Thursday, April 4, 2013

Unforgettable Kvitka: In Memory of the Singer, Kvitka Cisyk at the Window on America Center in Lutsk.


The Event Commemorating Singer Kvitka Cisyk was held at the Center in April 4, 2013, timed to the singer's birthday.

The meeting brought together the group of people (35) who believed Kvitka to be all-time favorite American singer of Ukrainian origin.
An exhibition  “Unforgettable Kvitka” was held within the framework of this event.



Among other participants of the event, at the WOA Center, were students of Volyn National University, journalists, reporters and other people who wanted to get more information about life American singer of Ukrainian origin.






The audience had a great chance to listen to songs from Kvitka’s the most popular Ukrainian albums– Songs of Ukraine and Kvitka – Two Colors.




A reporting on the local TV and the Internet publication will help to spread the information about Kvitka Cisyk, the American singer of Ukrainian origin and attract more people to the Center.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Easter Celebration Gathering at the WOA Center in Lutsk!


During the period of time from March 25 till March 31, 2013 the WOA Center visitors (22 people) in Lutsk had a great  opportunity to meet together and learn about Easter’s history and traditions.

 Easter is celebrated by many people throughout the world, either out of religious significance or adherence to cultural traditions. 



During the week the series of activities were organized at the Center. The presentation “Facts about Easter” that contained information about popular Easter traditions helped the visitors to understand the meaning of common Easter symbols, the ways to celebrate Easter, etc.





The Easter events and activities showed that the celebration of Easter became a good tradition to get together at the Center, communicate effectively, and have a good time.


I am wishing you a Happy Easter! May your days be filled with Love, Abundance and Brightness!

Dear friends, thank you all for celebrating Easter with us!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Welcome Events at the Window on America Center in Lutsk!






On March 27, 2013 the Information Day was organized at the Volyn Research library in Lutsk.



That kind of event gave the WOA Center visitors (about 25 persons) the opportunity to learn more about the resources of the Center, its services and as a result attracted new visitors to the Center.







On that day there were presented new arrivals to the Center for audience seeking information about the United States of America.



  During the day the visitors were given valuable information of the various services in learning English language in different ways (using board games, the innovative language learning program Trace Effects, audio language course Playaway).






The visitors also got deep information about the electronic reading at the Center. 




With great pleasure we presented our work on Amazons Kindle format and the group of visitors continued to improve Kindle reading experience at the Center.


Welcome to WOA Center in Lutsk and we'll help you to find answers on all your questions!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

A Virtual Travel the 50 States of America.


On March 21, 2013 a group of students together with the English language teacher Svitlana Horbach visited the Window on America Center in Lutsk to explore the fifty states of the United States of America.






Multiple resources of the Center were utilized to produce an effective learning about a particular state. 









During the meeting the students investigated different regions of the United States and prepared reports on the US states of their choosing.


Students shared their findings in presentations they delivered to their groupmates. 

The following activities and information had been selected with the goal – to learn more about the different parts of the United States of America.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

At the Window on America Center in Lutsk: Roundtable Debate “Today’s Families”.

      On March 19, 2013 the WOA Center in Lutsk hosted a discussion on Family Values and Family Manners and gathered 7 students of English language Department from Volyn National University.
In this marriage and family lesson, students were given an opportunity to strengthen their communication skills by exploring and discussing the ideology associated with creating a family. Students used the numerous resources of the Center that helped them to define vocabulary terms and answere study questions based on assigned text.


The students had effective and lovely communication and learned about the importance of family and marriage

Monday, March 18, 2013

WOA Center Modern Technologies as a Link Between Pupil and Teacher.



On March 18, 2013 the Window on America Center in Lutsk hosted a creative meeting for the 17 teachers of English language from local and regional schools.

The aim of the meeting was to create possibilities for developing and improving teachers’ practical and theoretical courses using the WOA Center resources.

During the presentation the audience learned about some powerful ways in order to implement modern technology in the classroom. 





Of great interest was the innovative language learning program – Trace Effects, the use of board games when learning language, numerous books with the information on CDs on methods of teaching. 




To improve the electronic reading the teachers were  proposed to try modern device -  the Kindles in teaching and learning English.





The teachers were acquainted with a wide range of resources available at the Center that could help to improve educational outcomes.

We believe that the meeting has been a success, regarding both the use of the numerous resources of the Center and the process of teaching about the United States of America in creative and effective ways!

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Discover America Through the Art at the Window on America Center in Lutsk!


On March 14, 2013 8 students of English language Department from Volyn National University had a round table discussion “American Art”.
 That lesson introduced the students to the elements of the American arts and taught them to use appropriate art-related vocabulary when talking and discussing paintings.



The second part of the discussion was devoted to learning about different artists and their style of art, mainly American impressionism, American renaissance and the modern mode.




 
At the end of the meeting each student described one of the paintings. The task of the audience was to determine the style of presented paintings and discuss the painting using the vocabulary terms.






The lesson on America Art gave the students a vast amount of knowledge about the United States of America in general, helped to understand and appreciate the beauty of American culture, history and people.