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III ENCUENTRO ANUAL SBS DE PROFESORES EN INGLÉS
“Blending & Bonding: resources for all ranges”

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Using Songs to Practise FCE & CAE Listening Comprehension Skills
By León Zuna

Abstract
FCE & CAE listening comprehension tasks test our students’ ability to understand spoken English in various formats. Students need to understand what is being said. They also need to cope with the task they are presented with.  Songs are usually used to motivate students. But they can also be a powerful and motivating tool to teach and practise the very same exercises they will face when sitting for these exams.

Biodata
León Zuna
León is an Academic Consultant for Cambridge University Press. He holds a BA in Psychology and Applied Social Psychology.  He is also a Teacher of English as a second language. León has worked training teachers, coordinating institutions and lecturing in South America, Africa and India.

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Towards E-learning 2.0 in ELT: Building Communicative Classrooms Online
By Jesica Bassani & Carla Raguseo

Abstract
E-learning 2.0 is a radical idea that challenges our own conceptions of knowledge, education, the roles of teachers and students and the learning process itself. An online language learning experience built upon the principles of the Web 2.0 fosters the development of the students' communicative competence through the integration of the four language skills in a learner-centered environment.
The presentation will focus on how social tools and services such as blogs, wikis, social networks and live web conferencing tools, among others, can be used to foster collaboration, meaningful communication and autonomy in online and blended EFL courses.

Biodata
Jesica Bassani
Graduate teacher of English and translator (I.E.S. Olga Cossettini) Post-graduate degree (U.N.R.) Post-graduate course on ELE.  EFL teacher at secondary and tertiary levels. Course and computer lab teacher at ARICANA BNC. Administrator of ARICANA's Virtual Platform. Designer and tutor of online ESP courses. Delivers workshops and training sessions on ICT at ARICANA.
Carla Raguseo
Graduate teacher of English (I.E.S. Olga Cossettini) Post-graduate degree (U.N.R.) Course teacher and computer lab coordinator at ARICANA BNC. Designer and tutor of the TOEFL iBT Blended Course.  Co-author of several professional development blogs and wikis for language teachers. Delivers workshops and training sessions on ICT at ARICANA and at other educational institutions.

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Big Laughs: When you teach with Humour you make your classes memorable
By Alice López Oyhenart

Abstract
An hour session to look into casual expressions, phrasal verbs idioms, catch phrases, proverbs  that have a humorous intention. Funny, imaginative, updated language to help your students cope with sitcoms, movies, mags in every day English. Loads of expressions will be offered, handouts containing comic strips, jokes and possible formats to be used in class explored.
Film excerpts will help prove the value of teaching through humour to provide adequate realistic contexts.
The seminar will end with the attendants contribution with their own experiences to share them with the group, thus providing a bonus to the workshop.

Biodata
Alice López Oyhenart
A graduate of the ISN Joaquín V. González, she specialized in English for Special Purposes at Columbia University, New York. Co-author with Mabel Uranga of How?1 & 2 -Co- author with Celia Zubiri of Bessland Parts A & B-Kel Ediciones, Editor of E-teachingonline, the first activity magonline for E. teachers in Argentina. A regular contributor to The Buenos Aires Herald (Education) since 1999 among a wide variety of teaching activities at Secondary and University level. She at present coordinates the 2009 Permanent Professional Development Programme in Belgrano, Buenos Aires where monthly sessions are offered to deal with TELL (Technologically Enhanced Language Learning) to integrate itools to ELT.

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Songs, Movies, Technology, ... and All That Jazz!!!
By Gustavo González

Abstract
When we use resources such as music, video, technological devices and things of the kind to spice up our lessons, we are actually bonding and blending resources for all ranges, aren’t we?
The aim of this workshop is to explore together some ideas and activities on how to use video clips, music and images and see how they could be used as an alternative or complement to standard materials in developing learning activities. Let’s share some ready-to-use exercises, have some fun, get some interesting ideas for classes and all that jazz!!!

