The English Department's Got Talent!

We're still celebrating our 61st.anniversary... and this was part of it.

Some of those with special talents decided to share them with the rest of us... and here are some of the moments!

The Talented People were Laura, Alicia, Débora, Avril, Victoria, Gisela, María Eugenia, Gonzalo, Milagros, Micaela y Manuel, and the business-talented girls, Belén and Antonella.

Alejandra and Silvina were our DJ and host respectively, and Melina saved the honour of the teachers by juggling on behalf of all of us!

It was a great way to get to know each other a little bit better... and to celebrate Teacher's Day, Student's Day and our anniversary!

Celebrating Teachers´ Day!!

Summer Refresher Sessions 2011

As the first event in 2011, Jennifer Herrin, sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Section of the US Embassy in Argentina, was the keynote speaker in the Summer Refresher Sessions.

61st. Anniversary - First event of the year!

Summer Refresher Sessions:

Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Herrin, MA Education/TESOL, on Error Correction: Breaking Bad Habits without Breaking Spirits.

Workshops, panels and papers by local speakers!

Venue:
Fri 25th - 18:00 - 21:00 : Salón de actos, Escuela Normal

Sat 26th - 9:00 - 12:00 : Salón Anexo, Urquiza 732 (ex sede OSDOP)

Fee:
Teachers and translators: $50.-

Students: $20.-

You can enrol on Mon 14th, Wed 16th, Thu 17th (14:00 to 18:00) at Normal School; look for us teachers of the English Department during the exam boards.

If you can't meet us there, you'll be able to enrol on Fri 25th, at 17:30; but there are limited vacancies, so we can't promise you'll get a place if you wait till the last minute.

So... send us word if you want to attend the Summer Sessions and enrol ASAP! (70 places only)

60th 61st anniversary - Summer Refresher Sessions

Summer Refresher Sessions:

Keynote speaker: Jennifer Herrin, on Error Correction: Breaking Bad Habits without Breakin Spirits.

Workshops, panels, papers: Adriana Wiegand, Melina Coronel, Silvina García, Antonella Percara, Ricardo Ramírez and others to be confirmed!

Venue:Fri 25th - 18:00 - 21:00 : Salón de actos, Escuela Normal

Sat 26th - 9:00 - 12:00 : Salón Anexo, Urquiza 732 (ex sede OSDOP)

Fee:

Teachers and translators: $50.-

Students: $20.-

You can enrol on Mon 14th, Wed 16th, Thu 17th (14:00 to 18:00) at Normal School; look for us teachers of the English Department during the exam boards.

If you can't meet us there, you'll be able to enrol on Fri 25th, at 17:30; but there are limited vacancies, so we can't promise you'll get a place if you wait till the last minute.

So... send us word if you want to attend the Summer Sessions and enrol ASAP! (70 places only)

Free Webinar on Critical Thinking and English Language Teaching

January 19, 2011 from 11am to 12:30pm – Check the time in Argentina!!

Webinar Room This webinar will be presented by Deanna Gamel Hochstein and Agnieszka Alboszta.

http://shapingenglish.ning.com/

See you there!!

Free Webinar

FREE WEBINAR: SHAPING THE WAY WE TEACH ENGLISH The Office of English Language Programs is pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar course entitled Shaping the Way We Teach English. The 10 online seminars of the course cover a variety of topics and are intended for teachers of English or future teachers of English around the world. Participants are encouraged to attend live and to join the associated Ning, where you may view or download video and other materials from the sessions. Those who wish to receive e-certificates of participation must attend a minimum of 6 of the 10 sessions, participate in pre and post-session discussions, and register ahead of time by sending an email with your full name, location, and affiliation to englishwebinar@gmail.com Each 90-minute webinar will take place every second Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in Washington, DC (4:00 p.m. GMT; check http://timeanddate.com for the time in your region). To see a countdown clock for each webinar, go here: http://tinyurl.com/34bxf4w . To take part in the webinars, go to https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/oelp. You may enter any time before the webinars to take part in chats and polls, or to write questions. Select "Enter as Guest" and type in a screen name of your choosing. The webinars will be recorded, so please use a login name or your first name only. Your computer must have Adobe Flash Player, which comes pre-installed on most computers worldwide. If prompted to do so, you may download the free player at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
2) Task-Based InstructionPresenter: George ChinneryWednesdayNovember 24, 201011:00 – 12:30 EST
3) Best Practices in Teaching English to Young LearnersPresenter: Joan Kang ShinWednesdayDecember8, 201011:00 – 12:30 EST
4) Shaping the Way We… Differentiate Instruction Through Learning CentersPresenter: Leslie Opp-BeckmanWednesdayDecember 22, 201011:00 – 12:30 EST
5) 10 Great Teaching ToolsPresenter: Kevin McCaugheyWednesdayJanuary 5, 201111:00 – 12:30 EST
6) Critical ThinkingPresenter: Deanna HochsteinWednesdayJanuary 19, 201111:00 – 12:30 EST
7) Computer Assisted Language LearningPresenter: Deborah HealyWednesdayFebruary 2, 201111:00 – 12:30 EST
8) English for Specific PurposesPresenter: Jennifer RiceWednesdayFebruary 16, 201111:00 – 12:30 EST
9) Activating Materials for CommunicationPresenter: Rick RosenbergWednesdayMarch 2, 201111:00 – 12:30 EST
10) The Movable Class: managing and varying movement in the classroomPresenter: Kevin McCaugheyWednesdayMarch 16, 201111:00 – 12:30 EST

Our Department's Birthday

The Profesorado en Inglés was created in 1950; the first group graduated in 1953 (and one of the graduates is still alive, and REALLY famous), and one of the graduates from the second group (1954) is still in Paraná, and she's as active as ever!
So, we decided to open up a whole year of events to celebrate our 60th-61st anniversary and 10 years of the Profesorado being part of UADER.

The first events:
a student get-together, on Monday 22nd, to get to know each other a bit better
a tea party on Thursday 25th, with teachers and retired teachers from the English Department.

We think that it'd be interesting to organise courses and lectures and more informal, less academic meetings all along 2011. If you have any suggestion (or request), feel free to write to partybusiness60@gmail.com

Happy 60th Anniversary, English Teacher Education Programme!

Language Refresher Course: Current British T.V.

Hi everybody!
On Saturday 25th September, we'll get together to enjoy three GREAT teachers sharing ideas with us.
In alphabetical order:
Antonella Percara will talk about Coronation Street... and some famous Argentinian stars will be mentioned...
Ricardo Ramírez will talk about The Tudors... fortunately, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is far better looking than "good" king Hal...
Adriana Wiegand will talk about Dr. Who... and help us improve our pronunciation, following the standards of the future...
We'll let you know all about it soon!

Festejos en el año del Bicentenario de nuestra Patria!!!!