| November 2006
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WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS
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Start Date:
29/11/2006 | End Date:
29/11/2006
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| Category: |
Event |
| Venue: |
French Cultural Institute |
| Contact: |
pat.turkmenoglu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
British Council İzmir continues to hold workshops for language teachers, facilitated also by language teachers. All teachers are welcome to join our Wednesday Workshops without any admission fee. This week’s workshop is titled “Games for young learners ” and will be delivered by Celia Gasgil from Avni Akyol Lisesi.
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A VISIT TO GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY
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Start Date:
27/11/2006 | End Date:
28/11/2006
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| Category: |
EducationUK |
| Venue: |
Gaziantep University |
| Contact: |
semra.yalcin@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
British Council will visit Gaziantep University with colleagues from the British Embassy on 27 November. The programme will include a speech on Climate Change, and presentations on study opportunities in the UK and student Visa procedures.
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EUROPEAN JOURNALISTS TO VISIT TURKEY
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Start Date:
24/11/2006 | End Date:
25/11/2006
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| Category: |
Governance&Society |
| Venue: |
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| Contact: |
seda.mumcu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
British Council Brussels and Open Society Institute |
| Description: |
British Council continues to support the work of the Independent Commission on Turkey (ICT) in partnership with the Open Society Institute (OSI). As a follow up to the previous ICT visits, we are working with OSI and British Council Brussels to organise a briefing visit on 24-25 November for journalists from Europe, recommended by the ICT members. |
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Artist Talk: The Centre of Attention
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Start Date:
23/11/2006 | End Date:
23/11/2006
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| Category: |
Arts & Culture |
| Venue: |
Istanbul Modern Cinema |
| Contact: |
esra.oztemir@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
Istanbul Modern |
| Description: |
The creators of Swansong, one of the most stunning works of the Venice – İstanbul exhibition, Pierre Coinde and Gary O’Dwyer will talk about the production, presentation and conception of their art on 23 November at Istanbul. For more information, visit www.thecentreofattention.org
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Video conference on Sustainable Development and Climate Change
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Start Date:
22/11/2006 | End Date:
22/11/2006
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| Category: |
Science |
| Venue: |
British Council |
| Contact: |
ozlem.gucer@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
Regional Environment Centre REC Turkey |
| Description: |
Our Café Scientifique discussions on environment issues continue with a video conference on Sustainable Development and Climate Change. We will link with the UK and Azerbaijan, and our key speaker Clive Keble from the National Forest will lead the discussion between Turkey and the UK.
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Key English Test Examiner Training in İzmir
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Start Date:
18/11/2006 | End Date:
18/11/2006
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| Category: |
Event |
| Venue: |
British Council |
| Contact: |
pat.turkmenoglu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
There will be a Key English Test (KET) examiner training in İzmir University of Economics.
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PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST EXAMINER TRAINING IN İZMİR
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Start Date:
18/11/2006 | End Date:
18/11/2006
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| Category: |
Event |
| Venue: |
İzmir University of Economics |
| Contact: |
pat.turkmenoglu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
There will be a Preliminary English Test (PET) examiner training in İzmir University of Economics.
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WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS
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Start Date:
15/11/2006 | End Date:
15/11/2006
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| Category: |
Event |
| Venue: |
French Cultural Institute |
| Contact: |
pat.turkmenoglu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
British Council İzmir continues to hold workshops for language teachers, facilitated also by language teachers. All teachers are welcome to join our Wednesday Workshops without any admission fee. This week’s workshop is titled “Can you manage your class?” and will be delivered by Mehmet Ateş, a teacher trainer and a writer for course books.
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CERTIFICATE CEREMONY FOR CAMBRIDGE EXAMS
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Start Date:
14/11/2006 | End Date:
14/11/2006
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| Category: |
Event |
| Venue: |
DEVAK Private 75. Yıl Primary School |
| Contact: |
pat.turkmenoglu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
A certificate presentation will be held in İzmir for those who received a Cambridge qualification through our Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) English level exams.
