My great students from UCL SSEES visited the Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia! They enjoyed an insightful presentation by my good friend and colleague Nick Nasev, MITI about Macedonian language outside of 🇲🇰 and they even enjoyed more when I grilled Nick this time and not them. 😀A special gratitude to the Ambassador…
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#Presernov dan Slovenska filantropija From Slovenia via London to the world with some of our Ukrainian students from the Wednesday’s group of our Slovene course. Today is #Prešernov dan – #Prešeren‘s day. It’s marking the anniversary of the death of the Slovenian national poet France Prešeren. In 1991 in the new Slovenian Republic, the 7th…
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An exploration of the relationships between dialects and languages and implications they hold for our understanding of communication and culture. From the vast tapestry of linguistic diversity, dialects and languages are constantly emerging as distinct threads, adding unique flavours and regional nuances. They are living manifestations of communities that innovated them, preserving their history, traditions,…
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You can read all about it HERE. “Minister of Culture Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojchevska visited on Wednesday the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) at the University College London (UCL), where, among other languages, the Macedonian language is also studied. Kostadinovska-Stojchevska also met with Professor Ana Ilievska Završnik, who has been teaching Macedonian language evening…
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The RECORDING of the first ever #Macedonian language event at UCL-SSEES organised by the #PROlang platform. My speech is at 16:20 mark. 😁 And later through the questions. 😂 • Professor Friedman’s talk on the Macedonian language was like a linguistic rollercoaster, and it left me all ❤️-eyed. The response? – received more love than a puppy in a…
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On the spookiest day of the month, I was debunking language learning myths! 🙂 I have great fun while doing it. It went so well that I recruited new students.
Deeply touched!❤️I must express my heartfelt appreciation to my #Ukrainian students who journeyed from various parts of #Slovenia, with some embarking on hours-long trips. They orchestrated delightful surprises that turned me into a cake connoisseur and a poetry critic all at once. They showered me with numerous handmade traditional gifts, serenaded with songs, and even provided an ample…
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I was invited to the World Scholar’s Cup-London Global Round ‘23 opening ceremony. It was like Hogwarts on steroids! 🙂 I was without my morning coffee (running late) and I didn’t know that I will be invited to go on stage as a VIP. And to be more awkward, I was gifted an alpaca along…
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Celebrating the “100th Anniversary of the Birth of Aco Shopov” in the presence of students studying the Macedonian language on an evening course at the University College London (UCL SSEES). They did an outstanding job reading poems written by the globally renowned Macedonian poet Šopov in both Macedonian and English. Also when you’re a teacher…
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If you want to know more about my talk, this is how it was! I had fun. Usually we end at 8.00 sharp, but this time Q&A session was much longer.
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