Certificates of attendance will be issued

1:30 pm - Registration

2.00 pm to 3.15 pm
Doctor María Inés C. de Castelli Ph.D.
How to develop a powerful English syllabus to suit your students’ needs.

Planning has always been part of the teachers´ world and is closely connected to teaching and learning strategies, motivation and tests among other elements. But, as a matter of fact, good planning completely depends on a specific syllabus. Planning is just the materialization of a syllabus. It is the syllabus – or “plan for teaching” – the element that guides and gives form to our planning. But, do we know the differences between a syllabus and a curriculum? Can we recognize the different types of syllabi? This talk aims at reflecting upon syllabus design as the key element which governs the what, how, objectives and evaluation to be considered for the teaching planning.

Doctor María Inés C. de Castelli Ph.D.
M. Inés C. de Castelli is teacher of English – “Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Pontificia Universidad Católica Santa María de los Buenos Aires”. She is a Phd. in Modern Languages from “Universidad del Salvador”, a Magister in Methodology and Technology in on-line Teaching from “Universidad de Verona” and “Universidad de Veneto” and a Specialist in Politics and Management for Higher Education from “Universidad de Buenos Aires”.
Head of the Language Department at “Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina” since 2002, and Academic Coordinator of the Program Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL), she is also full professor of different courses. Author of several textbooks and scientific articles, she has specialized in Language Education, Tutoring, Education Management, Evaluation.

3:15 pm to 3:45 pm - Break

3:45 pm to 4:15 - Commercial presentation – by Prof. María Marcela Marianelli

4.15 pm to 5.30 pm - Prof. Gustavo González - Not children any longer… Not Teens yet

How to successfully teach English to the in-betweens
Are your students still kids? Are they teenagers yet? The answer to both questions is NO. They are in between. They are TWEENS. As such, they need something special for them, tailored-made to suit their needs and interests. As teachers, we must cater for these needs. And Macmillan as a publisher, always watching over teachers’ needs, wants to give you something to help you be the best teacher you can be!Enjoy this workshop with practical ideas, tips and ready-to-use activities to bridge that gap and give your tween students just what they are looking for! And most of all, something they truly deserve!

Prof. Gustavo González
Gustavo González is a graduate teacher from I.S.F.D. N° 5 in Pergamino. He moved to Buenos Aires six years ago and has been teaching English in companies since then. He has been in the field of ESL since 1993, working as a teacher, school coordinator, and teacher trainer. Presenter at national and international conferences such as FAAPI 2001, 2003 and 2005, the 5th and 7th TESOL Southern Cone Regional Convention, APIBA SIGs Symposium 2003 and 2005 and APIBA Annual Seminar 2003 and 2004. He is an oral assessor for the ECL exams. He has lectured on various occasions on American English, idioms, informal language, teaching Business English and using songs and movies in the classroom. He is the current vice president of APIBA (Asociación de Profesores de Inglés de Buenos Aires).
This FREE pre-convention Seminar can be taken independently from the 2007 SHARE Convention

Further details at: eltinfo@macmillan.com.ar