**[Teacher Training Workshops and Presentations in
November:]{.underline}**

In November Teacher Training Workshops and Presentations will take place
on **Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:15 PM**. Friday Open Presentations will
be held on **Fridays from** **4:00 to 5:00 PM**. Please sign up in
advance for a particular seminar by phone (044) 238-6610 or by e-mail:
**<etrc_kyiv@yahoo.com>[.]{.underline}**

[**Wednesday, November 7** from 4.00 - 5.15 PM]{.underline} **[Teaching
topic: Thanksgiving]{.underline}**

**Presenter** -- **Carol Palecki**, English Language Fellow

What is Thanksgiving and how do you teach about it? In this workshop
we'll discuss the history of the American holiday and talk about
Thanksgiving activities to use in the English classroom.

[**Wednesday, November 14** from 4.00 - 5.15 PM]{.underline} **[Using
Newspapers and Magazines in the Classroom]{.underline}**

**Presenter** -- **Carol Palecki**, English Language Fellow

Newspapers and magazines offer abundant examples of authentic English.
In this workshop we will discuss ways to use them effectively in the
classroom.

[**Wednesday, November 21** from 4.00 - 5.30 PM]{.underline}
**[Language4law -- an Online Law and Language Program]{.underline}**

**Featured Speaker** -- **Debra S. Lee**, an expert on Legal English
invited to Ukraine by the RELO Office of the U.S. Embassy.

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="0.875in"
height="0.8673611111111111in"}Debra S. Lee \[J.D., University of
Tennessee College of Law; M.A. TEFL, University of Memphis; PhD student
in Instructional Technology, University of Tennessee\] combined her
backgrounds in law and language to co-author *American Legal English:
Using Language in Legal Contexts, 2^nd^ ed.* \[University of Michigan
Press, 2007\]. She is the president and founder of Language4Law, Inc.,
an online non-profit legal English training company
\[[www.l4law.org](http://www.l4law.org/)\] and English Language
Concepts, Inc.
\[[www.englishlanguageconcepts.com](http://www.englishlanguageconcepts.com/)\],
a start-up online training company, focusing on various ESPs, such as
business, law, medicine, and technology.

**Language4Law** is a new online multimedia law and language program
created by educators in the U.S. and Central and Southeast Europe. The
program, provided at no-cost to public universities in Central and
Southeast Europe, uses a case-study approach to introduce the language
of the law to students in an interactive format that students have found
invaluable in their learning. Each module (unit) begins with a legal
problem in audio or video format. Students then read the required
library materials, which include a highlighted dictionary with
pronunciation of the terms. Following that are exercises and review in
all the skill areas. The program based in Moodle, an open source course
management system, also provides for teacher overview of work that
students have done for each unit. Language4Law hopes to expand outside
of Europe if there is interest.

[**Wednesday, November 28** from 4.00 - 5.15 PM]{.underline} **[How to
Become a Good Photographer]{.underline}**

**Guest Speaker** -- **Ryan Koch**, Assistant Information Officer of the
U.S. Embassy in Ukraine

This presentation will discuss basic elements of good photography that
will enable anyone to take a great picture without expensive equipment.

**[Friday Open Presentations:]{.underline}**

**["Defying Holywood" Seminar Series]{.underline}**

![](media/image2.jpeg){width="0.7673611111111112in"
height="1.125in"}This series of seminars, presented by Ukrainian
Fulbright Scholar 2006/07 and lecturer of the National Shevchenko
University, **Mariya Ustymenko**, is a **6-seminar course** dedicated to
the early history of American independent cinema (1940-1960s). Each
thematic seminar is divided into two separate classes to offer ample
time for the following activities: brief lecture introduction on the
lecturer's part, video material viewing and most importantly the
individual attendees' participation and discussion time. Home
assignments will be few if any BUT additional reading and viewing
recommendations will be offered to those interested in particular
questions or topics discussed in class. With the course being limited to
no more than 18 participants be sure to subscribe after the first set of
classes with the sincere intend of regular attendance.

