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Language Exchange
Are you interested in a language exchange? There are native speakers who are interested in learning the language you speak and helping you with the language you are learning.
Mr Alan Halstead's Presentation.
On Mo 20 Dec at 6.30 pm in room 4 Mr Alan Halstead gave a very interesting presentation. He talked about his life, languages and education.
Here you have a summary of some of the things he mentioned:
He said that when you study another language your life is richer because you have two perspectives, two ways of looking at things.
He also said that in this fast changing world English is one of the most important languages.
He also mentioned that our language school was the perfect environment to learn a language. He explained that on the one hand, learning a language on your own is a daunting task; and on the other hand, learning a language in the street not only lacks the structures needed to learn a language easily, but it would also look awkward to barge in on people on the street and say: "I want to speak English with you"
Finally, Mr Halstead spoke about his philosophy of Education. He said that schools are not about teaching but about learning and this means that students are the most important. He believes in a student centred learning where the teacher becomes an advisor. He also believes that schools should provide children with the tools they will need to perform successfully in an ever changing world. He believes that class sizes should be small ( he mentioned a class size cap of 15) and he also thinks that the best environment to learn is in contact with nature, not in a tower block where students are surrounded by concrete.
It was a pleasure to have Mr Halstead in our school. We would like to thank him for a very engaging talk.
Here you have a summary of some of the things he mentioned:
He said that when you study another language your life is richer because you have two perspectives, two ways of looking at things.
He also said that in this fast changing world English is one of the most important languages.
He also mentioned that our language school was the perfect environment to learn a language. He explained that on the one hand, learning a language on your own is a daunting task; and on the other hand, learning a language in the street not only lacks the structures needed to learn a language easily, but it would also look awkward to barge in on people on the street and say: "I want to speak English with you"
Finally, Mr Halstead spoke about his philosophy of Education. He said that schools are not about teaching but about learning and this means that students are the most important. He believes in a student centred learning where the teacher becomes an advisor. He also believes that schools should provide children with the tools they will need to perform successfully in an ever changing world. He believes that class sizes should be small ( he mentioned a class size cap of 15) and he also thinks that the best environment to learn is in contact with nature, not in a tower block where students are surrounded by concrete.
It was a pleasure to have Mr Halstead in our school. We would like to thank him for a very engaging talk.
Christmas 2010
Our language assistant, Harry Rowe, gave a series of talks on Christmas and about Indonesia. We enjoyed it very much.
Mo 13 Dec at 5.30 pm in room 11 (Basic 1)
Mo 13 Dec at 8.00 pm in room 11 (Intermediate 2)
Tu 14 Dec at 5.30 pm in room 11 (Basic 1)
Tu 14 Dec at 8.00 pm in room 6 (Basic 2)
We 15 Dec at 5.30 pm in room 2 (Intermediate 2)
Mo 13 Dec at 5.30 pm in room 11 (Basic 1)
Mo 13 Dec at 8.00 pm in room 11 (Intermediate 2)
Tu 14 Dec at 5.30 pm in room 11 (Basic 1)
Tu 14 Dec at 8.00 pm in room 6 (Basic 2)
We 15 Dec at 5.30 pm in room 2 (Intermediate 2)
Ally O'Brien at Our School
On Mo 29 Nov at 7.30 pm in room 6 Ally O'Brien gave a talk at our school about public speaking. It was 30 minutes of tips on presentation skills, plus a couple of very short speeches as a demonstration. The students were pleasantly surprised by her wealth of knowledge and presentation skills.
Here you will find the notes she sent us:
Here you will find the notes she sent us:
PRESENTATION SKILLS
CHOOSE CONTENT TO SUIT THE AUDIENCE TO KEEP THEM INTERESTED
If I am a scientist and I am speaking to other scientists, I will talk about theory or latest research. If I am talking to senior citizens, they would be interested in ‘Do Bio Yoghurts Work? or The Latest Innovations in Wheelchair Design’. If I am talking to children, I will choose ‘Dinosaur Skeletons or Aliens from Space’.
PRECIS, PRECIS, PRECIS. Eliminate excess words. Eg. “I read a very interesting article in a Science magazine last week which I think you would like to hear about it. It is about the life of fruit flies.” NO. Better to say: “Did you know that fruit flies have mad, passionate sex every lunchtime? It’s in the latest science magazine!”
VOICE
1. Speak slowly and clearly. Do not say ‘djwonna’. Say “Do you want to”. Say it like the line from Shakespeare - To Be or Not to Be. That is the question’.
