This where our ex Super One pals are taking their course
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October 28, 2013 at 5:08pm
BBC London? More like a bit of a shock, I would say. Now wait for a couple of the blockheads to come back and tell their friends and families that England is going to the ‘docks’ because marelli, the state of the BBC.
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“Mamma mia….il-BBC izghar mis-Super Won”
Have fun chasing squirrels in Russell Square, children.
Good job they eat acorns not coconuts.
Ara rasek Kurt.
I pity the teachers.
No problem if the scaffolding bars are low, Kurt can pass liberally from underneath them.
skuff-olding
Russel Square – that Mecca for the Maltese, out for a bit of cut-price xoppink on and around Okks-Forrt Street.
Actually it’s round the corner from the British Museum. I’m sure they’ll spend many hours there and it won’t even cost them a penny.
That involves too much thinking.
Not likely they will spend any time at the Museum. That would cut into shopping time for cejp bargins, ta.
Not a good idea to go to the British Museum. They might be kidnapped by the MI5 and displayed there as unique specimen of pre-Homo Sapiens civilisation.
Daphne, what is the English language capability of this group of Labour government representatives?
Malta has quite an industry teaching English as a foreign language, at what statistical assessment level is this group on TEFL recognised criteria?
Yes, English the Maltese way. Send them on a course where they are more likely to be taught by a native English speaker as a TEFL teacher.
And they could insist on having what’s called a “closed group”, with a white British teacher from the south west country for maximum impact. London isn’t the ideal for TEFL. South west is way better in terms of quality of the teaching, but if they must be close to London, then the university cities are just as good as south west.
‘white British teacher’, this is a bit racist. There are many British born non-whites who speak English perfectly, they don’t have to be white.
The best way to learn English is to listen to BBC radio 4.
@ P Bonnici
May I ask (tongue in cheek, of course) how you can tell whether the announcer on BBC Radio 4 is black or white?
Maybe; Hello, this is the BBC radio 4.
or, Hallow, from BBC radio 4, this is John Doe…?
But seriously, back in the late fifties I was fortunate enough to be taught by three great English teachers. I still remember their names: Messrs. Molloy, Wood (imports) and of course the perennial (local) Mr Parker. Wonderful teachers with impeccable pronunciation and to whom I owe my language skills, although when I am in a hurry, I don’t always do justice to the English language!
What I don’t get is – why are these people being trained in what is meant to be their job? Sure, people do go on courses, but to receive initial training in what is meant to be their main line of work is total crap.
You have summed up the Labour government perfectly.
They will no doubt boost sales at Primark
Quote from Malta Independent
Asked on what grounds the government’s communication officers were sent on a course, Dr Muscat replied by saying: “So that the coordinators could work with journalists, I imagine.”
Were they not all journalists ( of sorts) themselves- what a waste of public money and here we are about to be taxed an extra 50 million next year to pay for this lot.
and the next and the next
Hang on….When Muscat was doorstepped at the 6PM offices this morning, and asked point blank why these aides were attending a BBC course meant for journalists, he mumbled some nonsense about them being taught how to handled journalists, or so he imagined.
Was the guy even aware of the public-paid jolly before today? He made no attempt to correct his interviewer about the BBC connection.
Muscat is also visiting London this week to launch the sale of the century – EU citizenship at €10K.
How can he go to London to promote this scheme to the potential Maltese without it being approved by us Maltese citizens or at least by our representatives?
Shouldn’t they be telling us what is this so called National Development Fund? Do we really have to wait until they launch in the UK to find out what are the fund’s objectives, who will administer it and what will it invest in?
Will the money put in this fund will be given by future Maltese Citizens as a grant, loan or equity? Can they make any profits from it?
There is a lot to be explained.
Maybe it would be better if the Maltese communications students at PAI take their lecturers to Joseph’s launch and ask for their opinion about the this initiative. Is the selling of EU passports truly an avant-garde style of governance like their PM believes?
Perhaps that fund will be something like the Community Chest Fund, for the benefit of our dears.
Well not so sure that Kurt will pass from under the scaffolding if he happens to be carrying Ramona on his shoulders, after a day of shopping at Primark.
Did anyone see the references of this Institute: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Nigeria, etc?
[Daphne – Countries of better standing get their training done at home. Malta is an exception because of its size, but even so.]
Jien diga imbellah u aktar ma jghaddi iz-zmien aktar qieghed nitbellah.
The Times reporter should have gone with them for a spot of basic English :
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131028/local/sale-of-citizenship-thratening-us-visa-waiver-agreement-shadow-minister.492337#.Um6-J-bzzNQ
The most perfect English is spoken in Inverness in Scotland.
Hemm balla prostituti Russell Square, propjament barranin li jaghmlu l-massaggi.
Ghandek tghid, il-prezz li qed ihallas il-Gvern ghal kull ras qisha sena mizata ta’ PhD. Ahjar nefaq l-istess flus fuq scholarships.
Oh I remember the place in the photo, I was in London two weeks ago, though am not sure the scaffolding was still in place. There are two hotels, very popular with the Maltese, just off Russell Square, the President and the Royal National. Wonder if they’re lodged in one of these?