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Dear readers, is becoming more and more popular among students and
this year the attendance was superb.
The current issue of Education in English presents Moreover, you could meet our native speakers at CLC; Co-
a wide range of subjects. Undoubtedly, the most rinne Matthews from the USA and James Shanahan from
important event covered is the Sermo Conference Britain. They are ambassadors and representatives of their
that took place last October and was attended by cultures at PUT and have an important role to play in lan-
teachers of both English and German from numerous Po- guage education, as they have over 20 years experience of
lish universities. As Sermo is now a very important organi- language training between them.
sation, you also have an opportunity to become acquainted
with its aims and mission. Finally, in News in Brief you can obtain many pieces of in-
formation referring to various aspects of Education in En-
Another event you can read about, is the Day of Foreign glish. I personally think that the English club organised by
Languages which takes place annually, usually at the be- Corinne Matthews is worth recommending.
ginning of December. As usual, the last Day of Foreign Lan-
guages was an occasion for PUT students to check their Enjoy!
language abilities and general knowledge in many fields in
a rather informal way. It is worth mentioning that the event Dorota Kudła, teacher of English at CLC
Editor
THE SERMO CONFERENCE
The conference ‘Języki specjalistyczne – dziś i jutro’, orga- lenges an author of an ESP coursebook has to face. The
nized by the Centre of Languages and Communication at Centre of Language and Communication at PUT was re-
PUT and the SERMO organisation, was held at PUT on 25th presented by Barbara Sawicka, M.A., the Deputy-Director
and 26th of October 2014. The conference was attended by of CLC, and Dorota Żarnowska, M.A. They delivered a very
academic teachers of both English and German represen- practical and useful presentation entitled ”CEFR familiariza-
ting universities in Poland. The participants had an oppor- tion tools in exercises connected with speaking and writing
tunity to listen to several presentations on teaching English in a foreign language”.
for specific purposes given in three languages: English,
Polish and German. The German speakers were Ewa Ostaszewska,M.A.,the Go-
ethe Institute and Martin Beck, M.A., The Mondiale Testing.
The most eminent speakers were the British speakers: Philip
Warrick, an educational expert from PEARSON, and Duncan During the conference there was also a stand of Omnibus
Christelow, who represented Campridge University Press. bookshop where the latest publications on ESP teaching
The former speaker delivered a presentation on”Initiating were available.
and evaluating short turn speaking in the classroom” and
the latter focused on ”Blended learning-Cambridge solu- The conference was sponsored by Pearson, Cambridge Uni-
tions for universities”. versity Press and the Mondiale Testing.
The Polish speakers included Urszula Kamińska,M.A., from Dorota Kudła, M.A.
Gdansk University of Technology, who presented the chal-
Dear readers, is becoming more and more popular among students and
this year the attendance was superb.
The current issue of Education in English presents Moreover, you could meet our native speakers at CLC; Co-
a wide range of subjects. Undoubtedly, the most rinne Matthews from the USA and James Shanahan from
important event covered is the Sermo Conference Britain. They are ambassadors and representatives of their
that took place last October and was attended by cultures at PUT and have an important role to play in lan-
teachers of both English and German from numerous Po- guage education, as they have over 20 years experience of
lish universities. As Sermo is now a very important organi- language training between them.
sation, you also have an opportunity to become acquainted
with its aims and mission. Finally, in News in Brief you can obtain many pieces of in-
formation referring to various aspects of Education in En-
Another event you can read about, is the Day of Foreign glish. I personally think that the English club organised by
Languages which takes place annually, usually at the be- Corinne Matthews is worth recommending.
ginning of December. As usual, the last Day of Foreign Lan-
guages was an occasion for PUT students to check their Enjoy!
language abilities and general knowledge in many fields in
a rather informal way. It is worth mentioning that the event Dorota Kudła, teacher of English at CLC
Editor
THE SERMO CONFERENCE
The conference ‘Języki specjalistyczne – dziś i jutro’, orga- lenges an author of an ESP coursebook has to face. The
nized by the Centre of Languages and Communication at Centre of Language and Communication at PUT was re-
PUT and the SERMO organisation, was held at PUT on 25th presented by Barbara Sawicka, M.A., the Deputy-Director
and 26th of October 2014. The conference was attended by of CLC, and Dorota Żarnowska, M.A. They delivered a very
academic teachers of both English and German represen- practical and useful presentation entitled ”CEFR familiariza-
ting universities in Poland. The participants had an oppor- tion tools in exercises connected with speaking and writing
tunity to listen to several presentations on teaching English in a foreign language”.
for specific purposes given in three languages: English,
Polish and German. The German speakers were Ewa Ostaszewska,M.A.,the Go-
ethe Institute and Martin Beck, M.A., The Mondiale Testing.
The most eminent speakers were the British speakers: Philip
Warrick, an educational expert from PEARSON, and Duncan During the conference there was also a stand of Omnibus
Christelow, who represented Campridge University Press. bookshop where the latest publications on ESP teaching
The former speaker delivered a presentation on”Initiating were available.
and evaluating short turn speaking in the classroom” and
the latter focused on ”Blended learning-Cambridge solu- The conference was sponsored by Pearson, Cambridge Uni-
tions for universities”. versity Press and the Mondiale Testing.
The Polish speakers included Urszula Kamińska,M.A., from Dorota Kudła, M.A.
Gdansk University of Technology, who presented the chal-
