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ES SHANAHAN travelling technician was interesting and exciting but after 8
NATIVE SPEAKER years of it I decided on a change and enrolled on an English
teaching course. The course was demanding but I completed
it successfully.
Greetings, my name is James and I teach English here at PUT. I arrived in Poznan in March 2005 and soon found work as
I’ve been in Poznań for almost 10 years and in this piece I’d an English teacher. My original plan was to stay here for 6-12
like to tell you a little more about myself. months and then move on to another country. After 6 months
I was offered a job in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. However, my
I was born in Birmingham and grew up in a village about 10 friends in Poznań convinced me to stay. My friends were right.
miles from the city. Life was good there, with lots of green Poznań, for me, is a home away from home. It’s a beautiful
spaces and good connections to the neighbouring towns and place, steeped in history and one that is constantly improving.
to Birmingham itself. After I finished school I went to Nune-
aton to study Audio/Visual Design which helped me find work Over the years here I have met some great people and had
in the same industry. some memorable experiences on my travels around Poland. Of
course, Birmingham will always be in my heart and I will always
The majority of the work I did included the installation and consider myself a “Brummy” but now, after almost a decade
operation of audio/visual equipment for conferences and in Poznań, there is a part of me which is decidedly Poznanian.
exhibitions, which also meant a lot of travelling. Life as a Poznań is my home, for the foreseeable future at least.
NEWS IN BRIEF
The 1st stage of the 16th National Olympiad of the En- Join native speaker Corinne Matthews from Dallas,
glish Language for Students of Technical Universi- Texas to practice your English speaking skills, learn about
ties was held on 5th December 2014. The competition American culture, and discuss current events and deve-
was carried out not only at Poznan University of Technolo- lopments in the tech world! No experience, preparation,
gy (45 participants) but also at other technical universities or previous participation required. Come join us on Tues-
around Poland (14). Students took a test which checked days at 5:30 in room E315
both their general and technical English skills as well as
their knowledge of the culture of English-speaking coun- As a licensed LCCI IQ examination center,
tries. The second stage, consisting of a written test and an CLC PUT is kindly inviting to LCCI IQ examinations:
interview, takes place on the 8th of May 2015. On the 9th English for Business Level 2 and Level 3
of May, the best students will present a multimedia presen- English for Tourism Level 1 and Level 2
tation on this topic: Mark Kennedy said: “All of the biggest
technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the In 2015 English for Business examinations will be held in
automobile, the computer - say little about his intelligence, three series:
but speak volumes about his laziness”. Do you agree? March 23, June 8, October 2
One of the projects executed last year by the team of the English for Business Level 2 (B1-B2)
Centre of Languages and Communication was the mo- March 26, June10, October 4
dification of an online dictionary of English and
German technical terms available on the following we- English for Business Level 3 (B2-C1)
bsite: http://dict.guenther.pl. This dictionary should soon
appear in its new form on the server of the Centre of Deadlines for registering for English for Business
Languages and Communication. both levels:
The dictionary offers two possibilities of finding a term. - February 2, 2015 for March Series
The first one is to choose a source language (either En- - April 20, 2015 for June Series
glish or German) then enter a word into the field beneath
and click the “Szukaj” button. A list of words with their September14, 2015 for October Series
translations into Polish will appear beneath. Additionally, English for Tourism Level 1 and Level 2
some of the terms have definitions in their languages. are offered „on demand”
An alternative method of finding an expression is to cho-
ose the source language and then the foreign language Contact: alicja.lamperska@put.poznan.pl
course from a drop down list. The list of all the words More information about examinations:
from a particular course will appear below. http://www.lcci.org.uk/documents/EnglishLanguageQu-
alifications_001.pdf
http://www.pearson.pl/lcci/content/egzaminy
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NATIVE SPEAKER years of it I decided on a change and enrolled on an English
teaching course. The course was demanding but I completed
it successfully.
Greetings, my name is James and I teach English here at PUT. I arrived in Poznan in March 2005 and soon found work as
I’ve been in Poznań for almost 10 years and in this piece I’d an English teacher. My original plan was to stay here for 6-12
like to tell you a little more about myself. months and then move on to another country. After 6 months
I was offered a job in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. However, my
I was born in Birmingham and grew up in a village about 10 friends in Poznań convinced me to stay. My friends were right.
miles from the city. Life was good there, with lots of green Poznań, for me, is a home away from home. It’s a beautiful
spaces and good connections to the neighbouring towns and place, steeped in history and one that is constantly improving.
to Birmingham itself. After I finished school I went to Nune-
aton to study Audio/Visual Design which helped me find work Over the years here I have met some great people and had
in the same industry. some memorable experiences on my travels around Poland. Of
course, Birmingham will always be in my heart and I will always
The majority of the work I did included the installation and consider myself a “Brummy” but now, after almost a decade
operation of audio/visual equipment for conferences and in Poznań, there is a part of me which is decidedly Poznanian.
exhibitions, which also meant a lot of travelling. Life as a Poznań is my home, for the foreseeable future at least.
NEWS IN BRIEF
The 1st stage of the 16th National Olympiad of the En- Join native speaker Corinne Matthews from Dallas,
glish Language for Students of Technical Universi- Texas to practice your English speaking skills, learn about
ties was held on 5th December 2014. The competition American culture, and discuss current events and deve-
was carried out not only at Poznan University of Technolo- lopments in the tech world! No experience, preparation,
gy (45 participants) but also at other technical universities or previous participation required. Come join us on Tues-
around Poland (14). Students took a test which checked days at 5:30 in room E315
both their general and technical English skills as well as
their knowledge of the culture of English-speaking coun- As a licensed LCCI IQ examination center,
tries. The second stage, consisting of a written test and an CLC PUT is kindly inviting to LCCI IQ examinations:
interview, takes place on the 8th of May 2015. On the 9th English for Business Level 2 and Level 3
of May, the best students will present a multimedia presen- English for Tourism Level 1 and Level 2
tation on this topic: Mark Kennedy said: “All of the biggest
technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the In 2015 English for Business examinations will be held in
automobile, the computer - say little about his intelligence, three series:
but speak volumes about his laziness”. Do you agree? March 23, June 8, October 2
One of the projects executed last year by the team of the English for Business Level 2 (B1-B2)
Centre of Languages and Communication was the mo- March 26, June10, October 4
dification of an online dictionary of English and
German technical terms available on the following we- English for Business Level 3 (B2-C1)
bsite: http://dict.guenther.pl. This dictionary should soon
appear in its new form on the server of the Centre of Deadlines for registering for English for Business
Languages and Communication. both levels:
The dictionary offers two possibilities of finding a term. - February 2, 2015 for March Series
The first one is to choose a source language (either En- - April 20, 2015 for June Series
glish or German) then enter a word into the field beneath
and click the “Szukaj” button. A list of words with their September14, 2015 for October Series
translations into Polish will appear beneath. Additionally, English for Tourism Level 1 and Level 2
some of the terms have definitions in their languages. are offered „on demand”
An alternative method of finding an expression is to cho-
ose the source language and then the foreign language Contact: alicja.lamperska@put.poznan.pl
course from a drop down list. The list of all the words More information about examinations:
from a particular course will appear below. http://www.lcci.org.uk/documents/EnglishLanguageQu-
alifications_001.pdf
http://www.pearson.pl/lcci/content/egzaminy
4 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | STYCZEŃ | LUTY 2015
