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  • InterELTA

    • 15. June 2019
    • Posted by: Sarah Plochl
    • Category: HELTA news
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    Two weeks ago, these attractive individuals got together for the annual InterELTA meeting. InterELTA is the association of teaching associations in Germany that HELTA is a member of. Apart from us, there are six other ELTAs:

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  • The HELTA Interview Chain No. 4

    • 13. April 2019
    • Posted by: Helta author
    • Category: Interviews
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    Describe yourself in three words.
    Interested (in all things to do with English and teaching)/ pushy (a bit)/stickler (for detail especially when it comes to ‘follow the instructions’ (I know…I cheated – I used more than three words and didn’t follow the instructions – but I tried).

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  • Helta EAP Day 2019

    • 12. February 2019
    • Posted by: Sarah Plochl
    • Category: HELTA news
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    Another great event at HELTA!

    Last Saturday, we had a day of sessions on English for Academic Purposes with speakers Aymen Elsheikh (Texas A&M University at Qatar), Marina Marinova (University of Hamburg) and Daniel Xerri (University of Malta).

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  • Teachers 4 Schools Update

    • 5. December 2018
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    At our English at Work Conference in September, HELTA members and guests raised over 500 Euros for the charity Teachers 4 Schools. We have just received these kind words from Modou Fadera, headmaster of Tujereng Lower Basic School in the Gambia:

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  • English at Work Conference 2018

    • 2. September 2018
    • Posted by: Sarah Plochl
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    This beautiful Sunday finds the HELTA committee deeply exhausted but equally pleased with our event yesterday:

    The English at Work conference on 1 September in Hamburg at the Berufsschule für Medien und Kommunikation was by far the biggest event our organisation has ever put toget…

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  • Kay Kilshaw interviews: Vincent Wongaiham-Petersen

    • 2. June 2018
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    Disarmingly engaging is how I once spontaneously and hopefully, disarmingly described myself when asked to name one of my strengths during a job interview. I do believe that nothing motivates learners more than seeing somebody passionately engaged in them and in their continuing improvement. Top that off with a natural curiosity and a genuine interest in

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  • Guest post: Teachers 4 Schools

    • 28. May 2018
    • Posted by: Helta author
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    One small suitcase of donated materials, one giant trip for our chairman!

    Read this beautiful blog post that Andreas Grundtvig has written about his recent trip to the Gambia and the people he met there.

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  • HELTA EAP Day on 3 February, 2018

    • 13. March 2018
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    We started our HELTA year with an immensely informative and enjoyable English for Academic Purposes Day.
    Thanks to Wilton Mills and Soph Moeng for putting together these impressions of the day for us.

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  • The HELTA Interview Chain. No. 2

    • 13. March 2018
    • Posted by: Helta author
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    Andreas Grundtvig interviews: Kay Kilshaw

    Describe yourself in three words.

    I suppose that someone meeting me for the first time would say that I am a fairly serious type of person – definitely not giggly or an entertainer!  I think that I’m a natural listener; I really enjoy listening to people.

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  • The HELTA Interview Chain. No. 1: Andreas Grundtvig

    • 11. January 2018
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    Describe yourself in three words.
    Spontaneous – Trying to plan life carefully is so tedious! Besides, you never know when the sky is going to fall on your head.
    Adventurous – I’m usually up for anything new, especially if it involves a journey!

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HELTA - Hamburg English Teachers Association

HELTA is an active part of the English language teachers community in and around Hamburg. Our main staple are the events we organize on a variety of topics revolving around language teaching.

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