[**Friday, November 2** from 3.00 - 4.00 PM **"The Birth of Independent
American Cinema": "Meshes of the Afternoon" (Part I)**]{.underline}

[**November 9** from 3.00 - 4.00 PM **"The Birth of Independent American
Cinema": "At Land" (Part II)**]{.underline}

The both workshops are dedicated to **Maya Deren**, pioneering
film-maker and 'mother of the avant-garde' who had a massive influence
on film art. Alongside the various thematic motifs in her films
(psychological states, sexuality, surrealism), she is recognized for her
work in theorizing film form, and exploiting notions of space, time and
movement in film.

# [November 16, Friday from 4:00-5:00 PM "Amos Vogel and Cinema 16" (Part I)]{.underline}

## [November 23, Friday from 4:00-5:00 PM "Amos Vogel and Cinema 16" (Part II)]{.underline}

Born in Austria in 1922, Vogel has been based in New York since 1938,
and is one of America\'s most innovative film curators and historians.
In 1947 he created [**Cinema
16**](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1566399246/qid=1083286658/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl14/104-4999517-5766315?v=glance&s=books&n=507846),
a pioneering film club aimed at audiences thirsty for work \'that cannot
be seen elsewhere,\' and in 1967 established the [New York Film
Festival](http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff/nyff.htm).Viewing various
abstracts from [**Cinema
16**](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1566399246/qid=1083286658/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl14/104-4999517-5766315?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)'s
short-film screening program.

# [November 30, Friday from 4:00-5:00 PM "Pop Art as a Cultural Revolution" (Part I)]{.underline}

Andy Warhol worked across a wide range of media --- painting,
photography, drawing, and sculpture. In addition, he was a highly
prolific filmmaker. Between 1963 and 1968, he made more than sixty
films. Viewing various abstracts from the artist's filmography + parts
of "Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture" documentary which deal with
Warhol and film production.

**[English Language Conversation Club -- November 13]{.underline}**

We invite you to attend our speaking club in November. To mark the
International Education Week, we have selected the following
![](media/image3.wmf){width="1.0in"
height="0.6361111111111111in"}discussion topic on ***[November
13]{.underline}***

**"Controversies in Bilingual Education in Ukraine and the USA."**

The meetings of the English Conversation Club are held **on**
**Tuesdays, from 4:30-6:30 PM**. If you wish to come, please **RSVP** to
the ETRC at **[etrc_kyiv@yahoo.com]{.underline}** or by phone (044)
238-6610.

[a) International Education Week: November 12-16.]{.underline}

![](media/image4.png){width="1.625in" height="1.2875in"}**International
Education Week** **(IEW)** was first held in 2000 and today is observed
all across the United Stated and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
**IEW** is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international
education and exchanges in building mutual understanding and respect
between the people worldwide. IEW is celebrated **in November each year
during the week before Thanksgiving** and this year the dates are from
**November 12-16**.

Last year numerous events and activities were organized throughout
Ukraine in honor of International Education Week. Many schools and
universities held a variety of discussions, presentations, contests and
exhibits to develop a broad understanding of the world, knowledge of
other languages and other cultures.

We encourage you to mark International Education Week in November and
thus create an interesting and enriching experience for your institution
and community. In many of your communities, there are Americans and
other international students, lecturers, and other professionals, as
well as Ukrainian citizens who have studied or worked abroad. They would
be delighted to be included in your celebrations in order to share their
experiences and help promote mutual understanding. We can help you to
identify some of them. To get involved in events in your areas, you may
also get in touch the educational advising centers through contact
information on the web site:
<http://kyiv.usembassy.gov/educult_partner_organizations_eng.html>

On the U.S. Departments of State and Education IEW official website
([http://iew.state.gov](http://iew.state.gov/)) you can find a variety
of resources to use in the classroom: promotional materials, an
interactive quiz, and opportunities to post and view planned events
around the world. We encourage you to be creative in planning events for
IEW and celebrate together with your students. Here is a list of some
activities that you might use in your classrooms during the IEW (you may
find more ideas at
<http://iew.state.gov/get_involved/suggestions/schools.htm>).

