Celebrating another successful cohort of students of the Public Engagement Scheme

We are very glad to announce that the second cohort of students who have been attending “English classes for teenagers” in the framework of the Public Engagement Scheme at CITY College, University of York Europe Campus, has successfully finished its 3-year programme by participating in the B2 English language exams. In this framework, the final-year students of the BA in English Language, Linguistics and Literature, offered by the Humanities Department, have conducted their teaching practice under the supervision of Dr Vicky Papachristou, Assistant Professor at the Department.

Although it has been a challenging period for both students and the numerous teachers who have taught in this programme given the COVID-19 pandemic and all the changes it has brought about, still both parties have managed to overcome the adversities with persistence, eagerness to learn and teach, collaboration and professionalism. We would like to congratulate all the students who participated in this programme and wish them the best of luck in their future endeavours.

Here are some students’ testimonials about their experience:

DT: In these three years, I learned a lot of things and I surely became better at English. Now I can easily communicate with people from foreign countries. I liked this experience a lot, the teachers were very friendly and lovable and taught us a lot of things. Expect for learning English, we also spent a lot of time doing group work and I really liked collaborating with my classmates. It was a beautiful experience and personally I had a lot of fun in these three years.

SR: I have been at CITY College for 3 years and I haven’t realized that 3 years have passed, but all I have to say is that I have learned many things about the English language. Moreover, I liked that we had many different young teachers and not only Greeks ones but also foreigners from other countries which was very interesting. I have improved my English because of the teachers. I'll miss every moment about CITY College and everything that we have been through and I'm so grateful for this experience.

VM: I haven't realized it yet that these three years have passed so quickly. I still remember the first day I entered CITY College and I saw these smiley faces staring at me and welcoming me in the best way I could ever imagine. These three years I had a great time and I can only say good things for sure. I’m so blessed and grateful that l had the opportunity to be in this amazing college and learn so many things from those amazing people.