Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving Day Celebrations at the Window on America Center in Lutsk!



Many Americans think of Thanksgiving as a wonderful time to celebrate getting out of school for a long weekend, and eating a great dinner. The WOA Center in Lutsk visitors also liked that holiday!





During 2 days (November 26-27, 2013) about 30 people gathered at the Center to learn  about the Pilgrims, the Indians, the Mayflower, and the First Thanksgiving.




During the meetings the audience explored the Thanksgiving Day history, the First Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving today.

The best of the WOA Center resources were presented and helped the audience to understand the history of the United States of America, mainly the national holiday – the Thanksgiving Day!

Monday, November 18, 2013

“What Means a Modern Library” Was the Topic of Meeting that Gathered 10 Librarians at the Window on America Center in Lutsk!



On November 18, 2013 librarians from local and regional libraries gathered at the Window on America Center Room to discuss ideas for new services in their libraries.
The 2 hour presentation on the “Modern Services at the WOA Center in Lutsk  introduced the latest technology for the visitors who wanted to get up-to-date information on the United States, its history, government, society, and values to Ukrainian audiences.




The WOA Center Services and modern technologies that provided intense practice of language such as board games, language learning programs, the audio books, audio language courses were presented to the audience.








One of the modern WOA Center services - Kindles in teaching and learning English – were lovely discussed among the librarians. 










“The Window on America Center in Lutsk is a great gift to students, teachers, pupils and other visitors” the librarians said. “And the great potential is realized through technical support, modern technologies and of course the work of librarians.”

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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Learn The English Language with Rosetta Stone at the Window on America Center in Lutsk!




During November 7-8, 2013 two groups, averaging 16 people per meeting were offered the presentation of Rosetta Stone - one of the biggest brands in language learning in the English speaking world.

The program attracts a variety of adult participants, including pupils, young adults and students.


Persons attending the meetings could have a great chance to try an approach Dynamic Immersion – to use images, text, sound, and video to teach words and grammar by spaced repetition, without translation. 

Come to the WOA Center in Lutsk and use the Rosetta Stone program – the specific language techniques that you can use to improve your language learning!


Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Wordfast Classic Translation Memory Tool Attracts People to The Window on America Center in Lutsk !



We are pleased to announce that The Window on America Center in Lutsk has one more service that attracts people  - Wordfast Classic - a powerful translation memory tool .
We want each and every WOA visitor to be happy with the translation they got and come back and use the service.





 On November 5 , 2013 the Window on America Center in Lutsk gathered 56 people  (translators, teachers, students) who showed great desire to learn about the Wordfast Classic – the best translation memory solution.








The WOA Center visitor and freelance translator Victor Zagria made an informative presentation on Wordfast Classic as a powerful translation memory tool that is quick to learn and easy to use.





 During the presentation the audience learned about:
·        how to perform complex, industrial tasks,
·        optimize translation memories,
·        analyze projects.


The profound introduction and overview of the features of Wordfast Classic was the first step towards the discovering why thousands of freelance translators worldwide rely on Wordfast Classic.