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On Wednesday, July 10 American Corner Karaganda and the host library welcomed Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer Drew N. Peterson from the U.S. Embassy Astana and a choreographer Tara Compton, of Company E.

The audience greatly  enjoyed the theme:“Effective use of Social Media:Tools and Techniques”. Tara Ashley Compton was a wonderful lecturer.

On April 10, English language Fellow Annah Trunick held a lesson for her Master's students from Karaganda State Technical University (KSTU)at the American Corner Karaganda's virtual library. She gave the engineering students a general notion about the Virtual Library and helped them find specific scientific and technical texts related to their specialities to use for their Academic Writing course. The students were excited to find so many

On April 3, the American Corner Karaganda opened a photo exhibit "Modern Women in Kazakhstan" organized by the American Corners in Kazakhstan and dedicated to the American Women's History Month. Through this contest, the AC patrons could show appreciation towards the women's role in everyday life. The best works selected from the 35 submitted photos were sent to the U.S. Embassy to be displayed at this special exhibit. The event was opened by the Library

On April 1, the English Language Fellow Anna Trunick conducted the 5th seminar for local teachers of English and focused this time on Jazz Chants in teaching English. That theme was a tribute to the Jazz Appreciation Month that is celebrated in the USA and at our American Corner in April. During the seminar, the participants used jazz rhythms and created their own chain of words for learning. It turned to be so much fun! As it was the final workshop, the

On March 29, the American Corner Karaganda in cooperation with the City department of education conducted the first part of the “Best Lesson Plan” contest among local teachers of English language with the theme “Language through Culture.” The Contest takes place with the support of the US Embassy’s grant “Spirit of Volunteering at the American Corners in Kazakhstan – America is Closer