TEA Summer School 2004

             


In summer 2004 the 11th TEA Summer School took place 

in Murau from 21 - 26 August 2004
 (Saturday 14:00 - Thursday 12:00) 

Meixner Karen
Business English: 
Presenting in English, 
Job applications, 
Teamwork + meetings, 
Cross-cultural considerations, 
Pronunciation

and 
Bernard Brown
The Fun Factor: materials + methods, 
Visuals, 
Games, teams, puzzles, 
Magic tricks, jokes (grammar + vocab),
"Off the beaten track", 
Original materials. 
      

Murau? Murau!

When I retired from school last December I thought I might need some extra activities to keep me busy and prevent me from potential retirement shock so I contacted TEA about joining the board. At the first meeting Ulli Matiegka announced her decision to hand over TEA Summer School to someone else early this year… Well, here I am.

My name is Grete Nezbeda, (b. 1949). I taught English and German at AHS and English at the PA Vienna. As of 2005 I will be taking over the coordination of the TEA Summer Schools and I hope I'll be able to maintain the fascinating TEA Summer School spirit I experienced when I spent two days in Styria with Ulli, Karen and Bernard, our trainers and the colleagues from all over Austria: Although I didn't know anybody except Ulli when I arrived, I said goodbye to many friends the next day. The splendid scenery of Murau and the lovely rainbow in the evening were just some of the goodies: the workshops were excellent and so was the atmosphere.

I look forward to meeting you all and many more participants next year. See you at our next TEA Summer School in 2005.

Grete Nezbeda

By the way, you can find reports on the TEA Summer School 2004 in the autumn issue of ELT News.