July 2010
ESoE Facebook library
21st July 2010
A recent upgrade to the Eastbourne School of English multimedia library in its second building in Lismore Road is complete. It has seven new computers with Internet access and interactive learning equipment bringing the total to 14. With learning materials so readily available in electronic format, it was necessary for teachers to able to hold classes in the library where each student can benefit from his or her own PC. It also meant we could remove all the outdated cassettes to make way for modern materials. Access is entirely free and the computers are also used by students in the breaks to keep in touch with friends and family.
Following this upgrade, a new Facebook initiative has been launched by Summer Course Coordinator Graham Smith to ensure students make the most out of the library. The ESoE Facebook library allows students to read and post reviews about books and discuss questions. Here is one example relating to Roald Dahl’s ‘Man from the South’:
“Here's an interesting question, would you risk losing the little finger of your left hand for the chance of winning an American Cadillac? Hmmmmm.... If you win, you win a car worth a few thousand dollars, if you lose ....... you lose your finger! Ouch! Read the story and see what happens to the young American boy who accepts the bet with the Man from the South .........Happy Reading!”
The library received a welcome injection of books recently after a generous donation from Keltic Bookshop and is looking very healthy indeed, so thank you Keltic!
The Facebook library page is in addition to the school's Facebook group which students can reunite with friends they met at the school, see pictures added by the school and by students and even get feedback about the school if they are thinking of booking a course.
