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| FRIDAY
20th OCTOBER - 13:00 - 13:30 hours |
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Book
Presentation: Real,
Applied Transformations from Kinder – An Applied Pilot
Scheme for the Teaching of EFL in State Schools
by
Lic. Myriam Abalos
Introduced by Lic. Mady Casco.
About the book:
The learning of our culture in general and the acquisition
of a foreign language in particular should be memorable and
meaningful experiences especially if we refer to the teaching
of EFL in kindergarten.
Do all kids in our country have the same opportunities at
school? In other words… Is the share fair?
Through a pilot scheme carried out in state schools in Buenos
Aires city, I would like to prove that it is possible to have
‘equity and quality’ combined in all educational
contexts, as all kids are born with the same learning capacities
in spite of their different backgrounds.
About the author:
Myriam Elsa Abalos graduated as an English teacher at Instituto
Nacional Superior de Profesorado ‘Joaquín V.
González’ in 1987. She worked as a Methodology
teacher and a teacher trainer there and at “Instituto
Superior Argentina 2000” for more than two years. Currently,
she is working as a teacher trainer and in the Methodology
field at Escuela Normal Superior de Profesorado ‘Sofía
E. Broquen de Spangenberg’. She also worked at primary
level for more than 15 years and in high school for more than
7 years at Saint Brigid’s school where she now is coordinating
the English Primary Department. She has a BA in Education
at Universidad Nacional (Virtual) de Quilmes, where she specialized
in Gestión y Organización Institucional in 2002.
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FRIDAY
20th OCTOBER - 13:00 - 13:30 hours |
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| Book
Presentation:
"The Joker"
by Prof. Maria Rosa Salinardi and Prof. Celia Brun.
Introduced by Prof. Stella Maris Cavelli.
About the book:
This book is the product of the L2 Teacher EDucation Program
Project at Instituto Superior de Formación Docente
Nro 16 de Saladillo.
Its purpose is to provide a resource for English lessons.
It consists of twenty-one stories on different topics presented
to engage young learners and make reading attractive. Each
story includes carefully designed activities for different
ages, levels and multiple intelligences abilities.
The teaching learning process must be pleasant and effective.
For this reason, teachers sometimes nead a "Joker"
to attract students´attention, broaden their imagination
and improve their language.
Each story is also followed by:
Illustrations to introduce stories and develop oral practice.
Questions designed to help with comprehension and appreciation.
Ideas which provide a staring point for creative writing.
About the authors:
Students from Instituto Superior de Formación Docente
de Saladillo, Provincia de Buenos Aires (2003 graduates).
Publication funded by the Municipalidad de Saladillo.
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| SATURDAY
21st OCTOBER - 13:00 - 13:30 hours |
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| Lecture:
How
to incorporate Service Learning into your conversation and
writing lessons
by
Professor Ingrid Goobar-Szleifer
Department of English & Foreign Languages
University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA
About the lecture:
The purpose of
this presentation is to show how the foreign language class
can be made more meaningful and stimulating for advanced learners
when a service-learning component is incorporated to the curriculum.
This
talk will explore how a course that stresses the development
of the target language for a specific discipline (e.g. social
work) combined with experiential/academic service learning
(ASL) results in an effective pedagogy that motivates advanced
students and Heritage speakers to acquire further knowledge
and perfect their oral and written skills in this language.
Discover how meeting real community needs and being engaged
in real social work situations and interactions gives the
foreign language student a sense of purpose, fulfillment,
and accomplishment with their language studies, that go far
beyond the credits that may be obtained for the class.
About the Presenter:
Prof. Ingrid Goobar-Szleifer
has a Master of Arts in Linguistics form the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem, Israel; a BSc. in Psychology; and a BSc. in
Behavioral Sciences and Personnel Management from the University
of Stockholm, Sweden. She has worked with research in Sweden
and has taught foreign languages in Sweden, Israel and the
USA. She currently works at the University of St. Francis
in Joliet, Illinois, as associate professor of English and
Foreign Languages where she has taught Basic Spanish I and
II; Intermediate Spanish I and II; Spanish for Heritage Speakers;
Spanish for Service to the Latino Community; Cinema for Spanish
Conversation and Writing; Spanish for Business and Marketing.
She is also involved in projects and initiatives aimed at
attracting and retaining Latino students in higher education,
and she is in charge of creating a bridge between the University
of St. Francis and Joliet's Latino population through the
development of outreach programs and community events.
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| SATURDAY
21st OCTOBER - 13:00 - 13:30 hours |
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| Lecture:
How
to get a firm grip on new words and expressions in American
English today
by
Bryan Muir B.A.
Fullbright Scholar
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
About the presenter
Bryan
was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA.He is a member
of the U.S. Fulbright Program, investigating sustainable fundraising
strategies in Argentina's social sector. Prior to arriving
in Buenos Aires, Bryan graduated from General Electric's Financial
Management Program, where he held various finance positions
in Connecticut, Minnesota, and New York. Bryan holds a BA
in Economics from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire,
USA
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tango show in one of the traditional micro theatres in San Telmo"
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