This workshop, for teachers of young learners, explores activities related to learning by doing, facilitating first hand experiences and finding tasks to develop visual literacy in the ELT classroom. The stimulus will be a poster exhibition borrowed from the British Council. The participants will be offered a handbook of specifically designed tasks which we will work through together. A little theory related to the values of first hand experiences and the need to teach visual literacy in a world of media imagery will be explored but the main emphasis will be on task design for the comprehension and interpretation of the visual image.

Susan Hillyard B.Ed (Hons)

Susan Hillyard was awarded a Bachelor of Education in Educational Drama and Sociology from Warwick University in 1972. She has worked as a classroom teacher, co-ordinator, Head of Sector, teacher trainer, and speaker in the UK, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Argentina.She works as an Educational Consultant, delivering presentations on a variety of topics including creative teaching and learning, global issues, drama in education, teaching thinking skills, and classroom management, and is studying for a Masters Degree in Professional Studies in Education and Training with the University of Surrey.She is co-author of “Global Issues”, a resource books for teachers.

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How to design effective tests for the classroom

Tests have always been part of the teachers´ world together with teaching and learning strategies, motivation and planning among other elements. This powerful instrument used to assess learners´ ability seems to provoke all types of emotions and reactions both in teachers and learners. This talk aims at reflecting upon a number of fundamental principles of assessment and designing practical examples of testing for the classroom and considering different tools for evaluating their effectiveness.

Dra María Inés Capurro de Castelli

Ph.D. in Modern Languages - Universidad del Salvador. Magister in Methodology and Technology of on-line Teaching -Universidades del Veneto. Specialist in Politics and Management for Higher Education - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Full Professor, Head of the Language Department and Academic Coordinator of the Program Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) at Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Academic Advisor for Asociación de Profesionales de Medios. Evaluation: different interpretations and realizations at Higher Education (2006), Quality Assessment of On-line Tutoring (2003), Tutoring Needs in Higher Education (2001), Comprehension Difficulties of Foreign Languages (2000) and English Grammar Course (2000) are among her many publications.

This Cultural Presentation is sponsored by

Public Affairs Section
UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN ARGENTINA

How to get a firm grip on new words and expressions in American English today

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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