-   Incorporate information on a country or culture into your regular
    lesson plan, even if you don't teach social studies.

-   Explore international aspects of the arts -- music, film, theatre,
    visual arts, literature, dance -- by creating, performing, or
    studying artworks with an international component. This could
    include a field trip to a museum or concert or showing a foreign
    film in a class.

-   Trade questions and answers with students from another country
    through the Internet pen pal clubs, or a Digital Video Conference.

-   Organize a cross-cultural potluck lunch in which students bring in
    or make food from their homeland or ancestor's homeland.

-   Ask students to write essays on countries they would like to visit
    and why they choose those countries.

-   Invite local international experts as speakers: Fulbright Students
    and Scholars, diplomats, Peace Corps volunteers, business leaders,
    or journalists.

-   Hold a geography, foreign language, or world history bee for your
    students. (For ideas visit the link:
    <http://iew.state.gov/quiz.htm>).

-   Encourage cultural understanding for students using the online
    resource *One World: Connecting Communities, Cultures, and
    Classrooms.* Sponsored by the National Football League and
    Scholastic Inc., this unique education resource designed for
    teachers. The free, web-based program may be downloaded from:
    <http://scholastic.com/onewworld>.

![](media/image5.jpeg){width="1.375in"
height="0.9138888888888889in"}**One World: Connecting Communities,
Cultures, and Classroom** is an award-winning program that teaches the
important of appreciating diversity, understanding others, and building
strong communities. At the site you will find free materials that
include:

-   **Lessons and Reproducibles**. The lessons help teach students
    fundamentals in diversity, respect for others, and building
    communities. Although the lessons can be taught independently, each
    builds on the next, developing skills to promote empathy, dialogue,
    and respect for diverse opinions. (To find them please follow this
    link:
    <http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/one_world/lesson_plans/index.asp?article=intro>).

-   **Students Journey Book**. It excerpts provide extensions and a
    deeper exploration of the lessons topics. The excerpts draw upon
    literature and history to encourage understanding about what is at
    stake in our world today, and promote student reflection as well as
    critical thinking. (Please follow this link to find these resources:
    <http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/one_world/activities/journey/index.asp>).

-   **"Think it Through"** **Classroom Game**. In the game, students
    role-play real-life scenarios as they learn that all the choices
    that one makes have consequences and that those consequences affect
    others. (You can find the printable resources for the game at the
    link:
    <http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/one_world/activities/gameset/index.asp>).

-   **Support Tools.** This section includes a Glossary, year-round
    Activity Calendar, Teacher Resources, Student Reading List, Family
    Take-Home, and Scope and Sequence. (To read more please follow this
    link:
    <http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/one_world/activities/index.asp?article=handouts>).

-   **Identity Animation "Who am I?".** This is an animation for
    children till 12 years that explains them about identity formation.
    It answers the questions: What makes you you? What makes up
    someone\'s identity? Find out what \"I\" is all about by watching
    this fun, animated film and showing it to your students! (You may
    find this animated film by following this link:
    <http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/one_world/activities/animation/index.asp>).

Enjoy the resources and celebrate the IEW with other teachers and
students throughout the world!

**[b) Native American Heritage Month]{.underline}**

November is officially proclaimed as Native American Heritage Month.
\"National American Indian Heritage Month, Signed into law in 1990 by
President George H. W. Bush has been a source of inspiration for many
American Indians and non-Indians and a platform to celebrate the rich
and diverse cultures of this great country. To learn more about amazing
Native American culture and Native American Heritage Month please visit
these links:

[http://www.indians.org](http://www.indians.org/)

<http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=pubs-english&y=2005&m=November&x=20051103122347jmnamdeirf0.5669824>

<http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=texttrans-english&y=2006&m=November&x=20061102105046eaifas8.480251e-03>