Event: Kids Read 3rd Community Event
Date: 19 May 2012
Location: Sarreyet Ramallah
Do you have kids aged between 7-12 years old? Would you like them to be involved in an educational fun day? Then join our Kids Read community event on 19 May 2012 from 12.00 - 4.00 p.m. at Sarreyet Ramallah. The event is organised by the British Council and sponsored exclusively by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited & affiliates. The main focus of the events will be arts and culture and the aim is to engage kids through storytelling, hand crafts, games and competitions. Click here for more information.
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Event: Rachel Holmes and Bee Rawlatt Writing Workshop
Date: 4-11 May 2012
Location: Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre
As part of the 5th Annual Palestine Festival of Literature, we are inviting British writers Rachel Holmes and Bee Rawlatt to work with the Palestine Writing Workshop in the West Bank and to conduct a series of readings and creative writing activities from 4-11 May 2012. Find out more details about workshops and registration.
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Event: New Approaches to Learning Pronunciation
Date: 9-10 May 2012
Location: Red Crescent/ Ramallah
As part of our Engaging Teachers project and in partnership with the Palestinian Ministry of Education and UNRWA, we will host Adrian Underhill, creator of the Sound Foundation Phonemic Chart, in a presentation on learning pronunciation on 9 May 2012 at the Red Crescent in Ramallah. Around 150 teachers and supervisors will attend the presentation on new approaches to learning pronunciation and how to implement this in the classroom. Adrian Underhill will also be conducting a closed workshop for supervisors on the following day and will hold a video conference with a group from Gaza to discuss the same topic.
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Event: Lectures on the Role of Culture in English Language Education
Date: 3 May & 5 May 2012
Location: Hebron and Nablus
Are you an English teacher or student? Are you in Nablus or Hebron and interested in attending a lecture about the role of culture in English language education? If yes, then make sure to attend the lectures by Adrian Holliday at Hebron University on 3 May 2012, An-Najah University on 5 May 2012 and a video conference on 7 May 2012 with Al-Quds Open University in Al-Bireh and Gaza. These events form part of our English Interface project aimed at engaging Palestinian students, teachers and supervisors in lectures about different themes and challenges in their field.
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Event: Conference on Total Quality in Physical Education and Sport Science
Date: 23-24 May 2012
Location: An-Najah University/ Nablus
In light of the 2012 Olympics in London this summer, we will partner with An-Najah University as part of our Internationalising Higher Education programme and invite a UK speaker to attend An-Najah University’s 2nd Palestinian International Sports Scientific Conference on “Total Quality in Physical Education and Sport Science” hosted by the Faculty of Physical Education from 23-24 May 2012. Find out more!
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Event: Points of Departure: Residents Selected
Date: 2012
Location: UK/ Palestine
In partnership with Delfina Foundation in the UK and ArtSchool Palestine, eight British and Palestinian visual artists and curators have been selected to take part in art residencies in the UK and Palestine this summer-autumn that will culminate in a touring exhibition next year. Congratulations to curator Rebecca Heald and artists Olivia Plender, Jeremy Hutchinson and Nathan Witt from the UK and curator Mirna Bamieh and artists Jumana Abboud, Bisan Abu Eisheh and Bashar Hroub from Palestine.
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Event: Music Bursary Winners- Choir of London
Date: Summer 2012
Location: UK
In partnership with the Choir of London, four young musicians from Palestine will travel to the UK this summer to attend music courses with young British musicians and follow a period of intense study in London. The winners are: Sasha Khoury (16 years from Ramallah); Sama Tarazi (15 years from Beit Hanina); Naji Al.Ali (14 years from Jenin); and Marina Eichberg (18 years from Beit Jala). Find out more!
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Event: Literary Translation Conference
Date: 29 April - 1 May 2012
Location: Qatar
Basima Takrouri will attend the Literary Translation Conference organised by the British Council in Qatar in partnership with Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, Translation and Interpreting Institute, Qatar. The conference will address the theme of ‘Translation in and of the World’ and will offer workshop strands on Literary Translation, Media Translation, Business/Commercial Translation and Audiovisual Translation.
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For inquiries, please contact us by:
Tel.: 02 2963293
Email: information@ps.britishcouncil.org
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