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Prejudices affect the love story between Italy and Germany, because the opinions in the newspapers of both countries are made of stereotypes and generalizations. Too bad, because there is a lot to discover in Italy as well as in Germany. But we must write about it. For this reason the Goethe-Institut started, in cooperation with various partners, a two-year initiative. Its aim is to break down commonplaces and arouse mutual curiosity instead.

At present, there is no EU-wide standard practice for recording statistical data on the language industry. This means that the information available varies from Member State to Member State and is not always easy to find and consult. With a view to improving the situation, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation decided to make all the information it has available in a single, easily accessible location and to invite industry stakeholders to get involved in expanding and enhancing this resource.

One stop english is launching a new series of mini-plays, bringing a slice of contemporary British life to English lessons. Each play includes a downloadable mp3 file, student worksheets with listening and language actvities and teacher’s notes, complete with tips to get the most out of the material.

As part of R.A.T.E. (The Romanian Association of Teachers of English), M.A.T.E., altogether with the other three associations (B.E.T.A., C.E.T.A. & T.E.T.A.), organises every four years the national conference IATEFL Romania, which gathers specialists from the field of English (teachers, trainers, writers, methodologists) from all over Europe.