British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural and educational relations. The British Council Hungary through the GatewayUK collections provides reference material to answer enquiries and other sources supporting language learners and teachers of English.

 

GatewayUK collections are available on the second floor of the adult lending part of the library in opening hours.

 

•  Collection of English language resource material for teachers andlearners of English: course books, teacher’s books, workbooks, talking books, educational and informative tourist videos and a selection of contemporary British literature that can be borrowed

• Periodicals, as well as publications issued by the Foreign Commonwealth Office

• Take-away tourist information brochures and maps of Great Britain published by Visit Britain (the British Tourist Authority)

• Reference books about:

  • General information on the UK – British social life – politics – economics – arts – science – environment & heritage, etc.

  • Studying in the UK – British higher and further education – English language courses – summers jobs & voluntary working possibilities
  • Visiting Britain – travel & accommodation – tourists sights, exhibitions, entertainment, etc.

• Events calendar – recent and forthcoming arts and special events organised and sponsored by the British Council – cultural and promotional events joining to the GatewayUK Access Point organised by the county library and the British Council