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Language/Writing Tip 4

“Rather” is rather annoying because it looks like it should be a verb: “I would rather eat snake soup,” she said after he asked her out. “Rather” is an adverb. It is not a verbal synonym for “to prefer,” which … Continue reading

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Language/Writing Tip 3

“Express your most powerful thought in the shortest sentence” is pretty solid advice. The above quotation is taken from: Check it out. You will learn something. Or you might find the advice glib. But do consider it. The advantage of … Continue reading

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE OVERSEAS PERSPECTIVES AND ENQUIRIES: CALL FOR PAPERS

Darja Hribar, Professor of English and American Literature at the Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, Slovenia, passed away in May this year. She was an accomplished scholar, a devoted teacher, an experienced literary translator, and, above all, a noble … Continue reading

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Izzivi poučevanja in raziskovanja tujih jezikov stroke

Vabimo vas, da se udeležite konference SDUTSJ (http://www.sdutsj.edus.si/) z naslovom Izzivi poučevanja in raziskovanja tujih jezikov stroke. Konferenca bo potekala 7.. februarja 2014 na Fakulteti za upravo (FU) Univerze v Ljubljani, Gosarjeva 5, Ljubljana, predavalnica P5. Konferenca SDUTSJ je namenjena … Continue reading

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Book Reviews for The Messenger

Have you ever thought of writing a review for The Messenger? The list of books for review has just been considerably added to, and is available, as always, on the ESSE website: http://www.essenglish.org/books-for-review.html

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12th ESSE Conference – UPJŠ Košice 2014

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia, The Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Arts and SKASE (The Slovak Association for the Study of English) look forward to welcoming you to the 12th ESSE CONFERENCE in KOŠICE, SLOVAKIA … Continue reading

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Redna letna skupščina SDAŠ

Spoštovani člani Slovenskega društva za angleške študije, Vljudno vas vabim, da se udeležite redne letne skupščine SDAŠ, ki bo v  petek 27. 9. 2013 ob 15.00 v sobi 302 na Filozofski fakulteti, Aškerčeva 2, Ljubljana. Dnevni red:   Sprejem dnevnega … Continue reading

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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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