Dickens 2012 is an international celebration of the life and work of Charles Dickens to mark the bicentenary of his birth, which falls on 7 February 2012. Institutions and organisations from all over the world are partners of Dickens 2012 and work together to deliver a programme of events and activities to commemorate this very special anniversary.
Although a writer from the Victorian era, Dickens’s work transcends his time, language and culture. He remains a massive contemporary influence throughout the world and his writings continue to inspire film, TV, art, literature, artists and academia.His writing has become a familiar frame of reference for so many people around the world.
The richly imagined novels that Dickens wrote combine both the realistic with the allegorical and do so to powerful effect. Dickens was a writer who knew the power of the word and the power of fiction to express the hopes and dreams, fears and frustrations of life as we live it, in our own hearts and minds and in our relationships with others.
We are pleased to invite the secondary schools in Serbia to participate in Writing Competition. The goal of the competition is to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth in Serbia.
Teachers should help their students write a short story that describes their town and a selected town in the UK. The story itself can be about anything you like: the only important thing is that it connects the two towns. There is a novel by Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, that might be very helpful. Do not worry if you have never been to the UK, just unleash your immagination and creativity!
You need to sign up to our LearnEnglish website to get the materials and maybe ideas. The teachers should visit our TeachingEnglish website and find video, audio and lesson plans to help them cover his work in their classroom.
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The best story will bring you a notebook |
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Four runners-up will receive FCE or CAE exam (you get to choose) |
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The other 10 participants will get books and dictionaries |
If you would like to find out more, please send an e-mail to Kristijan Rajkovic.
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