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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
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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
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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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  • Review of HELTA Members’ Day event: “Voices Within”, by ELTA member Dennis Newson

    • 8. September 2017
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    Yesterday, I travelled three hours  by train from Osnabrück to Hamburg to attend a one-day event organised by HELTA, an affiliate of IATEFL, the Hamburg English Language Teachers’ Association, at the Berufliche Schule City Nord, Telemannstrasse 10, Hamburg.

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  • HELTA Members’ Day 2017: Voices from Within

    • 3. September 2017
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    What a fantastic day!

    Our Members’ Day 2017 at Berufsschule City Nord was a whopping success. About 40 people showed up to see our keynote speaker Dr. Catherine Walter and nine of our members speak.

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