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Cavalcade of Languages 2018

Every autumn, the Foreign Language Centre at the University of Szeged organises the Cavalcade of Languages program, which is a special day devoted to the popularization of foreign languages. It aims to create opportunity for visitors to test and improve their knowledge of foreign languages in a playful and enjoyable way, to practice intercultural communication, and to get acquainted with foreign cultures.

Come and enjoy the lectures and presentations, try yourself in different language games (Scrabble, Dixit, Story Cubes, Codenames, Drawful, Fibbage, crossword puzzles, puzzles etc.) or test your knowledge about English-speaking countries. You can take placement tests and mock exams, as well as get study tips from our teachers.

Program

Date: 4 October 2018 8:00-18:00
Venue: University of Szeged Foreign Language Centre (Szeged, Honvéd tér 6.)

With the exception of written mock exams, all the programs are free of charge.

Shortened written mock exams

  • Origó English, German (B2, C1), French, Italian, Russian, Spanish (B2) mock exams (bilingual)
    8:00-10:00 Rooms I., VI., VII. and X.
    10:00-12:00 Room X.
    12:00-14:00 Room X.
    14:00-16:00 Room X.
    16:00-18:00 Room X.
  • Corvinus English, German (B2, C1) mock exams
    8:00-10:00 Rooms I., VI., VII. and X.
    10:00-12:00 Room X.
    12:00-14:00 Room X.
    14:00-16:00 Room X.
    16:00-18:00 Room X.
  • Goethe (B2, C1) and ÖSD (B2, C1) German mock exams
    8:00-10:00 Rooms I., VI., VII. and X.
    10:00-12:00 Room X.
    12:00-14:00 Room X.
    14:00-16:00 Room X.
    16:00-18:00 Room X.
  • IELTS English mock exams
    8:00-9:00 Room V.
    9:30-10:30 Room V.
    11:00-12:00 Room V.

Registration is required for the written mock exams.

Oral mock exams

  • Origó English (B2, C1) mock exams
    8:00-12:00 Room IX.
    16:00-18:00 Room IX.
  • Origó, ÖSD, Goethe German (B2, C1) mock exams
    12:00-14:00 Room IX.
  • Origó French (B2) mock exams
    14:00-15:00 Room IX.
  • Origó Italian (B2) mock exams
    15:00-16:00 Room IX.
  • Origó Russian (B2) mock exams
    15:00-15:30 Room V.
  • Origó Spanish (B2) mock exams
    16:00-17:00 Room V.

Registration is required for the oral mock exams.

Placement tests

  • Placement tests in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish
    Starting at 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00 in Room VIII.

Registration is required for the placement tests

Lectures and Presentations

  • Daniel Nyikos: Using Language for Justice (in English)
    10:00-11:00 Room I.
  • Andreas Nolda, PhD: Introduction to DAAD-scholarships (in Hungarian)
    10:00-11:00 Room VI.
  • András Dudits, PhD: Cognition in translation. Mysteries of the professional translator’s mind (in Hungarian)
    10:00-11:30 Room VII.
  • Györgyi Germán, PhD: German degree from Hungary (in Hungarian)
    11:00-11:30 Room VI.
  • Country profiles – Presentations of international students about their homelands (ERASMUS and Stipendium Hungaricum students) (in English)
    11:30-13:30 Room I.
  • Country profiles – Presentations of international students about their homelands (AFS students) (in English)
    13:30-14:30 Room I.
  • Thomas A. Williams, PhD: Success with English: Learning through doing! (in English)
    12:00-13:30 Room VI.
  • Eszter Sermann, PhD: Is Google (Translator) our friend? About the translator’s electronic aids (in Hungarian)
    12:00-13:00 Room VII.
  • Olga Varga: Let’s learn the Cyrillic alphabet! (in Hungarian)
    14:00-15:00 Room V.
  • Gábor Csikós: Build a bridge – communication between different cultures (in Hungarian)
    14:30-15:30 Room I.
  • Petra and Ella Prekajac: Why choose Spanish to learn? (in Hungarian)
    14:00-15:30 Room VI.
  • Tamás Földi: Is Latin a modern or a dead language? (in Hungarian)
    16:00-16:30 Room VI.

Games

  • Language games: Scrabble, Dixit, Codenames, Concept, Story Cubes, puzzle, crossword puzzles, memory games, etc.
    10:00-18:00 Room II.
  • Online games: Fibbage, Drawful 2 (Mobile device is required)
    • Fibbage in English
      10.00-10:30 Room II.
      11:00-11:30 Room II.
      12.00-12:30 Room II.
      13:00-13:30 Room II.
      14:00-14:30 Room II.
    • Drawful 2 in English
      10.30-11:00 Room II.
    • Drawful 2 in French
      11:30-12:00 Room II.
    • Drawful 2 in German
      12:30-13.00 Room II.
    • Drawful 2 in Spanish
      13:30-14:00 Room II.
    • Drawful 2 in Italian
      14:30-15:00 Room II.
    • Drawful 2 in English, French, German, Spanish or Italian (the language of the game can be chosen by the visitors based on common agreement)
      15:00-15.30 Room II.
      15:30-16.00 Room II.
      16:00-16.30 Room II.

Competitions

  • Crossword puzzle competition in English
    10:00-12:00 Room III.
    14:00-16:00 Room III.
  • Sports quiz in English
    12:30-13:30 Room V.
  • Fantastic centuries: online quiz in English (Mobile device is required)
    13:30-15:00 Room VII.
  • English-speaking countries quiz – for high school students
    15:30-16:30 Room VII. (Registration is required)

Other programs

  • Let’s meet international students: informal chatting in foreign languages
    15:30-17:30 Room I.
  • Introduction to websites for English language learning
    11:00-12:00 Corridor
  • Further surprises :)
    10:00-18:00 Corridor