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Hi, I’m Tugce and 6 words that relate to me are:
1. Turkey
2. 40
3. 3
4. books
5. 15
6. England![Profile Photo]()
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Hi Owain. Yes, correct answer! I’m from Turkey. 🙂 I am originally from Ankara. Have you ever visited Ankara? I’m asking because people usually prefer holiday places rather than the visiting the big cities, I guess? Well, even I – when i used to live in Turkey – used to spend all 3 or 4 months (when term time finished) by literally moving to our…Read More
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Tugce, one of my best experiences in Turkey was when I visited the Middle East Technical University in Ankara back when I was a student. I was on Erasmus in Thessaloniki and joined a group called AEGEE. We went on a trip to Ankara and it was amazing, I’d say that was where I first got the travel bug. The students at the university were so…Read More
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Oh really??? Such a coincidence I studied at Middle East Technical University LOL! In fact, I spent 7 years being a student there LOL! Good old ODTU. Kapadokya is great! Have you tasted the wine – which is famous? Bozcaada is also famous for its vineyards. It is a peaceful island with book and wine festivals. I love the serenity of that island!
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Wow! Good old ODTU indeed. I didn’t taste the wine there sadly but that sounds like a good reason to go back.
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Tugce, I have another question for you. Do you now live in England? I notice that you have a very English surname too. Are you married to someone from England?
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Yes, I have two surnames. the first one (Cankaya) comes from the region where I was born in Ankara. And Simpson is my married name. Yes, I live in England for sometime now.
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Tugce. You have written 40. Erm, may I ask is that the BIG 40? (which sounds very young to me these days as I’m 47)!
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Yep! 🙂 And 47 is young!
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Hi ! My name is Marcela and these 6 words relate to me
1. Wada
2. Punta del Este
3. Italian
4. black
5. two
6. 32![Profile Photo]()
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Hi @marcela-villan, thanks for posting! Did you write Italian because your background, like many people in Argentina as far as I know, is Italian?
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Hi, @marcela-villan! Did you visit Punta del Este? Are you an athlete?
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Hi Marcela, are you 32 years old?
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Here are some words about me:
1. Video editing
2. IATEFL
3. Not enough
Guess why I wrote them @rian-mcguinness @mila-pandzic @marcela-vilan![Profile Photo]()
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Maybe you are taking part in an IATEFL conference? And maybe you don’t have “enough” time for everything? At least I don’t. 🙂
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Good guesses. I’m going to be in the plenary discussion at IATEFL Belfast in May talking about sustainability. It was another reason though that I write not enough. Any ideas @marcela-villan?
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Hi again @eltsusta, I am guessing you are currently honing your video editing skills in some way. Is this correct? If so could you share which courses and/or software you use?
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Hi @rian-mcguinness, correct! I’m currently working on suggesting, not making, the edits to bring some really interesting British Council Zoom recordings for a project called ‘Greening Algeria’s Campuses. It’s really interesting listening to these Algerian and British experts talking about how to make universities greener. I’m not at the level of…Read More
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@rian-mcguinness I take it that this is something you are getting into or thinking of starting. I think it’s one of these perenially useful skills to learn. What has got you into this?
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Hi Owain. Actually, I haven’t done a lot, but I did do some videos using PowerPoint during the pandemic. Did you notice how much PowerPoint evolved during that time? Anyway, it was fun and I wanted to learn more about making and editing actual videos and a colleague recommended this:…Read More
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@rian-mcguinness indeed I did notice, I’ve become a real fan of using PowerPoint. Two things I really appreciate are the fact that you get free stock images to embed with the new PowerPoint and also the fact that you get AI-driven formatting. I’ve really pushed it where I work to get away from ‘wonky’ flipcharts done on the old IWB software.
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Also @rian-mcguinness you mentioned using PowerPoint-like video software? How does that work? is it using morphing transitions and 3D objects?
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Hi Owain, in what way are you associated with IATEFL?
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Hi Tugce, a good question. Yesterday I applied to be a volunteer for the IATEFL Gisig website. Wish me luck :-). I also was a panelist on the closing plenary at IATEFL Belfast in May. Are you involved with IATEFL too?
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How great! I don’t know how I missed IATEFL Belfast this year! in many, many ways, that’d be a great experience – I am missing good old conference hall, having a drink (errrrr… not from plastic cups, I swear! I always carry my mug with me LOL!) during breaks chatting with new people there! And i wish you the very best of luck in your new project…Read More
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It was my first time at IATEFL and I really enjoyed it, and I too enjoyed a drink or too (of the Irish-served-in-a-pintglass variety). Maybe you could get involved with the IATEFL Global Issues special interest group. What about BALEAP? Being new to EAP I am wondering about it and whether there is anything good happening there.
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I bet you did enjoy it – after years of online webinars! 🙂 Looking forward to becoming a BALEAP member again (once I was). It is something I am doing non-stop at the background (summer pre-sessionals/ part time in-sessionals etc). I don’t think I am good enough for IATEFL Global Issues SIG lol. 😉
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Hi, I’m Mila and 6 words that relate to me are:
1. Bordeaux
2. Glagolitic
3. Schwarzwald
4, Justice
5. Spring
6. Quintilian![Profile Photo]()
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Hi @mila-pandzic, great to see you here. Interesting words. Let’s start with the easiest looking one. Did you study in Bordeaux?
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Hi @eltsusta! No, I didn’t study in Bordeaux. I lived there as a kid for 3 years. I went to preschool and first year of primary school.