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Study in Cambridge, England!
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Start Date:
13/11/2006 | End Date:
14/11/2006
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| Category: |
EducationUK |
| Venue: |
Divan Hotel, Harbiye, Istanbul |
| Contact: |
educationuk@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
Cambridge Seminars Tutorial College can provide entry to a top UK university through their University Foundation Programme.
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UK UNIVERSITIES TO JOIN A2 EDUCATION FAIRS
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Start Date:
08/11/2006 | End Date:
08/11/2006
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| Category: |
Event |
| Venue: |
British Council |
| Contact: |
pat.turkmenoglu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
The British Council will be part of this year’s A2 Education Fairs, along with 29 UK institutions, to be held in İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir between 4 and 8 November. The representatives from the UK institutions will meet with prospective students,while representatives from the British Council will hold seminars on the education system in the UK, application requirements for courses and UK Visa application procedures
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ACADEMIC TO VISIT İZMİR UNIVERSITIES
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Start Date:
07/11/2006 | End Date:
07/11/2006
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| Category: |
Event |
| Venue: |
9 Eylul University School of Foreign Languages, Izmir University of Economics |
| Contact: |
pat.turkmenoglu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
Dr Tony Wright from the College of St Mark and St John in UK will visit İzmir to deliver a presentation, titled “Professional development of a language teacher”, to instructors in two universities. Dr Wright will visit Dokuz Eylül University’s School of Foreign Languages, and İzmir University of Economics.
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Neuro-linguistic Programming for Teachers of English
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Start Date:
06/11/2006 | End Date:
27/11/2006
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| Category: |
ELT |
| Venue: |
British Council |
| Contact: |
fatma.sahin@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
Our Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) course will focus on strategies that will empower the English language teacher to stimulate learning and maximise learner potential in the classroom.
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Undergraduate Education and Learning English in Southampton
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Start Date:
06/11/2006 | End Date:
06/11/2006
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| Category: |
EducationUK |
| Venue: |
British Side |
| Contact: |
educationuk@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
University of Southampton Turkey Visit
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INGED AFTERNOON Videoconferencing
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Start Date:
06/11/2006 | End Date:
06/11/2006
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| Category: |
ELT |
| Venue: |
British Council |
| Contact: |
mary.bounds@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (INGED) |
| Description: |
The event is an INGED AFTERNOON with Tony Wright, teacher trainer at the
College of
St Mark and St John’s,
Plymouth, on 6 November, Monday between 1600-1730 hrs at Ankara British Council.
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Education UK Alumni Reception
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Start Date:
04/11/2006 | End Date:
04/11/2006
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| Category: |
EducationUK |
| Venue: |
Radisson Hotel |
| Contact: |
pelin.akcay@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
British Council is organising an Alumni Cocktail in Istanbul for the institutions attending the A2 Fair.
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UK institutions in Akare Education Fair
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Start Date:
03/11/2006 | End Date:
08/11/2006
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| Category: |
Education |
| Venue: |
Istanbul Ceylan Hotel, Ankara Sheraton Hotel, Izmir Hilton Hotel |
| Contact: |
educationuk@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
Akare Education Fair will be held in İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir between 4 and 8 November. Representatives from 26 institutions from UK will meet with prospective students and provide information on university degrees, certificate programmes, high school education and language courses in UK.
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ENGLISH COURSE FOR TURKEY’S EU ACCESSION
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Start Date:
01/11/2006 | End Date:
30/11/2006
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| Category: |
ELT |
| Venue: |
British Council |
| Contact: |
michael.conduit@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
British Council will deliver a course to government officials who are involved in European Union negotiations. The 34-hour English for EU Accession course will be completed in nine weeks, and held in Ankara University’s Research Center on European Community (ATAUM).
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English Zone Online – Now in Turkish!
