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III ENCUENTRO ANUAL SBS DE PROFESORES EN INGLÉS
“Blending & Bonding: resources for all ranges” |
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Using Songs to Practise FCE & CAE Listening Comprehension Skills
By León Zuna
Abstract
FCE & CAE listening comprehension tasks test our students’
ability to understand spoken English in various formats.
Students need to understand what is being said. They also need
to cope with the task they are presented with. Songs are
usually used to motivate students. But they can also be a
powerful and motivating tool to teach and practise the very same
exercises they will face when sitting for these exams.
Biodata
León Zuna
León is an Academic Consultant for Cambridge University Press.
He holds a BA in Psychology and Applied Social Psychology. He
is also a Teacher of English as a second language. León has
worked training teachers, coordinating institutions and
lecturing in South America, Africa and India.
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Towards E-learning 2.0 in ELT: Building Communicative Classrooms
Online
By Jesica Bassani &
Carla RaguseoAbstract
E-learning 2.0 is a radical idea that challenges our own
conceptions of knowledge, education, the roles of teachers and
students and the learning process itself. An online language
learning experience built upon the principles of the Web 2.0
fosters the development of the students' communicative
competence through the integration of the four language skills
in a learner-centered environment.
The presentation will focus on how social tools and services
such as blogs, wikis, social networks and live web conferencing
tools, among others, can be used to foster collaboration,
meaningful communication and autonomy in online and blended EFL
courses.
Biodata
Jesica Bassani
Graduate teacher of English and translator (I.E.S. Olga
Cossettini) Post-graduate degree (U.N.R.) Post-graduate course
on ELE. EFL teacher at secondary and tertiary levels. Course
and computer lab teacher at ARICANA BNC. Administrator of
ARICANA's Virtual Platform. Designer and tutor of online ESP
courses. Delivers workshops and training sessions on ICT at
ARICANA.
Carla Raguseo
Graduate teacher of English (I.E.S. Olga Cossettini)
Post-graduate degree (U.N.R.) Course teacher and computer lab
coordinator at ARICANA BNC. Designer and tutor of the TOEFL iBT
Blended Course. Co-author of several professional development
blogs and wikis for language teachers. Delivers workshops and
training sessions on ICT at ARICANA and at other educational
institutions.
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Big Laughs: When you teach with Humour you make your classes
memorable
By Alice López Oyhenart
Abstract
An hour session to look into casual expressions, phrasal verbs
idioms, catch phrases, proverbs that have a humorous intention.
Funny, imaginative, updated language to help your students cope
with sitcoms, movies, mags in every day English. Loads of
expressions will be offered, handouts containing comic strips,
jokes and possible formats to be used in class explored.
Film excerpts will help prove the value of teaching through
humour to provide adequate realistic contexts.
The seminar will end with the attendants contribution with their
own experiences to share them with the group, thus providing a
bonus to the workshop.
Biodata
Alice López Oyhenart
A graduate of the ISN Joaquín V.
González, she specialized in English for Special Purposes at
Columbia University, New York. Co-author with Mabel Uranga of
How?1 & 2 -Co- author with Celia Zubiri of Bessland Parts A &
B-Kel Ediciones, Editor of
E-teachingonline, the first activity magonline for E.
teachers in Argentina. A regular contributor to The Buenos Aires
Herald (Education) since 1999 among a wide variety of teaching
activities at Secondary and University level. She at present
coordinates the 2009 Permanent Professional Development
Programme in Belgrano, Buenos Aires where
monthly sessions are offered to deal with TELL (Technologically
Enhanced Language Learning) to integrate itools to ELT.
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Songs, Movies, Technology, ... and All That Jazz!!!
By Gustavo González
Abstract
When we use resources such as music, video, technological
devices and things of the kind to spice up our lessons, we are
actually bonding and blending resources for all ranges, aren’t
we?
The aim of this workshop is to explore together some ideas and
activities on how to use video clips, music and images and see
how they could be used as an alternative or complement to
standard materials in developing learning activities. Let’s
share some ready-to-use exercises, have some fun, get some
interesting ideas for classes and all that jazz!!!
Biodata
Gustavo González
Gustavo is Profesor Nacional de
Inglés, I.S.F.D. N° 5, Pergamino. He has been in the ELT
field since 1993, working as a teacher, school coordinator, and
teacher trainer. He delivers workshops all over Argentina and
neighboring countries. He is one of the contributors to the book
“Imagination, Cognition & Language Acquisition: A Unified
Approach to Theory and Practice” (New Jersey City University).
He is a teacher trainer for the Oxford Teachers’ Academy. He is
the current vicepresident of APIBA (Asociación de Profesores de
Inglés de Buenos Aires) and FAAPI (Federación Argentina de
Asociaciones de Profesores de Inglés).
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I used to Wipe Tapes. Now I Twitter
By
Rita Zeinstejer
Abstract
Emerging Technological tools are transforming the way we
live, and educators all over the world today have a myriad of
opportunities to move pedagogy forward and optimize the learning
experience.
This presentation will focus on tools that the advent of
Internet has brought about, as compared to now old gadgets and
devices which are being replaced by blogs, wikis, podcasts,
photosharing, moodle, social bookmarking, video sharing,
educational virtual communities –social software which aims at
allowing students to learn collaboratively, to get and work on
information together, exchanging experiences as they acquire the
necessary skills to use these tools, which foster the idea of
self development and learning.
