Professor Maggie Sokolik teaches writing at UC Berkeley as well as worldwide. Her massive open online course, or MOOC, was launched in November. In this episode, you can listen to her ideas about writing and the MOOC itself. Also featured: Benc

Of Chocolates and Birthdays

Oct 30th, 2013 4m 54s

Barbara and Kinga are two students in my Print and electronic media class, where an optional project is producing a podcast. So the other day we made this episode together. Enjoy!Take Off 84

Quickie

Oct 24th, 2013 3m 9s

An übershort shout-out to all my friends out there listening to Take Off. And for the record, this is episode 83, not 82 as I say at the beginning.More to come soon!

Catherine Carr on Haiku Deck

Aug 6th, 2013 12m 21s

A Skype chat with Catherine Fisher Carr, Haiku Deck vice president for marketing.To see one of her Haiku decks, visithttp://www.haikudeck.com/p/kvovrxeXoI/about-meTake Off 82

Fulbright scholar Gabriel Loiacono on his research

Jun 5th, 2013 8m

Visiting professor Gabriel Loiacono from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh speaks about his work in progress.Take Off 81

The Dream by Mate Pleić

May 21st, 2013 6m 48s

Croatian student extraordinaire reads his story, "The Dream."Take Off 80

UPRT 2013 Soundbites

Apr 8th, 2013 7m 45s

Sounds and voices from the University of Pécs Roundtable Conference in Applied Linguistics.Take Off 79

Originality

Mar 23rd, 2013 5m 59s

Some results of a study on originality in students' writing that I conducted with my colleague at the University of Zagreb. The full paper is available here: http://books.google.hu/books?id=VnR3DZsHG6UCTake Off 78, the first in 2013!

Afterlife Pleasantries

Apr 22nd, 2012 14m 19s

Episode 77: Listen to a story written, performed and produced by Éliás Zoltán, a student at the University of Pécs, Hungary. Music composed by the author.

Adán Reyes from Mexico City

Feb 23rd, 2012 10m

Episode 75: Adán Reyes talks about his work as a chemist at the National Autonomous University of México, that special tool, the glovebox, and those amazing volcanoes, Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl. Music credit: from the Mahahual Music podca

Barna and Tibi About Ebooks

Feb 15th, 2012 7m 30s

Episode 74: Two students, Barna and Tibi, managers at the Power Plant in Pécs, discussed views about ebooks in a recent class with me. A segment from that session.

Evi, the Information Assistant

Feb 1st, 2012 6m 11s

Episode 73: Evi is an information assistant, available on iPhones and Android phones. I got the app a few days ago and tested what it can do. It? She? You decide.

Of Michael Jackson and the Moon

Jan 26th, 2012 6m 20s

Episode 72: Six stories in this episode: five by high-school students who were among the visitors on our open day at the University of Pécs today, and one by Fülöp Eper Flóra, a second-year English major. The high-school authors: László Gábor,

American Anthony

Dec 31st, 2011 12m

Episode 71: The last episode in 2011 features Anthony Krese, a.k.a. American Anthony, a teacher in Japan. Snippets from our Skype chat.Anthony's website: www.americananthony.com

Skype Chat with Thékes István

Nov 6th, 2011 10m 59s

Episode 70: Seventy episodes already!Listen to a chat with language educator and PhD student Thékes István, also known as Jerry Thékes.Technical background info: episode recorded on the iPhone 4, partly mixed and edited with the GarageBand

Part 2 of the Interview with Kathy

Nov 5th, 2011 8m 15s

Episode 69: Part 2 of the interview with Katharine Whitcomb.Kathy's website: http://www.katharinewhitcomb.comThis episode was first released a week ago but was then mysteriously gone for a day. Hope this time it will be okay.

An Afternoon with Katharine Whitcomb

Oct 6th, 2011 11m

Episode 68: Katharine Whitcomb is associate professor at Central Washington University. Currently she is guest professor at the University of Pécs. A poet and collaborative artist, she is also a great person to listen to. This episode is the fi

Eper to Fly to Texas

Jun 1st, 2011 8m 29s

Episode 67: Fülöp Eper Flóra about her upcoming work experience in a Texas summer camp. Music credit: Blake Shelton's "Nobody But Me."

Hana Humpolíková from Ostrava

Mar 16th, 2011 8m 50s

Episode 66: Hana Humpolíková is a student from Ostrava, the Czech Republic, currently on an Erasmus scholarship at the University of Pécs. The other day, we got together in my office.

Anna Back from Madrid

Jan 9th, 2011 8m 54s

Episode 65: Rudolf Anna came back from Madrid to Pécs for a short visit last week. After a hot chocolate and coffee, we went to Széchenyi square to record an interview.

Sounds

Jan 2nd, 2011 5m 15s

Episode 64: You can listen to a sound story -- and not only that. You can write it, too! Send entries to [email protected].

Katarina on Writing, Words and Photos

Nov 3rd, 2010 13m 6s

Episode 63: Katarina Vesela, a colleague from Slovakia, speaks about her recently published book, Academic Writing, among others.

Three Students from A Coruna

Oct 29th, 2010 11m 16s

Episode 62: Horváth Bálint, Fekecs Adrienn and Szilas Péter, three good friends from the University of Pécs, are studying at A Coruna, Spain this semester. Last week they came to chat with me. This episode: soundbites fom our chat.Please note