Information Day for Ukrainian ESL Teachers

The staff of  “Window on America” Dnipro Center took part in the Information Day for Ukrainian ESL teachers that was arranged at the DOUNB Library.
Twelve ESL teachers from Dnipro oblast are having   a training at the Oblast Institute for Teachers’ Skills Up-grading. They were invited to the DOUNB library to familiarize themselves with the new trends in the ESL teaching methodology described in teachers’ periodicals.
 S. Usenko, the head of WOA Dnipro, presented the Center’s resources and offered several variants for cooperation with Dnipro oblast schools. The ESL teachers learnt about the DOUNB Library web-site, WOA Dnipro’s blog and Facebook page.  Ms. Usenko presented free resources for improving English language skills: the web site and the FB page “American English at State” and the educational game set “Activate”.
 

A selection of electronic documents, links and videos was also provided for English language events with students on topics: academic integrity, media literacy, anti-corruption.
WOA Dnipro’s staff member T. Gavryliuk   shared with the ESL teachers the WOA’s practices to engage English learners into cross-cultural communication in English via topics about local history, outstanding personalities, culture and traditions.
The ESL teachers received WOA’s promotional materials and plan to cooperate with the Center in the future. We invited them to cooperate in social networks and via the video-conferencing.
The teachers were invited to have a coffee break at WOA Dnipro’s office. They were talking shop and enjoying hot drinks from our new equipment.
Participants number – 12 persons.

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