Biodata
Rita Zeinstejer
Rita is an EFL Teacher for Advanced Courses, Self Access,
Laboratory, Multimedia Coordinator at Asociacion Rosarina de
Cultura Inglesa. She is also a Cambridge Oral Examiner and a
presenter at online international Seminars and Congresses. She
is a member of “Webheads in
Action” an online Community of Practice doing research on
Internet tools for Language Learning as well as a CALL
Consultant.
CALL SIG Coordinator at APrIR
2001-2008; Google Certified Teacher since 2008; CALL-IS
TESOL Steering Committee Member 2009-2012.
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Training for International Examinations With a Communicative
Edge
By Paola Danesi
Abstract
Testing is an integral element in the teaching-learning process
and exam training should always be regarded as a positive
experience: it provides teachers and students with sound
feedback about progress. However, on some occasions, testing may
exert a negative effect on teaching. This may happen when the
teaching becomes dominated by the test and the items that are in
it and, as a result, the format of the test determines the
format of the lesson. In order to avoid this negative scenario,
exam training should not be confined to working through past
papers. An element of communication should always be added. Come
and learn what to do and what not to do in order to make exam
training more communicative!
Biodata
Paola Danesi
Paola is a graduate teacher from I.E.S. en Lenguas Vivas “Juan
R. Fernández”. She holds a specialization in Language II from
the I.E.S. en Lenguas Vivas Training College. She has been
working as an educational consultant for the
London Tests of English
since 1990. She has given talks and delivered workshops on
topics related to the London Tests of English throughout the
country.
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PHRASAL VERBS:
Catch up with them before they
leave you behind.
By Prof. Luis A. González
Abstract
The aim of this presentation is to contribute to incorporate one
of the most difficult points in the English language – phrasal
verbs.
The main reason to expand the vocabulary, as well as to improve
the listening and speaking skills, is definitely to improve our
communication with other speakers or native speakers. I will
suggest some ideas for teaching these lexical items so as to
avoid the lack of propriety in the construction of sentences.
Therefore, we must take into account their frequency in spoken
English and the semantic values they have to achieve
communication without ambiguities.
Biodata
Luis A. González
Luis Alberto González graduated at National University, Córdoba.
He is an oral Cambridge examiner. He studied in USA. and got his
MA TEFL at Reading University, UK. His biography is included
among the 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the XXI Century. He
got his Master Diploma with honours in English Grammar given by
the World Academy of Arts in USA. He was conferred the Lifetime
Achievement Award. He has been invested Vice-Chancellor of the
World Academy of Letters.
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The Movies
by Charlie Lopez Abstract
Much more than a workshop or a seminar. A unique two-hour live
session with all the magic of Hollywood through activities and
games which will definitely motivate students at all levels and
give their teachers the chance to bring out the actors and
actresses who live in them. Enjoy one of Charlie Lopez’s most
exciting talks and have a whale of a time.
Biodata
Charlie López
Charlie holds an MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
from the University of Reading -UK. He is the director of
BigBen Institute -Buenos Aires and the author of
Whizz Kids 2 Resource Pack -
Macmillan, Sam on Radio 321 Video
-Longman, the best-selling title
Detrás de las Palabras -Ed. Sudamericana,
En una Palabra -Ed. Aguilar
and In a Word -Ed. Aguilar.
He is the producer and presenter of
YeS TV programme and a
columnist on language and educational issues for the Buenos
Aires Herald. Teaches Discourse Analysis at the Master’s degree
programme in Translation and Interpretation of the University of
Buenos Aires. Charlie has lectured for British and American
publishers in Argentina and abroad.
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PUBLISHERS UPDATE
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New Techs Applied to Language Teaching in the 2009 i-classroom –
the e-beam system
By Silvia
Schnitzler & Cristian SosaAbstract
Wondering how to make your lessons more appealing to our New
Generations of students? You can’t miss this presentation if you
want to be ‘in’ today. We’ll show you how to really
e-nteract with your students
through the truly catching interactive tech. All the software as
well as the licences currently available will be displayed
through the interactive e-beam (digital whiteboard). Plus: lots
of surprises from all the publishing companies.
Biodata
Silvia Alejandra Schnitzler
Teacher of English (I.E.S. “Olga Cossettini”, Rosario); post-graduate
degree (U.N.R.) Lecturer in Phonology I (I.E.S.) Teacher of
E.S.P. at ‘Inst Sup de Hotelería y Restaurateur’ and ‘Instituto
de Ciencias Comerciales’ (Hospitality Industry and Marketing
areas). Marketing assistant graduate at I.C.C.. E.L.T.
consultant and workshops coordinator at Stratford Book Services.
Speaker at several national congresses.
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Elevator to the top: get your students to use English in real
life.
By Nora Ruggieri
Biodata
Nora Ruggieri is a
graduate teacher of English with vast experience in various
levels of education and in-company training courses. She has
worked as a consultant for publishing houses and at present co-ordinates
part of the ELT Promotion team for Richmond Publishing. She has
presented her thesis on Cognitive
Lingüistics at Universidad Nacional del Litoral for her
Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa. Her field of expertise has to do
with Cognition and Semantics. |
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