Looking for Ideas for Organizing an English Society Event ?

Interested in doing Option #5 for your Portfolio?

How about:

Run a Pub Night at O'Neill's!

Every other Wednesday night is English Society Pub Night at O'Neill's Irish Pub in Vieux Nice on Rue Droite. You can be in charge of one of these evenings – this means that you could: publicize it with some posters, flyers, or something posted on our website (you create a picture/document, and David will put it up on the site). Then, you create some kind of game, quiz, or activity to take place during the Pub Night. It can be anything you want, as long as it involves getting everyone speaking in English! Perhaps it will be a theme night – you choose. Whatever you decide, you organize it, you announce it, you run the show! You decide how it will work, if you are going to give any prizes, or if it is even a competition? You could also do this with a partner from any of the other 3LCE groups if you like. Whitney Webb and Ger O'Callaghan are the coordinators for these events and are who you would work with to make this happen. The lecteurs will help you out during the event if you need it, but essentially, you are in charge!!

Find a Native Speaker to present a speech for the Lecture Series!

Know someone who speaks English as their native language that would be a good speaker? GREAT! Get them to agree to give one of the lectures for our Wednesday at 1:00 Lecture Series. This means that you are the liaison between the speaker and David; who is in charge of the Lecture Series. You are responsible for helping this person with any details; and coordinating with David any audio/visual aides they might need for their speech. You will be responsible for publicizing the lecture, with posters, flyers, or something posted on our website (you create a picture/document, and David will put it up on the site). You will also introduce your speaker at the beginning of the lecture.

Run a Movie Night at O'Neill's

Every other Wednesday night is the English Society Movie Night at O'Neill's Pub in Vieux Nice on Rue Droite. You can be in charge of one of these evenings – this means that you could: publicize it with some posters, flyers, or something posted on our website (you create a picture/document, and David will put it up on the site). You will find a DVD of a film which is originally in English - the DVD must be able to be shown in VO with French subtitles. The film shouldn't be longer than 90 minutes. You will think of a fun low stress speaking activity/game/quiz for people to participate in after the film, in pairs or teams, and then you can introduce/distribute this activity. You run the show from start to finish. Whitney Webb and Ger O'Callaghan are the coordinators for these events and are who you would work with to make this happen. You could also do this with a partner from any of the other 3LCE groups if you like. The lecteurs will help you out during the event if you need it, but essentially, you are in charge!!

Director for a Day!!

Even if you are not part of the Drama Club, you can fulfill Portfolio Option 5 by working with the Drama Club for just one day! How? You will come up with some improvisation activities for the Drama Club members to participate in, and then execute them (the activities, not the students!) This means that for at least 30 minutes of Drama Club one Friday afternoon, you'll run the show. You don't have to be a regular member of the Club to do this option! You could think of activities on your own, or go on the Internet to get some ideas. The idea is to come up with 2 or 3 different short improv activities that the members of the Drama Club can do which focus on them acting/speaking in English. Michael Creek; who is in charge of the Drama Club, will be your contact for this, but essentially, you are in charge!!

Conversation Exchange Coordinator

Know some native speakers? For this variation, we want you to find a native English speaker who wants a conversation partner to improve their French. Your task is to help them find a French student who is looking to improve their English thru a free conversation exchange. Julie Alexander, who is in charge of Conversation Exchange, will be your contact for this to put you in touch with some French students looking for an English partner. You will coordinate the two people meeting each other, and be the liaison for their first meeting.

Individual English Society Event

Have a great idea for a one-time English Society Event? Want to lead other students thru something you know about from an anglophone culture (pumpkin carving, for example)? Want to stage a poetry reading in English? Want to show a film one day at the Fac? Want to organize a debate about a certain topic? Want to organize the Christmas sing-a-long/Christmas quiz before the holiday break in December? GREAT!! Come up with the idea, present it to your lecteur, and if they approve, make it happen! You publicize it, you arrange what you need, you run the show! You are in charge! You could also do this with a partner from any of the other 3LCE groups if you like.