2. Use punctuation marks for vocal variety and understanding…. Pause for commas and full stops. Raise your voice for a question mark, project your voice and make it louder for an exclamation mark.
3. Know what you are going to say….. no ‘aahs and uhhms’ while you think what to say next.
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND GESTURES
Use these appropriately if it is a humorous speech or a sad one. If it is a business talk, do not ‘drone’ in monotone. Ask rhetorical questions, tell a joke, show a cartoon etc.
EYE CONTACT
Try to include the whole room while you talk.
COMPUTER USE
It is easy to cut and paste from a website and project it on to a screen. However…..
- Try not to use writing. It is impossible for a person to read and listen at the same time. You ‘lose’ your audience when they start reading. (If you have a title written, pause to allow time to read before talking again). It is better to use coloured bar codes/columns, cartoons or a scene. These only take a few seconds to look at.
- Make your visual big enough to see from the back of the room.
- DO NOT SPEAK TO THE BOARD! The audience cannot hear you when you turn away. The screen does not have ears!!
- You know what is on the screen because you created it. Take one second to check it is the correct visual and then turn to face the audience again.
MEMONICS
Do not take the whole written speech/presentation to the lectern. Make ‘memory jogging’ words – one word for a paragraph then, indented, one word for each point you want to make. Use large bold print. If you forget something, it is easy to glance down at the words and not ‘lose’ your audience. Practice your speech/presentation by talking to the wall beforehand so you know how it ‘flows’ and which point comes next. Do not try to remember it word for word or it comes out like a recitation! I
Try to grab your audience with the first sentence and keep them with you all the way. Make your last sentence memorable and don’t drop your voice level till the last word!
Thanksgiving 2010 with Patricia
On We 24 Nov at 7.00 pm and on Th 25 Nov at 5.00 and at 7.00 pm in room 5 Patricia Rodríguez talked about Thanksgiving. It was a roaring success!
Here you will find her ppt presentation and videos. Enjoy!
Here you will find her ppt presentation and videos. Enjoy!
Remembrance Day
On 11 Nov we celebrate Remembrance Day. In the eleventh month, on the eleventh day and at the eleventh hour in 1918 The Armistice of the WWI was signed. To celebrate it Harry Rowe made a presentation on 10 Nov. We really enjoyed it.
You can do a listening activity here
You can do a listening activity here
Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night 2010
On Th 4 Nov Harry Rowe talked about Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night It was a very interesting presentation.
Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night
Halloween 2010
Sylvia Lewis on Success
On We 20 Oct at 6.30 pm in room 4 Sylvia Lewis talked about how she achieved success and how this may help students achieve their goals in life. We would like to thank her for the wonderful presentation that she made.
Cinema Club
Do you like to see films in English at the cinema? Why don't you start a small cinema club with a couple of classmates?
You can check what films in English our cinemas are currently showing:
You can check what films in English our cinemas are currently showing:
Curriculum C1
| 1. Perspectiva social de l’habitatge.
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| 2. Llei, crim i delicte.
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| 3. Serveis per a la ciutadania.
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| 4. Esdeveniments i personatges destacats.
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| 5. La família i les diverses organitzacions familiars. Les relacions socials.
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| 6. El món del treball.
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| 7. L’educació.
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| 8. El medi ambient.
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| 9. La salut física i mental.
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| 10. Oci i cultura.
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| 11. La publicitat i el consumisme.
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| 12. Ciència i tecnologia.
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| 13. La natura i el món animal.
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| 14. La seguretat i el perill del món que ens envolta.
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St Patrick's Celebrations
On Mon 15 March in room 4 at 17:00 former Limerick University Lecturer, Mr James Wallace gave a very detailed presentation about St Patrick (St Patrick's Day is on 17 March). We enjoyed the talk very much. It was very interesting to know so many facts about St Patrick. Thank you James for the great amount of time and effort that you have put into this presentation
At 17:30 We enjoyed lots of Word Games with Terry Basley and Jacqueline Hendry.
We would like to thank them for having stimulated our students' minds . They got into a flow losing the notion of time and space. They learnt a lot at the same time that they had lots of fun.
Saint Patrick
At 17:30 We enjoyed lots of Word Games with Terry Basley and Jacqueline Hendry.
We would like to thank them for having stimulated our students' minds . They got into a flow losing the notion of time and space. They learnt a lot at the same time that they had lots of fun.
Saint Patrick
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