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  • More than ESP: International Experts on How to Teach English Effectively in Higher Education

    Last week, the “More than ESP” international conference was held at ITMO University bringing together English language teaching specialists from around the world. An ITMO.NEWS correspondent attended the conference and got the chance to talk to experts from different countries about their views on current trends in education, the role of technology in education and the way teaching English could change in the 21st century.  

    21.10.2019

  • University of Oulu Experts on Teaching, Finland-Russia Cooperation and Joint Projects with ITMO

    What’s the most effective way of teaching English for research and academic purposes? How best for scientists to develop their communication and presentation skills? And why shouldn’t you shy away from speaking English in unfamiliar environments? ITMO.NEWS sat down with Satu Rusko, Karen Niskanen and Magdalini Liontou, English language tutors at the University of Oulu who have recently visited ITMO as part of the Russian-Finnish university cooperation program FIRST+, to learn their takes on all this and more.

    23.04.2019