Languages and Communication is organising several trainings in English-language communication this autumn. These courses are specifically intended for teaching and research staff at the University of Oulu, and we would be very grateful if you could bring these trainings to the attention of any employees in your unit who may be interested in participating.

Trainings intended mainly for teaching staff who use English for teaching purposes:

· English Pronunciation for Teaching in the Multicultural Classroomhttps://patio.oulu.fi/en/news/english-training-teaching-purposes-english-pronunciation-teaching-multicultural-classroom (online in Zoom)

· English Language Clinichttps://patio.oulu.fi/en/news/english-language-clinic (individual consultations)

· English for Teaching Purposes - Course Communicationhttps://patio.oulu.fi/en/node/6890 - two workshops Training for research staff:

· Research Writing Clinichttps://patio.oulu.fi/en/news/research-writing-clinic Please follow the links to find further information and registration details in Patio!

Many thanks for your help!

Suzy McAnsh and Magda Karjalainen Languages and Communication

Pronouns: she, her Lehtori | Lecturer Kieli- ja viestintäkoulutus | Languages and Communication Oulun yliopisto | University of Oulu +358 50 350 5612 www.oulu.fihttps://www.oulu.fi/yliopisto/ "...The clock is ticking. We are in the fight of our lives. And we are losing. Greenhouse gas emissions keep growing. Global temperatures keep rising. And our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible. We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator. The war in Ukraine, other conflicts, have caused so much bloodshed and violence and have had dramatic impacts all over the world. But we cannot accept that our attention is not focused on climate change. We must of course work together to support peace efforts and end the tremendous suffering. But climate change is on a different timeline, and a different scale. It is the defining issue of our age. It is the central challenge of our century. It is unacceptable, outrageous and self-defeating to put it on the back burner". Antonio Guterres, UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, Speech at opening of COP27, Sharm El-Sheikh, 7 November 2022