English Speaking Course in Spring 2014: February 2014

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Current affairs: Ukraine for 28th of February 2014

Here are the hyper-linked titles and topics for some material on Ukraine:

I Am a Ukrainian
Van Rompuy's press release
The New York Times on Ukraine
The Guardian on Ukraine (Thank you Bruno!)
National Geographic on Ukraine (Thank you Isabelle!)
European Voice and another piece on Ukraine (Thank you Sonia!)

Discussion Topics:

Below is a list of topics you chose in the order of your preference. Please feel free to submit any relevant material that can be used to prepare for the meeting on a given topic by sending it to the following email address: noras@skynet.be

- Current affairs: Ukraine for 28th of February 2014
- Future of the EU: a union of nations or regions for 7th of March 2014
- Holidays, travelling: experiences or destinations for 14th of March 2014
- European crisis: economy, nationalism for 21st of March 2014
- How to make an effective presentation for 28th of March 2014
- Health, aging, eHealth, diet, cooking for 4th of April 2014
- Attitude towards illegal immigrants in te EU
- Balance between personal and professional life; new staff regulations; stress at work
- Working environment in different DGs
- Job interviews
- European mentality and the sense of belonging to the European project; EI and EU citizens: the myths behind Euroscepticism