30 June, 2016

DOUNB Library Promo

DOUNB Library Promo for WOA’s resources.
On the main street of Dnipro city in front of the DOUNB Library building the Window on America center staff joined the promotional event for library services. Together with the Ukrainian-Canadian Center colleagues we presented book displays: “Ukraine Speaking” + “Be modern. Read in books in Ukrainian!”
The "Window on America" Librarians reminded the passes-by about the “Year of English in Ukraine” and informed them about free resources for learning English in the library, the clubs and courses offered at WOA.
The Canadian-Ukrainian library center presented the new arrival books by popular Ukrainian authors. The librarians distributed promo flyers, disseminated information about the Express English courses, signed up new readers.
Visitors from Zaporizhye were referred to Zaporizhzhya Regional Scientific Library and WOA Center.
Number of participants – 32 persons.

23 June, 2016

English Teachers Associations

The Fourth International Conference of Siena College/ADU
English Teachers Associations
“Integrated and Interdisciplinary Approaches: Beyond the Borders of ELT Methodology”
23-25 June, 2016
Dnipro

1) The role of Information Resource Center in the development of English language skills Svitlana Usenko,
Head of “Window on America” Information
Resource Center, DOUNB Library

2) Speed English as part of Unconventional Framework Oleksandra Myrgorodska, teacher of NMetAU

3) Academic Integrity / Anti Plagiarism Tamara Gavryliyuk, “Window on America” center, DOUNB Library
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09 June, 2016

Basic English Group 2.0. in June 2016




June, 09 - BASIC ENGLISH at Window on America Dnipro / American Corner Dnipropetrovsk​.
The group started to read texts and is ready to talk about themselves.
Instructor: T. Gavryliyuk
Number of participants – 26 persons.
  

June 23 –
BASIC ENGLISH at Window on America Dnipro / American Corner Dnipropetrovsk.
This afternoon the Basic English group has practiced reading the vowels and combinations of consonants. They are now able to introduce themselves in English. The new topic was “My Day”.
Instructor: T. Gavryliyuk
Number of participants – 22 persons.




June, 30 – BASIC ENGLISH at Window on America Dnipro / American Corner Dnipropetrovsk.
This afternoon the Basic English group 2.7. has practiced reading the vowels and combinations of consonants. They are now able to talk about My Day in English.
Instructor: T. Gavryliyuk
Pictures: S.Usenko
Number of participants – 15 persons.

08 June, 2016

Wednesday Movie Club in June 2016



June, 08 – Wednesday Movie Club @ DniproWOA – Tribute to Marilyn.
The WOA's Movie Club offered big-screening of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".
It is a 1953 film adaptation of the 1949 stage musical about two singers who travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the disapproving father of one's fiancé to keep an eye on her, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers. Director: Howard Hawks. Starring: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe and others.
Monroe's character is the gold-digging Lorelei Lee for which the film is often remembered. Monroe's rendition of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and her pink dress are considered iconic. The performance has inspired homages by Madonna, Geri Halliwell, Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman, Anna Nicole Smith, Christina Aguilera, and James Franco.
Number of participants – 10 persons.



June, 15 – Wednesday Movie Club @ DniproWOA
Inception is a 2010 science fiction heist thriller film written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars a large ensemble cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays a professional thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets. He is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
Participant number: 6 persons.
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June 22«Wednesday Movie Club» / «Кіноклуб по середах»
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It was based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although screen credit was not given for it.
The film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star. Anne Baxter plays Eve Harrington, an ambitious young fan who insinuates herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships. George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Barbara Bates, Gary Merrill, and Thelma Ritter also appear, and the film provided one of Marilyn Monroe's earliest important roles.
Praised by critics at the time of its release, All About Eve received 14 Academy Awards nominations (a feat unmatched until the 1997 film Titanic) and won six, including Best Picture. All About Eve is the only film in Oscar history to receive four female acting nominations (Davis and Baxter as Best Actress, Holm and Ritter as Best Supporting Actress). All About Eve was selected in 1990 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry and was among the first 50 films to be registered. All About Eve appeared at #16 on AFI's 1998 list of the 100 best American films.
Number of participants – 7 persons.
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June 29 – The Campaign.
The Wednesday Movie Club at Wibdow on America center Dnipro offered big-screening of American political satire comedy film.
The Campaign is a 2012 film starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as two North Carolinians vying for a seat in Congress. The screenplay was written by Shawn Harwell and Chris Henchy, and directed by Jay Roach. The film is the last performance of Uggie as himself, before his death in 2015.
Plot: An incumbent congressman embroiled in personal scandal faces a no-holds-barred challenge from a naive newcomer funded by two unscrupulous billionaire lobbyist brothers.
Number of participants – 9 persons.
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