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Zuzana Labašová: We all have endless ideas, plans, wishes and dreams in our lives. At the same time, we all inhabit one planet with limited resources and space for life.

Can you provide a brief overview of your background and expertise? A migrant in childhood, an inhabitant of a tiny rural island, who still actively builds on this experience in her work. A psychologist dedicated to education. A lector of global education and critical thinking, who uses elements of experiential teaching and storytelling. Executive director … Continued

Our teachers

Emma Wyatt: It’s never too late to learn new things.

Can you provide a brief overview of your background and expertise? I’ve been teaching for nearly 11 years and have taught so many students of different ages, levels, and from different backgrounds with different goals for their English. I’ve had the pleasure of teaching in several countries, including multi-lingual classes in the UK. I’ve been … Continued

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OXICO: bringing textbooks and teacher training to English teachers for more than 20 years.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and give an overview of your company or organisation? Oxico has been at the forefront of the Slovak ELT materials distribution market for over 20 years. We offer teachers high-quality distribution and consultancy services. Furthermore, our seminars and conferences for foreign language teachers provide an ideal opportunity for educators to … Continued

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Slovak Ventures: in addition to textbooks, we also offer sample lessons and help with the school curriculum.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and give an overview of your company or organisation? We are a company whose portfolio includes a full range of English learning materials from Pearson as well as other major ELT publishers, English learning games and Pearson English Readers. We offer our services and products on our website www.venturesbooks.sk. What … Continued

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Jonathan Dykes: As teachers, we have the opportunity to encourage a lot of people to think about a variety of important issues.

Can you provide a brief overview of your background and expertise? I was born and educated in the south of England, but have lived abroad most of my adult life. I started working as an English teacher, but soon moved into management and ended up running a small multinational group of language schools, several of … Continued

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Péter Medgyes: Try to make your lessons as fun as possible.

My name is Péter Medgyes. During my long career I’ve tried my hand in all sorts of things but the profession closest to my heart has always been teaching. I’ve been a plenary speaker in over fifty countries and written numerous articles and books mostly concerned with issues of language policy, teacher education and humour. … Continued

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Thom Kiddle: The certainty that “there is a way to make it work” if you trust your intuition, your experience and the people around you has always kept me alive.

Can you provide a brief overview of your background and expertise? I worked on my first overseas British Council project at aged 4 (no typo – it was with my father’s theatre company!) and have had a love of travelling and working in different cultural and geographical contexts since then. I worked in Portugal, Australia … Continued

Coaching Practitioner

Being a coachee – What’s in it for me?

Before talking about the benefits, let’s first clarify what a coach is in this context. Many of you may be familiar with the term “life coach” and you may already have some preconceptions about what that is. A good coach works with you to make the changes you want to make. It’s a partnership, the … Continued

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Why do you need coaching? It’s not just a tool for successful leaders and managers.

Do you know coaching? And do you know what you can use it for? It’s far from just about being a life coach who will help people find the right path in life. Coaching is a tool that is increasingly being used not only by leaders and successful managers, but also by people in other … Continued

For Kids

Have fun with our activity book

Discover our new workbook for your children to enhance their English vocabulary while having a blast! Download a workbook about Sammy and his animal friends and your kids will have fun learning new vocabulary. Inside the workbook, kids will find activities designed to make learning a joyful experience. Through these simple activities, they can practice … Continued