A new analytical book on Maltese literature entitled Il-Letteratura Maltija: L-Istorja tan-Narrattiva, edited by Charles Briffa, will be launched on Tuesday at 4.30 p.m. at the library of the Old University Building, Valletta.
The book deals with the development of Maltese fiction, novels and short stories from the 18th century up to the beginning of the 21st century.
Prof. Oliver Friggieri will address the book launch.
Mediterranean ageing conference
An international conference entitled 'Ageing in the Mediterranean world' is being held between March 12 and 15, organised by the Maltese Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics an offshoot of the European Centre for Gerontology, in collaboration with the European social section of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
The conference aims to offer a comprehensive outlook on the social fabric of the Mediterranean world; to identify areas of ongoing research and to allow participants to present results of their own research and critically debate these results.
For more information view the website: www.aimw09.org.
LCCI courses on campus
The International School of Languages (ISL), which forms part of the Malta University Holdings Company and based at the Guzè Cassar Pullicino Building on campus, has recently become a centre for London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) international qualifications, including business English, finance, business administration, marketing, customer service, information technology, teacher training and international languages.
At the end of March, ISL is organising the LCCI First Certificate in Teaching Business English (FTBE) and a train the trainer course. The courses will be led by John Hughes and held at the University.
FTBE is appropriate for qualified teachers of general English who wish to gain a supplementary specialist teaching qualification in English for business purposes. It cover aspects of business concepts and practice, pro-fessional skills and methodology and materials.
The 'train the trainer' course will look at what is needed to be able to adapt materials for training, the skills needed as a trainer and provide practical examples on how to implement training.
For further information call 2132 2785 or e-mail: isl@muhc.com.mt.