Easter greetings from students on UCL-SSEES
Easter greetings from students on UCL-SSEES: #Albanian#Czech#Georgian#Lithuanian #Macedonian from 0:41 #Polish#Romanian. #Ukrainian#Slovene
Faces behind the war in Ukraine
We managed to record something beautiful. Video in Slovene I dedicate this day 8. March to my lovely students/friends from Ukraine. Under hard circumstances they started learning Slovene with me through its culture and traditions. We met in May 2022, when I started to volunteer for #SlovenePhilanthropyAs they often say, we became a family. ❤️Meet…
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A lesson with Elena Filipovska on Linguistic landscapes
Big thanks to Elena Filipovska, a Macedonian philologist and teacher of Macedonian for foreigners, for her time and willingness to deliver her excellent presentation on linguistic landscapes. Both UCL SSEES Beginners and Upper Intermediate groups enjoyed it a lot. Our linguistic landscape is the language that surrounds us (street signs, shop names, graffiti, snippets of…
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Lovely card from my Ukrainian student
When your students start expressing their love for you in the sweetest and most unexpected ways, you know you’re doing something right! We were just innocently diving into the world of greetings and Christmas cards, and then bam! These greetings came flowing in, but not in the expected Slovene language, no no! They were channelling…
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New group of students at the UCL and new books donated by the MFA of the Republic of N. Macedonia
This is just a part of the delightful group that got an exclusive invite to the embassy, and let’s just say they felt fancier than James Bond at a black-tie gala! Huge thanks to chargé d’affaires Eli Bojadjieska Ristovski for the warm welcome – they were greeted like long-lost Macedonian royalty! And a special shoutout…
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Invitation only: CIOL & Duolingo in conversation at the House of Lords
What a splendid morning at the House of Lords breakfast reception, graciously hosted by Baroness Coussins! I first had the pleasure of meeting her at a linguistic conference where I gave a talk, and it’s amazing how connections can lead to remarkable opportunities, so I was invited to this fabulous event. During the event, I…
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A lesson with the British Ambassador to Skopje
What an incredible honour to welcome the newly appointed British Ambassador to Skopje, Matthew Lawson, and the esteemed Ambassador Miovska to my classes at UCL-SSEES! In the warm and welcoming atmosphere of our class, my wonderful students had the unique opportunity to engage with these distinguished ambassadors. They asked insightful questions, shared captivating stories, and…
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A lesson with Macedonian Eurovision singer Andrea – Eurovision Song Contest 2022
What happens when Andrea crashes your class and turns it into a Eurovision extravaganza? You get a spontaneous concert in the middle of your language lesson! Andrea waltzed into my class like a true Eurovision superstar, complete with glitter and enthusiasm, and belted out “Circles” for the whole class. Best of luck to Andrea on…
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CIOL conference 2022
I received so many nice comments and praising because of my talk at CIOL conference 2022. I am really glad that it went well. It connected me with many people all around – especially Greece In the middle of my talk I was interrupted by one lady from Greece who told us a positive story…
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Students of Macedonian language visited the Embassy
My great students were invited to the Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia! I met the second group of the UCL SSEES for the first time! One of them came all the way from New York. Special gratitude to the Ambassador Aleksandra Miovska for her unselfish help and support and for the goody bag…
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