IMPACT AFRICA INTERNATIONAL : 4TH INTER-TERTIARY INSTITUTION DEBATE AT UAC

If you did not attend the 4^th Inter-Tertiary Institution Debate organized by Impact Africa International, on Nov. 15^th, 2013 so you really missed something. Amphi UEMOA of the campus of Abomey-Calavi welcomed about 200 visitors from UAC and others universities from Benin, Nigeria and Ghana. The competition was high and full of suspense as candidates didn’t let themselves be over-awed by the crowd and their opponents. If you missed the competition, these pictures will probably but not certainly console you. The head of the English Department and his vice were present, Lectures Wolf Montgomery and Laure C. CAPO-CHICHI ZANOU were also present as members of the jury which was headed by Lecturer Wolf. Let me notify the “must see” presence of his Excellecy the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Benin, Lawrence Olufèmi Obisakin. Check all the pictures out on the facebook page following this link facebook ACUAC

Congrats to our candidates! They really really really tried.

SPECIAL CONFERENCE ABOUT THE VISA LOTTERY

Hi everybody! I hope you‘re all doing well. A very big “Thanks” to all of the students from the English Department and the others departments who really attended the first special conference of the ACUAC on October 30th 2013. The theme of the conference was “The US visa lottery” and has been hosted by Mr Hans COFFI from 5pm to 7pm. We all discovered the Diversity Visa and got more informations about this project and the way people can submit their profile till they reach USA and get the Green card. Mr COFFI addressed the audience about the process and all the precautions which are due to be taken so as to manage this project successfully.

After his presentation, Mr Hans answered to the questions asked by the students. Some of them were: “How is our country going to be developed if the young people are all going abroad?” – “What is the usefulness of this kind of project in the sight of the unemployment rate in USA?” – “What is a host family and how do we get it?” etc.

I bring to you some pictures of this conference. Follow us on Facebook via this link Corner's facebook page for more pictures and informations.

NEW BOOKS AND DISSERTATIONS AT THE CORNER

NEW BOOKS AT THE CORNER ACUAC

Dear users, we would like to inform you that the ACUAC has received an important batch of books and dissertations (essays) from the English Department. The books are all about American history and comprise titles like: The souls of black folk – Web Dubois; The new cavalcade, African American writing from 1760 to the present vol. 1 – Arthur J. Davis, J. Saunders Redding, Joyce Ann Joyce; America’s music from the pilgrims to the present – Gilbert Chase; Research in African literatures; The American tradition in literature Vol. 2 – Sculley Bradley, Richmond C. Beatty, E. Hudson Long, … etc.

Concerning the dissertation, they emanate from the 4^th year students of the English Department in Didactics, English studies, African studies, Britain studies and Applies Linguistics.

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HOUESSOU WORK-GROUP AT THE CORNER

During about two (2) months, Mr Paul-Marie HOUESSOU, Teaching Assistant at the English Department, has been supervising the "HOUESSOU Work-group". This special class session took place at the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC - BENIN) in the UEMOA theatre and the corner's library. The main purpose of this work-group was to help the students in order to improve their writing and speaking skills. It was a very enriching experience for all of them and the ACUAC is working about the planning of two special class sessions the year to come. Right now, here are some pictures from the "HOUESSOU work-group 2012-2013".

ABOUT THE AMERICAN CORNER - UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY-CALAVI (BENIN) ACUAC

The American Corner (UAC-BENIN) is one of the three American Corners installed in Benin. It opened in May 2005 and is located at the University of Abomey-Calavi which is the biggest public University in Benin. More than ten colleges and schools are located on the campus of Abomey-Calavi, including the Administration School, the College of Arts and Social Sciences, the College of Law and Political Science, the Institute of Arab Language and Culture... Generally, the campus welcomes about 150,000 students whom could be interssed in the services and activities of the American Corner. But right now more than 80 % of the users are the students from the English Department. Actually, the ACUAC is tipically a library with free access; it offers a collection of more than 1,300 books which include many topics: Literature, American History, Law, Poetry, Business Management, Education and Employment, Population and Development... Here are the opening hours.