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Welcome to the wiki: Views of Cyprus, perspectives on the 'green isle' through the eyes of students at the new METU NCC.

You are the first students to attend METU NCC, so we'd like you to reflect on your experience so far and pass on your knowledge as pioneers to the students who will follow. We'd like you to explore an aspect of Cyprus that you think new students should know about before they come, so they can get the most enjoyment and benefit from their brief stay in Cyprus.

Contents 1 Poster Competition Rules 1.1 The poster 1.2 Groups 1.3 Deadlines 2 Our views of Cyprus 2.1 History 2.2 Culture 2.3 Geography 2.4 Entertainment 2.5 Natural History 2.5.1 Caretta Caretta 2.5.2 Beauty beneath the waves 2.6 Beaches 2.6.1 Sun, sea and sand 2.7 Outdoor activities 3 Useful Links 4 Logo Competition

Poster Competition Rules

The poster

The poster will be displayed in the Self Access Centre. It

1. should contain an appropriate title that adequately expresses the general theme.
2. will be A3 size
3. should consist of images and captions highlighting the most important aspects of the chosen theme.
4. will be supported by web pages with more indepth information in this wiki.

Groups

Groups will consist of three or four students from the Upper Intermediate groups.

1. Come up with a nickname for your group.
2. Go to the Competitors page and create a link to a web page in the wiki for your group.
3. Add pictures and a brief bio for each member in the group.

Deadlines

1. Choose your group and build your group page in the Competitors page before Friday, 21st April
2. Choose a theme and create a link from the main page to your theme page before Monday, 24th April
3. Conduct your preliminary research and bring your materials, sources, etc. to class on Friday, 28th April. You will be given the last two periods of the day to work together and plan the poster.
4. You will be given two more hours the following week, on Friday, 18th May to finalize the poster.
5. The posters will be displayed in the Self Access Centre starting 22nd May.
6. Awards for the posters will be given on 19th May for:

• most original title
• most attractive poster layout
• best combination of visuals and captions
• best wiki support
• best group nickname and group page in wiki

Our views of Cyprus

Here are a few ideas to get the ball rolling.

• Remember, this is a wiki, so you can add or change anything in these pages from your browser
• A history of all the changes made is kept in the wiki archive, so if you make a mistake or delete something accidently you can always go back to the previous version of the page.
• Edit a category and add a link to create a page for your group to add support for your poster.

You can create a link to a new page by using enclosing the page name with double square brackets.

You can create a link to an external web page by enclosing the URL in single square brackets.

Edit this main page and note the way headings and links have been created.

History

Culture

Geography

Entertainment

Natural History

Caretta Caretta

• Thoughtfully brought to your attention by the Ninja Carettas.

Beauty beneath the waves

• An enthralling view of the Cyprus most people never see, thanks to Poseidon.

Beaches

Sun, sea and sand

• Brought to you by Climax, the group that makes you sit up and take notice.

Outdoor activities

Useful Links

Here are a few links to information about Cyprus on the Internet. If you find other sites that are useful, please add them here.

1. TRNC News Portal Useful portal for current events related to the North part of Cyprus.
2. Cyprusive - North Cyprus Web Guide
3. cypNET - Extensive North Cyprus Portal
4. Wikipedia on Cyprus
5. The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191-1374
6. Soli/Soloi

Logo Competition

We're looking for a logo or a suitable image to put in the top left corner of our Cyprus Views wiki. Remember that the image will be automatically cropped to 150x150 pixels.

1. Please upload your images and submit them in the logo competition page.
2. A secret ballot will be taken to choose the best logo for the Cyprus Views wiki to replace image_logo_url.