English Speaking club - Tennessee Williams

 It is the day that would have been the 100th birthday of Tennessee Williams (who died in 1983), the legendary writer best known for his plays.

Links:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/tr ... liams.html
http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/ea ... thday.html
http://www.who2.com/tennesseewilliams.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/tennessee- ... e-williams
http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc9.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle ... s_national
http://www.notable-quotes.com/w/williams_tennessee.html
Tennessee Williams - a biography - http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc9.htm
Tennessee Williams Trivia - a trivia quiz on the American playwright. - http://www.usefultrivia.com/literary_tr ... index.html
A Streetcar Named Desire - a synopsis of the play - http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/ ... e_001.html

Familiarity with Tennessee Williams and discussion about theater.

During the introduction of the new- comers it was a pleasant surprise to learn that many club members are interested in theater.
The presentation (slide show, 22 slides) about the 100th anniversary of Tennessee Williams has drawn the club members’ attention to the creative work of this famous American playwright.
WOA Head S.Usenko promoted info about William’s plays in Dnipropetrovsk theaters. All interested may attend «Sweet Bird of Youth» in the Russian Drama Theater and  “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ” in the Ukrainian Music Drama Theater.
Then we discussed about theater in our life. Why is the theatre important?

Art pause. Watching movie

The number of the visitors – 29.
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«Wednesday Movie Club»

In the film Seven (1995), written by Andrew Kevin Walker, directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, a mysterious serial killer punishes transgressors of each of the deadly sins through his crimes.

The number of the visitors – 14.

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Serjezha is the youngest visitor of Window on America Center

English teacher Alexandra Myrgorodska visited Center with her son Serjezha.

He is the youngest visitor of Window on America Center!!!

English Speaking club - «Women’s World of America»

Tatyana Volokita

The English Speaking Club member Tatyana Volokita made a presentation on the International Women’s day. (Look more http://www.america.gov/st/democracyhr-english/2011/March/20110301105035enaj1.208133e-02.html)

It was followed by Svitlana Usenko’s slide show «Women’s World of America» which introduced the famous women of the USA (Pocahontas, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Dickinson, Annie Oakley, Susie King Taylor, Isadora Duncan, Emma Goldman, Mary Pickford, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marilyn Monroe, Angela Davis, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Madonna, Oprah Winfrey etc.).

Svitlana Kolesnikova is thinking...

In small groups the club members discussed the quotations of famous men about women. Each group summed up  their discussion for  other club members.

Discussion

Discussion about woman’s role in the society was rather enthusiastic – male and female club members shared their opinions.

1.     What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘women’?

2.     What are women best at?

3.     What is the most annoying thing about women?

4.     How would the world be different if all leaders were women?

5.     Who are the greatest women in your country’s history?

6.     What do women like and dislike about being women?

7.     Do you think women should be allowed to fight in wars?

8.     Why do women like fashion so much?

9.     What common characteristics do all women share?

10.  Are women cleverer than men?

11.  How will women be different 100 years from now?

12.  Joseph Conrad said: "Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men." What does this mean? Do you agree?

13.  Harriet Beecher Stowe said: "Women are the real architects of society." Do you agree?

14.  Are women equal to men?

15.  Who’s the greatest American woman you know?

The second half of the meeting was a farewell tea party of the English Speaking Club Speaker – Svitlana Kolesnikova. A lot of kind words were said to her by the club members.

The number of the visitors – 35.

 

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Video 2 - New members of English Speaking Club shared their opinions about woman's role in the society 

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Not all together. (19 + 16 behind the scenes)
Оnly who likes to be photographed!

Information Day for Ukrainian teachers of English

Svitlana Usenko, the head of Window on America center took part in the Information Day for Ukrainian teachers of English. She presented the resources of the Center and offered some variants for cooperation with the local schools.

The  teachers of English learnt about the Dnipropetrovsk library web-site, WOA center blog, pages on Facebook and Vkontakte.

It was interesting to get acquainted with a program Rosetta Stone which can be interesting for self-studying of their pupils.

It’s always pleasant for us to share our experience with our colleagues.

The teachers received advertising materials.

The number of the visitors – 27.

