2004 Varna

Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated:
“What lies behind and what
lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us” (1)

and the wisdom of his words has never faded. It has also continued to reveal another outstanding yet simple truth: we are the only ones who can use our ability. It is [...]

One of the most exciting areas of development in English language teaching combines teaching Business English and the use of The Internet in the face-to-face teaching program.
The end of the 20th century was marked by globalization and technological revolution. The need for quick adaptation to the ever-changing local and global social environment created a new [...]

With the rapid advance of high technologies and especially IT, when virtual reality is seen by many as more real than actual reality, and when we are literally drowned in the ocean of information, is it possible that someone should still be inspired by something as old and familiar as a folk tale? Is it [...]

The idea was to prove the statement: ”The more enjoyable and fun the teaching process is, the better the results are.” It had two parts. The first one was “Teaching the English alphabet (activities and games shared during the Summer school in Kiten 2003-mainly Elitsa Radeva’s ones). The second part was “English through origami”- presenting [...]

Intercultural Education and Intercultural Learning Materials – Background
In recent years the priorities in ELT and FLT in Bulgaria have changed a lot towards satisfying learners’ needs, addressing mainly the quality of language education and culture-specific aspects. The number of language teaching professionals who do not dare doubt any more the importance of Cultural and Intercultural [...]

(Some ideas and activities based on Granddad’s glove and the Blackbird and the fox)
Ice breaking (introducing) greeting each other
Zh:  BC’s project and Zhivka’s participation in it (a few sentences)
T:  But why stories? Please look into your handouts and number the advantages of using stories starting with the most important one:

Provoke imagination
Evoke spontaneous reactions
Influence the intelligence
Bear [...]

Introduction
In this paper I would like to say a few words about my experience with testing speaking skills of advanced learners at the university level.
I usually teach practical English courses to students in the final year of their studies. There are two major types of courses- pre-service courses for future teachers of English and courses [...]

Introduction
Over the past 20-30 years the teaching of ESP all over the world has been developing within the framework of the communicative methodology in specialised FL learning. The latter can be defined in simple terms as the design of ESP courses in special areas of knowledge that utilize classroom techniques ensuring maximum approximation to the [...]

What makes a good teacher is a question asked too often to sound exciting. Yet we still find it quite topical and thought-provoking as it is a public secret that the number of all practicing teachers exceeds, sometimes significantly, the number of good practising teachers. In Bulgaria this is especially true for subjects like English, [...]