8.- TOOLS FOR TEACHERS WORKSHOPS: IDIOMS,
PROVERBS AND SLANG
TOOLS FOR
TEACHERS EASTER COURSE
April 21-23,
2011
Venues:
Workshops 1, 2 (April 21) and 5 (April 23) at SBS
BARRIO NORTE,
Workshops 3 and 4 (April 22) at SBS BELGRANO,
Fees: each session $55 or $50 students. Any two
sessions $86 or $78. Three sessions $120
Full details on registrations down below
1. VULGAR ENGLISH: A
FASCINATING JOURNEY TO THE WORLD OF PROFANITY, TABOOS AND FORBIDDEN ENGLISH,
REVISED EDITION
Thursday, 21 April, 10:00 to
13:00, SBS Barrio Norte,
Fees: $55 or $50 students.Special fees if doing more than one
workshop. See above.
In this revised and updated version of a by now
classic workshop we will explore areas of language not often covered even in
advanced textbooks and find out:
·
The
really offensive words in English
·
The
changing nature of taboos
·
The
hidden meaning of some innocent looking
words.
·
How
euphemisms become taboo words
·
The
multiplicity of uses of four letter words such as f***
·
Words
and expressions which designate biological processes
·
Vulgar/impolite
language often heard on TV
·
Which
words English speakers favour when hurling insults
…and much more
Participants
in this three hour workshop will receive a handout with exercises, an answer
key and an annotated bibliography. They will also listen to a recording of a
comedian talking about the seven words which you cannot use on the radio or TV.
2. IDIOMS, PROVERBS AND SAYINGS: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH
Thursday, April 21, 14:00 to 17:00, SBS Barrio Norte, Córdoba 1840,
CABA
Fees: $ 55 or $50 students.
Special fees if doing more than one workshop. See above
How would you say the following in
English?
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Del
dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho.
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Chupate esa mandarina.
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A rey muerto, rey puesto.
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Me viene como anillo al dedo.
How would
you complete the following?
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He
did it in two ......... of a lamb’s tail.
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That’s
very near. Just a ............ throw.
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Do
it thoroughly and carefully. Don’t cut ......
We will study over 100 examples of
idioms and proverbs and we will endeavour to find equivalences in Spanish and
English wherever possible.
NB: Participants will receive an
answer key to the exercises and a bibliography for further study.
3. REALLY PRACTICAL:
ACTIVITIES YOU CAN USE RIGHT AWAY
Friday, April 22, 10:00 to 13:00, SBS Belgrano,
Fees: $55 or $50 students. Special
fees if doing more than one session. See above-
The aim of this workshop is to
present a number of activities that do not need elaborate preparation, that are
easy to implement and that help the learner develop confidence in the use of
the language and increase feelings of selt-esteem in the students. Among others
we will present
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jigsaw dialogues
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structured guessing
games
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the Johari Window,
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the Snap game,
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the disappearing
sentence
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the ever intriguing
mental telepathy
4. ADDING RESOURCES TO
YOUR TEACHING: REALLY PRACTICAL II
Friday, April 22, 14:00 to 17:00,
SBS Belgrano.
Fees: $55 or $50 students. Special
fees for more than one workshop. See above.
This workshop follows the same
spirit of REALLY PRACTICAL I in presenting a further selection of activities
which are easy to implement. In
particular it aims at developing the speaking skill-. The following will be
presented, among others:
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Taking your
emotional/physical temperature
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Memory activities
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Adapting rhymes and
stories for language work
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Further jigsaw
activities
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Simple total physical
response commands
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The yes/no game to
develop fluency
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Simple puzzles for
language work
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Letter cued exercises
for recall
5. BRUSHING UP YOUR
PRONUNCIATION: ELIMINATING COMMON MISTAKES
Saturday, 23 April, 10:00-13:00 at SBS BARRIO NORTE,
Fees: $55 or $50 students. Special
fees for more than one workshhop. See above.
Consider
the following:
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Is the pronunciation of
the words SEW and SO the same or different?
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How many ways are there
to sound the word BOW and why?
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Do the letters EO
represent the same sound in words such as LEOPARD and LEOTARD?
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How do you pronounce
geographical names such as
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What different sounds
do the letters OUGH represent?
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Where does the main
stress fall in words such as AUTHORITATIVE, FACILITATE, TRANSLATE, SYSTEMATIZE,
ORGANIZE, etc.?
We will look at a considerable
number of words which often cause difficulty even to advanced students because
of some irregularities in the English spelling system. These words, as it were,
seem to set a trap for the unwary student. We will indicate the correct
pronunciation of these items, and we will
supply participants with an answer sheet to the exercises.
All of the workshops will be
conducted by
ORIEL E.
VILLAGARCIA
Profesor
en Inglés with the Magna Cum Laude distinction, Univ. Nacional de Tucumán.
Master of Arts, University of Lancaster, post graduate studies, University of
Texas, Fulbright and British Council Scholar. He has taught at the Univ. Católica de Salta, Univ. Nac. de Santiago del
Estero, and Univ. Nac. de Rio Cuarto. He was on the Advisory Panel for the MACMILLAN ENGLISH
DICTIONARY, 1st edition. He is an NLP Master Practitioner, Certificate of
Completion,
Certificates
of attendance will be issued
How to register:
To reserve a seat send an email to
newtoolsforteachers@yahoo.com.ar
with your full name, address and telephone numbers indicating the name of the
workshop or workshops you want to attend, and indicate the date and the venue,
i.e. SBS BARRIO NORTE or SBS BELGRANO. You will then receive an acknowledgment
of pre-registration, which will enable you to pay the fee a short while before
the workshop takes place, i.e. in SBS BARRIO NORTE or SBS BELGRANO.