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ESSE Bursaries for 2014

The rules for the ESSE Book Awards for 2014 (for books published in 2012 and 2013) have been issued: see the ESSE website for more information. The prizes will be awarded at the ESSE Conference in Kosice. Click here for … Continue reading

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Words and Music II 2014

In December, 2011, the first Words and Music conference was held in Maribor, Slovenia. Words and Music II will take place at the sunny Slovenian seaside. This conference will explore the relationship between words and music, and the place of … Continue reading

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The Thinking Approach to language teaching and learning – TA

A piece of news for anyone thinking about “The Thinking Approach to language teaching and learning – TA”: For the past 15 years the TA team has been developing an approach to language teaching and learning that allows for an … Continue reading

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Smiljana Komar – ESSE Secretary

Dear SDAŠ members, We are happy to inform you that our own Smiljana Komar has been elected ESSE Secretary. She will assume her new role in the ESSE Executive (http://www.essenglish.org/history.html#Executive) January 1st, 2014. Congratulations, Smilja!!!

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Elope X – Spring

SDAŠ is proud to announce a new volume of its academic journal ELOPE (Vol. X – Spring). If you would like a printed issue, please write to our treasurer Andrej Stopar. SDAŠ members and the authors of the articles will … Continue reading

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10. strokovni posvet Bralnega društva Slovenije

Posredujemo vabilo Bralnega društva Slovenije: Vabilo na 10. strokovni posvet Bralnega društva Slovenije “TUDI MI BEREMO. Različni bralci z različnimi potrebami”, ki bo v ponedeljek, 9. septembra 2013, v Klubu CD, Cankarjev dom v Ljubljani, Prešernova cesta 10 Spoštovani! Bralno … Continue reading

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Language Note of the Week 35

Four little tips this week (skip to number four if you’re in a hurry and about to write a test): 1) Changing the tried-and-true word order adds life to your prose. If you (as many students do) write “however” several … Continue reading

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Language Note of the Week 30

Take three seconds and shorten this sentence: “What Ralph evokes in Randy is something new.” “_______ evokes in Randy __ something new.” Or: “Ralph evokes something new in Randy.” Unless you need time to think, or unless you want to … Continue reading

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Jason Blake’s Language Tips

Jason Blake, a teacher at the English Department in Ljubljana and also a member of the Association for the Study of English, has kindly agreed to share the weekly language tips that he prepares for his students with the readers … Continue reading

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Welcome

Dear readers, dear members of the Slovene Association for the Study of English, Welcome to the blog of the Slovene Association for the Study of English and its academic journal ELOPE.

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