Practical Issues in EFL Teaching

Good News!
Practical Issues in EFL Teaching once more.
Shall we meet by the end of July?

Date: Saturday July 31

Time:  9.00 am to 12.30 am  / 13.30 pm to 17.00 pm

Venue: Centro de Idiomas, UNL. (San Jerónimo 1750)

VACANCIES LIMITED



Claudia Piccirilli

Graduate teacher of English (ISPNº1 Estela G. de Cervera, Santa Fe). “Licenciada en Inglés” (Universidad Nacional del Litoral). Masters in Applied Linguistics (Thesis in progress), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba). Head of ISP Nº1. Teaches Phonology and Diction I, III and IV (ISP Nº1), Didáctica Específica (in collaboration with Mgter. Ana Marina Suárez, Licenciatura en Inglés UNL), EFL for the blind (Centro de Idiomas UNL).

Tell me a Story

This session will deal with story telling and how it can be exploited in the classroom. It intends to explore the different aspects involved in the activity. Or is it an art?

Participants will get practical ideas to prepare a story and to get students involved in story telling.



Cristina Rivas

Teacher of English since 1983, graduate from I.S.P. Nº 8 "Alte. G. Brown", Santa Fe. 'Licenciada en Inglés' since 2005, graduate from UNL. She has been teaching children, adolescent and adult courses at AACI Santa Fe since 1985, and has coached students at CYLET, KET, PET, FCE, CAE and TKT courses since 1999. She has been a Cambridge ESOL Oral Examiner for all exams since 1999. Reader on British and American Culture and American Literature at the Translating Programme, I.S.P. Nº 8 "Alte. G. Brown" (Santa Fe); reader on Pedagogy Workshop II and III, Didactics and American Literature at the Teacher Education Programme, I.S.P. Nº 8 "Alte. G. Brown". Reader on Literature and the Cinema at 'Ciclo de Licenciatura en Inglés' (UNL). Formerly also taught at several primary and secondary schools in Santa Fe. She has lectured widely in Argentina on American Literature and Teaching English to Children.

She has also published several articles on EFL teaching, literature and the cinema, and cultural awareness in the EFL class.

Teaching children: Fun is Number One

For several reasons, adult students are motivated to learn, children aren’t. They have only one objective: fun. They want to play and have a good laugh! That is their driving force when learning.

How can we teachers exploit and profit from this “instinct for fun and play” that children bring with them?

In this workshop we will explore the rationale behind the concept of “having fun while learning” based on Carl Rogers’s humanistic view that all learning should be enjoyable.

We will also engage and share a number of tips as to how to make every part of the lesson not only a leaning but also a fun experience.



María Alicia Maldonado

Teacher of English from Instituto Nacional del Profesorado del Paraná (Entre Ríos), Licenciada en Inglés from Universidad Nacional del Litoral and holds the IPA- Certificate of Proficiency in the Phonetics of English from University College London (UK). Lecturer in Language, Phonology and Methology at Instituto Superior del Profesorado N°8 “Alte. Brown” in Santa Fe, where she leads the workshop on ITC and Material Development and a Teaching Workshop. Has lectured in Argentina, Chile and the UK.  Has published works on Didactics and Phonetics and Phonology. Reviewer for For Teens and consultant for What’s Up? (Pearson Education).


The Alchemist. Or how to make the most out of very little.

Most of us EFL teachers usually try to cater for learners needs, and we quite often feel that books fall short of options. We can choose between moving ahead in the curriculum (usually followed by just a few students...) or resorting to our creativity to engage learners into this wonderful alchemy of teaching, learning, rapport, motivation... and who knows what else!

In this workshop, I will try to engage participants into exploring possible ways of exploiting a text to optimise its potential and reach each individual learner in the classroom.



Adriana Díaz

Teacher of English (ISP Nro 8 – Santa Fe). Licenciada en Inglés (UNL – Santa Fe). At present reader in English Language and Phonetics and Phonology (ISP Nro 8 – Santa Fe). Fulbright exchange teacher (2006-2007). Has published for CUP (The Standby Book -1997), Advice Bookshop (Animal Farm: Activities – with Ma. Isabel Recamán - 2001), and various EFLT journals and magazines. Has lectured extensively on Language, Phonetics and Phonology and EFLT methodology.

Phonology Ghost Buster

For a long time now, EFL teachers and learners alike have been haunted by beliefs/concepts that discourage both when working towards developing acceptable oral production. These negative ‘ghosts’ need to be busted if we are to avoid frustration and empower learners to improve pronunciation.

This workshop will look at some principles from Cognitive Phonology that might help accomplish those aims.



FEES

FAAPI Members $60-
Non Members $100-
Students $60-
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