Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The Romany in Lithuania
The presentation I prepared is about the Romany in Lithuania. I have chosen this item, because in my opinion people usually have stereotypes about this nation and what is sad, sometimes they are wrong. Of course, as all small nations the Romany have their own problems such as rasism, unemployment, crimes and etc. However I must be glad that the number of institutions which can help them is gradually growing, but all in all we all must start from ourselves by improving our tolerance.
Social Work Training
My first training was in quite creeply place-prison of Lukiškės. The prison was my choice, because these years I had to choose the place where I could contact with juvenile offenders. Firstly I was very afraid of going to prison, but even after the first day I realised that my training would be great!
During my training I communicated with juvenile offenders, tried to find out the reasons of making crimes, also tried to help for children to try other interesting occupations and etc.
What I liked from my training that I could communicate with juvenile offenders face-to-face,see their problems and the real situation of living in prison and how this affects their lifes.
During my training I communicated with juvenile offenders, tried to find out the reasons of making crimes, also tried to help for children to try other interesting occupations and etc.
What I liked from my training that I could communicate with juvenile offenders face-to-face,see their problems and the real situation of living in prison and how this affects their lifes.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Education Policy. Lithuania and the United Kingdom
To start with, we had a topic about education policies of Lithuania and United Kingdom. As I found during the preparation for this subject, education policies are very similar in both of these countries. To my point of view it is because these two countries are in European Union. However the main difference between Lithuanian and United Kingdom education policy is that in our country secondary schooling is to 18 , when in UK to 16 years old.
All in all I must mention that from this topic I realised that education and its policy is very important in every country, because only from this depends its future. Of course, Lithuania has many problems such as short of funds or lack of free places for students in universities, however there is one big question, why such small country as Lithuania has so many universities (21) ?
All in all I must mention that from this topic I realised that education and its policy is very important in every country, because only from this depends its future. Of course, Lithuania has many problems such as short of funds or lack of free places for students in universities, however there is one big question, why such small country as Lithuania has so many universities (21) ?
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Online listening
To start with, I always find myself quite good at listening tasks, however listening to the podcasts online is fairly
difficult. Notwithstanding I understood that listening online helps to improve my english vocabulary skills.
The first podcast was " Madame Tussauds Opens in Washington" (http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-11/2007-11-01-voa42.cfm)
It was about the Madame Tussauds museum which is
very popular all over the world and now it has just been opened in the capital of USA. As I found, the girl who was speaking
in the report is the representative of this famous museum. She was talking quite slow, so it was easy to understand almost everything
from the first time. However I have listened for the podcast twice for the complete understanding.
The second podcast was "NASA Delays Spacewalk for Second Time" .I found it very difficult, because it was quite long
and there were many international words and terminology. I had to listen the podcast for the four times to understand
it, however I still haven't completed understanding.(http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-11/2007-11-01-voa53.cfm)
All in all I must say that listening exercises are very helpful to improve vocabulary skills, but I have understood I must
practise much more to be good at this.
difficult. Notwithstanding I understood that listening online helps to improve my english vocabulary skills.
The first podcast was " Madame Tussauds Opens in Washington" (http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-11/2007-11-01-voa42.cfm)
It was about the Madame Tussauds museum which is
very popular all over the world and now it has just been opened in the capital of USA. As I found, the girl who was speaking
in the report is the representative of this famous museum. She was talking quite slow, so it was easy to understand almost everything
from the first time. However I have listened for the podcast twice for the complete understanding.
The second podcast was "NASA Delays Spacewalk for Second Time" .I found it very difficult, because it was quite long
and there were many international words and terminology. I had to listen the podcast for the four times to understand
it, however I still haven't completed understanding.(http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-11/2007-11-01-voa53.cfm)
All in all I must say that listening exercises are very helpful to improve vocabulary skills, but I have understood I must
practise much more to be good at this.
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