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 English Language Teaching Trainer Development
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 Funda Çetin, English language instructor coordinator at Izmir University of Economics, writes about her experiences in the UK, where she was attending an intensive course in English Language Teaching Trainer Development at the College of St Mark and St John in Plymouth. Funda`s training was jointly sponsored by British Council, INGED and the College of St Mark and St John.
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| Supporting Turkish Classrooms
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 From training teachers in Kayseri to curriculum development in Ankara, our ELT staff are helping Turkey meet a growing demand for English
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| Where next for English?
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 The British Council has launched a new book that examines the state of English as it competes for global status with languages such as Mandarin, Spanish and Arabic.
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| BC to remain inspector of ELT providers
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 The British Council, in partnership with English UK, will continue to manage the world`s largest scheme for quality assurance in English language provision in the UK.
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| Plea for responsible journalism
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 Columnist and writer Jonathan Power visited Turkey in early March to deliver impassioned pleas for responsible journalism and common sense in the face of what some call “the Clash of Civilisations”.
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| My favourite words
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 Sixteen British Council customers, many studying English at our Istanbul centre, have been awarded ipods by a famous poet Sunay Akin, as prizes in our My Favourite Word competition.
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| Upcoming events in EU Projects
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 April
• As part of our project on Improving Cooperation and Coordination within the Child Protection System, we will be visiting two pilot cities in Turkey to start the process of establishing the project.
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| Turkey between Europe and Middle East
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 Dr. Philip Robins, an Oxford University Lecturer in politics, will be visiting Gaziantep on 27 March to participate in a panel meeting jointly organised by the Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce, Gaziantep University and the British Council.
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The project aims at reaching school principals -head teachers, support teachers -guide teachers, and teachers with a responsibility for special needs education, in the implementation of professional development training.
A manual that should guide and standardize the work of human rights boards across Turkey is nearing completion.
The British Council is happy to support the first of a series of biennial women`s studies conferences in Izmir.
Open Seminar on Derivatives
An informal series of workshops, for language teachers by language teachers
British Council is supporting the 18th International Short Film Festival with 10 short films this year.