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Dear readers, You can also do one of the many quizzes prepared for stu-
dents and check your knowledge of buzzwords, or become
The first 2014 issue of Education in English presents two familiar with them.
major events which were organized in the previous year:
the conference - Modern Approaches to LSP (the teaching Moreover, the issue provides a set of useful tips for acade-
of English to business people, scientists etc. whose first mic teachers who face the challenge of teaching interna-
language is not English) and the Day of Foreign Languag- tional students. The text is accompanied by international
es. The former can undoubtedly be described as the main students’ opinions concerning differences between PUT
event at CLC in 2013 and the latter is an annual event and their home universities.
which gathers PUT students to practice their knowledge
of English and other foreign languages in a very informal Enjoy!
way. I think it is interesting to read about this special day Dorota Kudła, Teacher of English
as it is described from both the organizers’ and students’
perspective. Editor
‘FROM THE CONCEPT TO THE WORD
- MODERN LANGUAGES IN 21ST CENTURY
DIDACTICS AND SCIENCE’ CONFERENCE
As a part of the 60th Anniversary of the founda- 4. Testing and evaluation.
tion of the Centre of Languages and Commu- 5. Psychological aspects of teachers' work
nication at Poznan University of Technology,
the conference ‘From the concept to the word – modern at the university level.
languages in 21st century didactics and science’ was held. 6. Intercultural differences: practice and theory.
The event took place from 24th to 25th May 2013 at Po- 7. Language Policy in Europe.
znan University of Technology. The main theme of the con- 8. CLIL.
ference was Languages For Specific Purposes (LSP) taught
at technical universities. A series of lectures, seminars and The main lectures were delivered by the following
round tables discussions covered advances in teaching ESP, key speakers:
focusing on existing and new challenges that researchers
will face in the future. - Prof. Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, Dean of the Faculty
of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan
The main discussions included the following eight sections:
- Prof. Teresa Siek-Piskozub, Department of Applied
1. E-learning in ESP teaching. English Linguistics and Language Teaching, Adam
2. Preparation of educational programs for ESP. Mickiewicz University, Poznan
3. Teaching academic English at different levels:
- Prof. Krystyna Droździał-Szelest, Adam Mickiewicz
first-cycle, second-cycle and doctoral studies. University, Poznan
- Rob Dean, Pearson.
Dear readers, You can also do one of the many quizzes prepared for stu-
dents and check your knowledge of buzzwords, or become
The first 2014 issue of Education in English presents two familiar with them.
major events which were organized in the previous year:
the conference - Modern Approaches to LSP (the teaching Moreover, the issue provides a set of useful tips for acade-
of English to business people, scientists etc. whose first mic teachers who face the challenge of teaching interna-
language is not English) and the Day of Foreign Languag- tional students. The text is accompanied by international
es. The former can undoubtedly be described as the main students’ opinions concerning differences between PUT
event at CLC in 2013 and the latter is an annual event and their home universities.
which gathers PUT students to practice their knowledge
of English and other foreign languages in a very informal Enjoy!
way. I think it is interesting to read about this special day Dorota Kudła, Teacher of English
as it is described from both the organizers’ and students’
perspective. Editor
‘FROM THE CONCEPT TO THE WORD
- MODERN LANGUAGES IN 21ST CENTURY
DIDACTICS AND SCIENCE’ CONFERENCE
As a part of the 60th Anniversary of the founda- 4. Testing and evaluation.
tion of the Centre of Languages and Commu- 5. Psychological aspects of teachers' work
nication at Poznan University of Technology,
the conference ‘From the concept to the word – modern at the university level.
languages in 21st century didactics and science’ was held. 6. Intercultural differences: practice and theory.
The event took place from 24th to 25th May 2013 at Po- 7. Language Policy in Europe.
znan University of Technology. The main theme of the con- 8. CLIL.
ference was Languages For Specific Purposes (LSP) taught
at technical universities. A series of lectures, seminars and The main lectures were delivered by the following
round tables discussions covered advances in teaching ESP, key speakers:
focusing on existing and new challenges that researchers
will face in the future. - Prof. Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, Dean of the Faculty
of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan
The main discussions included the following eight sections:
- Prof. Teresa Siek-Piskozub, Department of Applied
1. E-learning in ESP teaching. English Linguistics and Language Teaching, Adam
2. Preparation of educational programs for ESP. Mickiewicz University, Poznan
3. Teaching academic English at different levels:
- Prof. Krystyna Droździał-Szelest, Adam Mickiewicz
first-cycle, second-cycle and doctoral studies. University, Poznan
- Rob Dean, Pearson.
