Croatian Association of Teachers of English

2nd HUPE Osijek branch meeting invitation

Dear colleagues,

I would like to invite you to our second HUPE Osijek Branch meeting in the school year 2023-2024, which will take place on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 9.00 am at the Faculty of Education in Osijek (Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti, Ulica cara Hadrijana 10, Osijek) in Room 22.  

Agenda:

  1. Katarina Berać Vuić: Acting for dummies: Fairy tales development
  2. Mirjana Zubak Mičetić: Implementing Magic of AI
  3. Mirna Erk & Ksenija Benčina: The road that made all the difference 20 years ago: EFL teachers to young learners in Croatia
  4. HUPE news

The workshop summaries can be found below.

If you would like to attend the meeting, please, register by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.by Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 8.00 pm the latest so there is enough time for me to make all the preparations for the meeting based on the number of attendees. Thank you.

I’m looking forward to seeing you.

Kind regards,

Adrijana Roždijevac
HUPE Osijek Branch President

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HUPE Slavonski Brod Branch meeting

Dear colleagues, 

the time for our next HUPE Slavonski Brod Branch meeting has come. It will be held on February 29, 2024 at 5 pm at OŠ Dradutin Tadijanović.

Agenda: 

  1. Sandra Halt-Ćuže, prof.mentor: „SOLDIER OF LOVE – TIME MACHINE“
    As an opener to the lecture a few musical numbers will be presented within quizzes and/or exercises. The topic itself is a report on a video making challenge in organization of HUPE, Croatia and the languages United – boutique school of English (Bath, England).There will be a short presentation of students who have won and their work and contribution in similar projects up to date. Next, we will touch upon the synopsis and the scenery of the film, as well as the shooting process itself. We will talk about the positive outcomes of the process as well as some drawbacks. The subsequent workshop will consist of array of helpful tools used in editing videos, with the stress on finding a good way in outlining the story and reaching the final product: maintaining the creative impulse, transmitting the message while respecting the language input given.
  1. Lidija Čorni, prof. izvrsni savjetnik i Kornelija Šebalj, prof. savjetnik: “Item Writing: Objectives for Objective Tests.”
    Assessment has been an integral part of any learning process. More often than not, it doesn't serve its main purpose but poses problems for both the examinee and the teacher, or in this case an item-writer. So, what is its main purpose? It is establishing or measuring the level of achievement in knowledge or ability. Why are tests sometimes problematic? For students, they are intimidating because of the risk of failing or not achieving the necessary standards, especially with high-risk tests, and for teachers as item-writers, the difficulties may arise when designing a valid and reliable test that serves the teacher's purpose. This workshop will try to tackle some of the questions mentioned above.

  2. HUPE news 

If you’d like to attend the meeting, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as to be able to receive a certificate of attendance.

Looking forward to seeing you. 

Kind regards, 

HUPE Slavonski Brod Branch President
Ivana Borozni

Poziv za HUPE Zagreb branch SPA DAY

Dear colleagues, 

The 2nd HUPE Zagreb Branch meeting for school year 2023/2024 is planned to take place on the 27th January 2024 (Saturday) at 10 AM in Aquae Vivae Spa, Krapinske toplice (Ulica Antuna Mihanovića 1a Krapinske toplice). We are trying to offer you something special. 

AGENDA 

1. Workshops and lectures from 10 AM – 1 PM 
2. Brunch 
3. After meeting mingling and spa at the pool area until 4PM 

WORKSHOPS: 

  • DANKA SINGER: Bunny or crocodile language? 
    Conflict is a natural element of communication, but also a constraint for effective and proactive interaction: this is why its systematic analysis and management have become an important part in diplomatic training. This workshop will explore the ways in which these skills can be translated to language teaching and applied in language classrooms with students of all ages and proficiency levels, offering some useful language practice and activities along the way! 
  • ANA ETEROVIĆ: Let’s write it up! 
    This workshop will bring you some fresh writing task ideas with examples from the practice. 
  • HUPE info 

If you'd like to attend the meeting, please confirm on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. your arrival by the 10th January 2024. Upon application I will forward you payment information. 

We would be really happy to see you all and to enjoy this professional education together. 

I’m looking forward to seeing you. 

Best regards, 

Mirjana Zubak Mičetić, prof. 
HUPE ZAGREB BRANCH President 

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HUPE Rijeka branch meeting

Dear colleagues, 

the time for our next HUPE Rijeka Branch meeting has come. It will be held on December 16, 2023 at 10 am at the Trsat Branch of the Rijeka City Library (Dvorana mladosti, Trg Viktora Bubnja 1). 

Agenda: 

  1. Darja Urh: A safe place 
    Have you ever thought about what a teacher needs to be able to be a good teacher? Not what students need. My plan is to channel the energy into us. We must take care of ourselves. Join me and find out how to be a happy teacher and learn to look after yourself. 
  2. Dora Božanić Malić: Twist and turn: Unleashing the power of ready-made materials
    In this workshop, a collection of EFL teaching materials accessible through our social media platforms is presented. Moreover, the participants are lead through the art of customizing exercises to meet their specific needs, e.g. converting a grammar practice activity into a writing task, a speaking activity into a grammar-focused exercise, a vocabulary task into a stimulating discussion, etc. The workshop will empower educators to adapt the materials flexibly according to their teaching objectives. There will be a little Christmas bonus at the end. 
  3. HUPE news 

If you’d like to attend the meeting, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as the number of attendees is limited. 

Looking forward to seeing you. 

Kind regards, 

Doris Mesaroš 
HUPE Rijeka Branch President

HUPE Karlovac branch meeting

Dear colleagues,

the first HUPE Karlovac branch meeting in this school year will be held at 6:30 pm on 14th November 2023 (Thursday) at OŠ Braća Seljan, Vladimira Nazora 1, Karlovac. Free parking is secured.

Agenda:

  1. Branka Katalinić: ClueBox in your classroom
    This workshop tends to show how any room can be transformed into the playground area for live escape room activities with the right equipment and a teacher enthusiast who prepares the puzzles according to the language learning objectives.
  1. Barbara Bošnjak: EPAS – Project activities and dissemination (online)
    The talk will focus on presenting the EPAS (The European Parliament Ambassador School Programme) project activities and teaching materials oriented toward development of critical thinking in young people so they can form positive attitudes towards the European Union and its underlying values.

For those who are unable to attend in person, the second lecture is held on the Zoom platform.

Please confirm your arrival (or ask for the Zoom passcode) by sending an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Looking forward to seeing you,

Tomislav Mravunac
HUPE Karlovac branch president

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