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Since the respected HOC, Dr. Sultan Alghafri is very concern with the engagement of students in various extra curriculum activities, the English Society along with two teachers of the Students’ Activities Committee; Dr. Mohsen and Ms. Maha participated in the first Students’ Language Conference at Sohar University on March 27.
The ELC Students’ Activities Committee kept everyone on the edge of their seats during the recent speech competition held within the ELC.
The competition ran over two days. The first day was on Sunday, 25 March 2018, seventeen students from Levels 1-4, took part. At the end of the first round, six students qualified to go through to the final round. The final was on Wednesday, 28 March 2018.
The English Language Students’ committee from Moquniyat school in coordination with ELC organized a workshop entitled ‘Lead and Speak Project’ on 22nd of March 2018 in Multi-Purpose Hall (Engineering Building). The students from Muquniyat School organized a number of activities that showed their leadership skills through effective communication in English.
The Students Activities’ Committee conducted a successful motivational session for the students of Omar Bin Masoud Secondary School on 20th of July. The session received an excellent feedback from the students. The session held by Dr. Mohsen who focused the following areas:
The ELC, Health and Safety Committee headed by Mr. Ahmed El-Hussein organized a brief orientation on Sunday, February 25, 2018. The program was about raising the awareness among the ELC staff on, "How to Use the First Aid Kit”. The head of the committee showed the first aid box’s components and explained how to use each item. At the end, they had a discussion regarding some points and suggestions related to the topic.
The Common Foundation Program and Self-Assessment Technical Team and the Working Group of Ibrict Headed by Dr. Sultan Al-Ghafri, organized its first session on February 13, 2018.
The Social Activities Committee headed by Mr. Sulaiman Al-Gharibi organized a trip to the sand dunes of Al Dahirah, East of Ibri on February 10, Saturday .There were around 20 staff with their families.
The Staff Development Committee, ELC organized” Basic of Smart Board” training session on February 5, 2018 in Free Access Lab (Engineering Building) It was conducted by ETC team (Mr. Wiled & Mr. Romeil) The workshop was very effective to the ELC staff in their ELT classroom. They enjoyed it where they had authentic opportunities to practice. Overall, the workshop was very beneficial in terms of covering the following points:
The Staff Development Committee, ELC organized” Classroom Challenges” session on February 6, 2018. The head of the committee, Mr Faisal said that for most of ELC staff, teaching English is an enjoyable experience, and helping our students is rewarding. However, ELT classrooms also present some common challenges that can test our patience and ability to be more effective, dynamic, innovative, creative, energetic and committed.
Ms Amal Ashour confirmed that English teachers around the world face many of the same challenges. Our classes can be large with multiple English proficiency levels which makes planning lessons and meeting all our students’ needs a shark headache for most of us. Ms Heba, the speaker of the session, stated that some of ELC have limited materials, or have to adapt or create our own. Providing opportunities for students to practice the language can also pose a challenge, especially if we have shy, taciturn, passive, introvert students or mix classes. It was very fruitful session for everyone to share challenges they faced in their classrooms and discussed the possible solutions.
The English Society organized the Speaking Café at IbriCT on 30 January 2018 for the first time. The members of Students’ Activities Committee have made an outstanding effort to make the program successful. The program received excellent feedback from the students. The whole Speaking Café was full of enthusiastic activities for the students.