Fulbright Calendar_ Spring Semester 2011

March 21 - 25    Kharkiv – Makiyivka – Dnipropetrovsk

The Virtual Fulbright Ukraine

Check out the internet www.fulbright.org.ua and Fulbright Ukraine page on Facebook to find out information on the following events:

• Workshops/Online webinars: This will give you information on essay-writing workshops and webinars for applicants to the Fulbright Programs

• Fulbright-Ukraine outreach schedule: If you are in one of the cities in which we will be doing presentations on Fulbright, we invite you to join us in discussing with Ukrainian Fulbright Alumni and U.S. Fulbrighters in Ukraine what the Fulbright experience is, and what the benefits are for all involved

• Fulbright Art Gallery: “From Spring to Spring” Paintings by Maryna Onyshchenko-Mandrykova,

March 4 –April 4, Kyiv

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Fulbright Calendar_ Spring Semester 2011

Fulbright Application Workshops/Webinars in Spring Semester

Attend the Fulbright Application Workshops during the Spring Semester. These workshops help applicants prepare and refine their Fulbright applications and essays. While they are NOT mandatory they are HIGHLY recommended. ALL of last year’s successful candidates were in attendance at these workshops.

The workshops will take place at 16:30 in the Office of the Fulbright Program in Ukraine, vul. Hrushevskoho, 4, Suite 305, Kyiv. As space in the Office of the Fulbright Program in Ukraine is limited to 25 participants, you must call (044-279-1850; 044-279-2324) or email the office:  (secretary@fulbright.com.ua) and sign-up for a specific date no less than three (3) days prior to the workshop.

If you are not able to attend the Workshops in person you will be able to join them from your desktop via webinar. A webinar is a live presentation to an unlimited number of participants through the internet. Those wishing to join need only have access to the internet, a computer, and a headset with microphone. To participate in the online webinar, please call (044-279-1850; 044-279-2324) or email the office:

(secretary@fulbright.com.ua)  to request your participation on a specific date no less than 3 days before the date of the webinar

 You will then be sent an email with instructions and a code for joining the webinar on the selected date.

Fulbright Graduate Student/Science and Technology Ph.D. Program Fulbright Scholar Program_ Deadline: May 16, 2011

Tuesday, March 15 Tuesday, April 26

Thursday, March 31 Tuesday, May 31

Tuesday, April 12 Thursday, June 16

Thursday, April 28

Fulbright Outreach Schedule_Spring Semester

The Fulbright Office staff, in various combinations, travels throughout Ukraine to make our programs available to all residents of Ukraine. Please take the opportunity to meet Fulbright Office staff when they are in your area. If you see that the Fulbright team is coming to your city, and you would like to attend the presentations of the Fulbright program, please contact us at office@fulbright.com.ua

March 9 - 11       Zaporizhzhia

March 14 – 17    Ivano-Frankivsk – Kosiv

March 22 – 25    Kharkiv

March 21 - 25    Kharkiv – Makiyivka – Dnipropetrovsk

April 4 - 7            Mykolayiv – Kherson

April 18 – 19       Berdiansk

April 27 - 29        Khmelnytskyi – Kamyanets-Podilskyi

May 10 - 12        Lutsk – Ostroh

May 24 - 25        Zhytomyr

English Speaking club - South of the USA

В дніпропетровському інформаційно-ресурсному центрі "Вікно в Америку" відбулася зустріч бажаючих покращити рівень англійської мови та дізнатися більше про Сполучені Штати Америки в English Speaking Club.

Тему зустрічі підказала виставка, що експонується в центрі, «Жіночий світ Америки».

В цей день нашими гостями були 3 американця носії мови – стипендіат програми Фулбрайт Бріджет Гудмен, волонтер Корпусу Миру Авітал Мат та американський пенсіонер Джозеф Баттілега.

Нові члени клубу активно ставили різноманітні запитання, що допомогли їм зрозуміти причини перебування цих громадян США в Україні, їх цілі та  враження від спілкування з англомовними українцями. Всі присутні погодилися, що роль жінки а американському суспільстві надзвичайно висока. Жінки освічені, впевнені в собі,  мають поважні цілі та можливості для їх реалізації.

Джозеф Баттілега підготував лексичний матеріал до надзвичайно цікавого та драматичного фільму «Seven». Всі разом розібрали сленгові вислови, почали дивитися фільм. За браком часу обговорення переглянутого перенесли на майбутнє.

Кількість учасників – 28 (викладачі англ. мови – 3, спеціалісти – 11, пенсіонери – 3, студенти – 10, бібліотекар – 1)

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Summer Work and Travel

Програми літнього студентського обміну (Summer Work and Travel) та Вожаті у літніх таборах (Camp Counselor) дають можливість студентам вищих навчальних закладів працювати та подорожувати у Сполучених Штатах протягом літніх канікул і перебувати у США до 4 місяців.

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