Fellow and Specialist
American Idiom Film Project Brings Down the House
English Language Fellow, Joanie Andruss, took the bull by the horns and launched an American idiom film project in Timor-Leste. The project is a collaboration between students from the Universidade Nacional de Timor Lorosa’e (UNTL), the English Access Microscholarship Program, and the US Embassy Public Affairs Section. First, UNTL students explored the world of American Idioms through games and ECA materials, including In the Loop: A Reference Guide to American English Idioms. It was a piece of cake for students to write short dialogues featuring several idioms in the context of their day to day lives in Timor-Leste. Script settings ranged from “Going to the Beach,” to “Catching a Microlet.” The second phase of the project involved Access students, who were tickled pink to practice their lines in preparation for their future film debuts.
American Idiom Film Project Brings Down the House
English Language Fellow, Joanie Andruss, took the bull by the horns and launched an American idiom film project in Timor-Leste. The project is a collaboration between students from the Universidade Nacional de Timor Lorosa’e (UNTL), the English Access Microscholarship Program, and the US Embassy Public Affairs Section. First, UNTL students explored the world of American Idioms through games and ECA materials, including In the Loop: A Reference Guide to American English Idioms. It was a piece of cake for students to write short dialogues featuring several idioms in the context of their day to day lives in Timor-Leste. Script settings ranged from “Going to the Beach,” to “Catching a Microlet.” The second phase of the project involved Access students, who were tickled pink to practice their lines in preparation for their future film debuts.