSTDM, G/F UM Library
16:30-19:00UM IDOL (Talent Competition!!! Show your stuff…)L105

29 October, Friday

08:30-10:00Guest Lecture by Loke Wing Fatt, Debate Educator, President of the Society for Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters, SAID, Singapore.  Topic: ” I CANNOT debate this topic”:Debating against your deepest beliefs and not lyingSTDM, G/F UM Library
10:00-11:30Guest Lecture by Logan Balavijendran, Debate and Speech Educator, Chung Ang University, Seoul, South Korea. Topic: How to Develop a Critical MindSTDM, G/F UM Library
11:30-13:00Panel Discussion by Debate Coaches/Judges: Logan Balavijendran, Zheng Bo and Loke Wing Fatt.STDM, G/F UM Library
13:00-16:00The Others (Movie Screening).Scary Movie!!!! Ready for Halloween? STDM, G/F UM Library
15:30-17:00Pumpkin Carving Contest (Whose is most scary? interesting? artistic? p.s. not responsible for accidents!)Public Area, 1/F Tai Fung Building
17:00-19:00Pictionary (Come, enjoy, participate!)L105