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Ukrainian band presents BBC English-teaching course
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BBC Ukrainian has teamed up with the National Radio Company of Ukraine and the
British Council in Ukraine to launch a radio course which will be presented by
the popular Ukrainian band, Tanok Na Maidani Kongo (TNMK).
To be broadcast on Ukrainian National Radio from November, the English language
course, Rock English with Tanok Na Maidani Kongo, has been put together by the
BBC script-writers and producers.
It will be presented by the TNMK musicians,
Oleg 'Fahot' Mykhailuta and Oleksandr 'Fozzey' Sydorenko, as well as the
English teachers with the British Council in Ukraine, Linda MacLachlan and
Fiona Hamilton.
Rock English with Tanok Na Maidani Kongo consists of 24 lessons, each seven to eight
minutes long, and is tailored for a teenage and youth audience who have some
familiarity with English and are keen to broaden their vocabulary - especially
where modern music is concerned.
Head of the BBC Ukrainian service, Maciek Bernatt, says: "The National Radio
Company of Ukraine and BBC Ukrainian service have collaborated effectively for
many years, and we are very proud to present this new project which was
produced entirely in Ukraine, using the expertise and experience of the BBC and
the British Council.
"I hope Rock English with Tanok Na Maidani Kongo engages a
lot of young Ukrainians keen to master the English language - and that this
model will be used again and again to create more exciting joint educational
projects in Ukraine."
TNMK's Oleg Mykhailuta adds: "We believe it's important to hear good things
when you are young. Everyone remembers what they were told and what they were
taught when they were teenagers.
"If we can contribute to
something schoolchildren or students will remember, something that will be a
part of their overall education - we want to be in it.
"Music is education, and
modern music is also education for the modern world."
The BBC Ukrainian service is committed to creating more youth programmes and is
open to working with sponsors who are interested in assisting in production of
similar learning English programmes for Ukrainian teenagers and youth.
Notes to Editors
BBC Ukrainian first went on air in 1992.
It is now re-broadcast by more than
20 partner FM stations across Ukraine, including the National Radio of Ukraine
and the national network Radio Era FM.
It also broadcasts on medium wave in
Kiev and Kharkiv, short wave and via satellite.
Programmes are also available,
in text and audio, via the service's website, bbcukrainian.com.
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