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Start Date:
20/10/2006 | End Date:
30/11/2006
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| Category: |
EducationUK |
| Venue: |
Turkey |
| Contact: |
educationuk@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
The British Council and English UK accredited English Language Programmes Pages on the
Education UK web site are now available in Turkish as well.
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Education UK Agents Training
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Start Date:
02/10/2006 | End Date:
24/11/2006
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| Category: |
EducationUK |
| Venue: |
Turkey, Bulgaria |
| Contact: |
pelin.akcay@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
Education has started the new session of the online course ’Promoting Education and Training’
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| December 2006 |
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VISITS FOR A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR CHILD PROTECTION
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Start Date:
27/11/2006 | End Date:
08/12/2006
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| Category: |
Governance&Society |
| Venue: |
To be announced |
| Contact: |
seda.mumcu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
Social Services and Child Protection Institution |
| Description: |
A second working visit to two pilot cities will take place in late November-early December, as part of our project to promote inter-agency coordination and cooperation within the child protection system. The project is funded by UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and is implemented in partnership with Social Services and Child Protection Institution (SHÇEK).
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Exhibition: Thoughts of a Construction Worker
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Start Date:
02/11/2006 | End Date:
02/12/2006
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| Category: |
Arts & Culture |
| Venue: |
Under Construction - Tepe İnşaat Güncel Sanat Mekanı, Maçka Cumhuriyet Parkı |
| Contact: |
esra.oztemir@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
British Council is supporting the exhibition “Thoughts of a Construction Worker,” produced by the KIT Collaboration, for Under Construction gallery in Istanbul. The exhibition consists of a video installation and a website, www.kitcollaboration.net, which can be viewed online at the exhibition site. "Thoughts of a Construction Worker" aims to reflect the thoughts of workers who are employed throughout different construction sites in Istanbul, through their answers to three questions chosen by the artists.
Everyday between 1100-1800 (except Sundays and Mondays)
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Education UK Brand Competition
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Start Date:
30/10/2006 | End Date:
22/12/2006
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| Category: |
EducationUK |
| Venue: |
All Turkey |
| Contact: |
educationuk@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
This year has seen the launch of the new Education UK Brand with a set of dynamic images and the global slogan of: Innovative. Individual. Inspirational. We would like to invite you to enter a competition that will help us find an appropriate Turkish slogan to accompany these images. To join the competition please click on Education UK Brand Competition
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Enjoy the Venice Biennale in Istanbul
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Start Date:
18/10/2006 | End Date:
28/01/2007
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| Category: |
Arts & Culture |
| Venue: |
Istanbul |
| Contact: |
esra.oztemir@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
Istanbul Modern |
| Description: |
If you don’t have the chance to visit the Venice Biennale, you can still enjoy the Venice-Istanbul exhibition, supported by the British Council, at Istanbul Modern.
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Learners Module for English Teachers
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Start Date:
11/10/2006 | End Date:
07/12/2006
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| Category: |
ELT |
| Venue: |
British Council |
| Contact: |
fatma.sahin@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
British Council’s new course, Young Learners Module, begins this October. The course will take a look at new developments in Young Learner (YL) methodology and will be full of practical teaching ideas.
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New development course for English teachers
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Start Date:
10/10/2006 | End Date:
31/01/2007
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| Category: |
ELT |
| Venue: |
British Council |
| Contact: |
fatma.sahin@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
British Council’s new Teacher Development Course Part One, designed for teachers of English, begins on 10 October. You will benefit from this course whether you are a new teacher or an experienced one
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IELTS EXAMS
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Start Date:
01/01/2006 | End Date:
31/12/2006
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| Category: |
EXAMS |
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ISTANBUL
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| Venue: |
Conrad Hotel |
| Contact: |
yavuz.yilmazoglu@britishcouncil.org.tr |
| Partners: |
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| Description: |
Are you planning to study or train abroad? Are you applying to an institution and need to prove your level of English? Do you need to raise your standard in English? Then we can help you with an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam.
How to register?
http://www.britishcouncil.org/turkey-learning-exams-ielts-how-to-register.htm
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