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I went through it once on a train and saw it through the window. It looked beautiful. Do you speak French? I’m trying to work on my French and Arabic living in Algeria.
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I am not using it often, so I don’t speak fluently. But I understand a lot. I love it when I travel to France, it reminds me of my childhood and then I just start speaking like I am using it everyday.
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Schwarzwald. That’s the Black Forest right? Have you been there on holiday? I imagine it’s a beautiful place.
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Actually, I have never been there, but I am famous for my delicious Schwarwald cake. 🙂
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I love that. Black Forest gateau. So full of chocolate!
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Hi @mila-pandzic, these are a fascinating group of words! Are you interested in reading about Quintilian rhetoric?
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I have read Quintilian’s rhetoric (and similar books) because I spend a lot of time in my lessons paying attention to my students’ speech/rhetoric and communication skills (in Croatian language). This school year I started a research project with my 8th graders called “We speak globally and sustainably” on 17 Sustainable Development Goals. We…Read More
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https://sites.google.com/view/4kdouspjeha/odrzivirazvoj You can check (and translate) my website. @ben-crompton @eltsusta
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What a fantastic idea to make the connection between the global goals and literary works. They are such a great framework and I had never thought of this connection. Brilliant!
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@mila-pandzic is Spring your favourite season? I used to live in Bulgaria and spring there was beautiful, so I imagine it is similar in Croatia. What was particularly special was that everyone gives out ‘martenitsa’, which is a red and white bracelet on March 1st. Then when you see a blossom tree (or stork for that matter) you hang the bracelet…Read More
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Yes, spring is my favourite season. I was born in spring, it’s the best time to travel around Europe before heat… The city is so beautiful with blossoming trees. New life is coming with spring. Such a lovely and interesting way of celebrating spring in Bulgaria!
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Hi Mila, is your favourite season spring?
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Hi, I’m Rian and 6 words that relate to me are:
1. Kimchi
2. Falafel
3. Gaia
4. Jeffrey Sachs
5. 21km
6. The Tyne Bridge16 Comments-
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Fascinating words, Rian. I’m going to start with 21 km. Is this about a distance you’ve achieved doing sport? Running?
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Yes! I did run two half marathons in the years before the pandemic but dropped down to 5k this year.
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Hi @Rian! great to see you here. It’s been a long time! I’m curious about the Tyne Bridge. I know you are from Newcastle, so here are my guesses. Were you born in view of the Tyne Bridge? If so, is that the Geordie equivalent of a cockney being born in earshot of the Bow Bells? Or am I completely off the mark?
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@rian-mcguinness brilliant, now we are ‘friends’ on the platform too I can tag you!
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Ha, ha, I’m afraid I’m not from that close to the Tyne Bridge, but I am from Gateshead, which is on the south side of the Tyne. I suppose the Tyne Bridge is the most well-known symbol of the area. Come to think of it the Angel of the North would have been better, as I was born right next to it. I also quite like Antony Gormley’s work.
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Hi, @rian-mcguinness! I have two questions. Do you like to cook? (kimchi, falafel) Do you teach in Newcastle?
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Hi Mila. Nice to meet you. I do like to cook and actually had kimchi fried rice last night. Falafel is another go-to food for aspiring vegetarians like myself and can be found easily and cheaply in the UAE when I don’t feel like cooking. Gradually easing into vegetarianism is one of the small things I have been trying to do recently for…Read More
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As for the Tyne Bridge and Newcastle, well, it’s just my hometown (-:
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Continuing on the food topic, @rian-mcguinness and @mila-pandzic, I have two questions. 1. What would be the best example of a meat-free dish in the cuisine where you live? Here in Algeria there are some good vegetarian ‘shakshouka’ which are rich, tomatoey dishes. 2. Have you successfully embedded a discussion on the environmental considerations…Read More
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For me, either Egyptian or Syrian/Lebanese-style breakfasts are the best. Typically meat seems to be absent from breakfasts in those cultures, and they have lots of small side dishes like foul (beans), which – despite the unfortunate romanized spelling – is delicious. And the best thing about breakfast places in the Middle East is that you can…Read More
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As for embedding environmental considerations about food, well, yes and no. Yes, I have but no, I don’t feel confident it was particularly successful up until now.
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@rian-mcguinness I love middle-eastern food too. Two resources I have used to look at food, such a common topic in language course, through a sustainability lens are a lesson I made and also resources from Our World in Data website.
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Here is the resource of Our World in Data. I just love this graph and how you can ask the learners to discuss it and draw their own conclusions, for example the extent to which the local diet is green or not.…Read More
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The lesson I made is this. It in fact uses the graph I posted before. https://eltsustainable.org/2017/12/19/the-diet-that-helps-fight-climate-change-level-b2/ I really like the video it uses as the speaker makes the point about what we can do in a very positive, non-judgemental way. Would this work with your students @mila-pandzic @rian-mcguinness?
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A famous meat-free dish in Croazia is “soparnik”. I’ts a thin pie made of pastry, Swiss chard and onio, baked in a tray under the ashes, and when baked it’s poured with olive oli. You have a short video here. https://croatia.hr/en-GB/experiences/gastronomy-and-enology/dalmatia-split/soparnik
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I haven’t done some lessons about food. I have checked the lesson you gave us, it’s so great. As you said, the video is great, without any prejudices. And I like the Genially materials. Day by day, I realize that there are so many lessons that I can use in my class, with some changes.
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Hi Tugce, lovely to see you here. With a first name like that, I think you must be from Turkey. Is that why you wrote it? If so, where are you from in Turkey? I’m curious ASI visited Turkey a few times.