Biodata
Gustavo González
Gustavo is Profesor Nacional de Inglés, I.S.F.D. N° 5, Pergamino. He has been in the ELT field since 1993, working as a teacher, school coordinator, and teacher trainer. He delivers workshops all over Argentina and neighboring countries. He is one of the contributors to the book “Imagination, Cognition & Language Acquisition: A Unified Approach to Theory and Practice” (New Jersey City University). He is a teacher trainer for the Oxford Teachers’ Academy. He is the current vicepresident of APIBA (Asociación de Profesores de Inglés de Buenos Aires) and FAAPI (Federación Argentina de Asociaciones de Profesores de Inglés).

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I used to Wipe Tapes. Now I Twitter
By Rita Zeinstejer

 Abstract
Emerging Technological tools are transforming the way we live, and educators all over the world today have a myriad of opportunities to move pedagogy forward and optimize the learning experience.
This presentation will focus on tools that the advent of Internet has brought about, as compared to now old gadgets and devices which are being replaced by blogs, wikis, podcasts, photosharing, moodle, social bookmarking, video sharing, educational virtual communities –social software which aims at allowing students to learn collaboratively, to get and work on information together, exchanging experiences as they acquire the necessary skills to use these tools, which foster the idea of self development and learning.

Biodata
Rita Zeinstejer
Rita is an EFL Teacher for Advanced Courses, Self Access, Laboratory, Multimedia Coordinator at Asociacion Rosarina de Cultura Inglesa. She is also a Cambridge Oral Examiner and a presenter at online international Seminars and Congresses. She is a member of “Webheads in Action” an online Community of Practice doing research on Internet tools for Language Learning as well as a CALL Consultant.
CALL SIG Coordinator at APrIR 2001-2008; Google Certified Teacher since 2008; CALL-IS TESOL Steering Committee Member 2009-2012.

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Training for International Examinations With a Communicative Edge
By Paola Danesi        

Abstract
Testing is an integral element in the teaching-learning process and exam training should always be regarded as a positive experience: it provides teachers and students with sound feedback about progress. However, on some occasions, testing may exert a negative effect on teaching. This may happen when the teaching becomes dominated by the test and the items that are in it and, as a result, the format of the test determines the format of the lesson. In order to avoid this negative scenario, exam training should not be confined to working through past papers. An element of communication should always be added. Come and learn what to do and what not to do in order to make exam training more communicative!

Biodata
Paola Danesi
Paola is a  graduate teacher from I.E.S. en Lenguas Vivas “Juan R. Fernández”. She holds a specialization in Language II from the I.E.S. en Lenguas Vivas Training College. She has been working as an educational consultant for the London Tests of English since 1990. She has given talks and delivered workshops on topics related to the London Tests of English throughout the country. 

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PHRASAL VERBS: Catch up with them before they leave you behind.
By Prof. Luis A. González

 Abstract
The aim of this presentation is to contribute to incorporate one of the most difficult points in the English language – phrasal verbs.
The main reason to expand the vocabulary, as well as to improve the listening and speaking skills, is definitely to improve our communication with other speakers or native speakers. I will suggest some ideas for teaching these lexical items so as to avoid the lack of propriety in the construction of sentences. Therefore, we must take into account their frequency in spoken English and the semantic values they have to achieve communication without ambiguities.

Biodata
Luis A. González
Luis Alberto González graduated at National University, Córdoba. He is an oral Cambridge examiner. He studied in USA. and got his MA TEFL at Reading University, UK. His biography is included among the 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the XXI Century. He got his Master Diploma with honours in English Grammar given by the World Academy of Arts in USA. He was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been invested Vice-Chancellor of the World Academy of Letters.

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The Movies
by Charlie Lopez

 Abstract
Much more than a workshop or a seminar. A unique two-hour live session with all the magic of Hollywood through activities and games which will definitely motivate students at all levels and give their teachers the chance to bring out the actors and actresses who live in them. Enjoy one of Charlie Lopez’s most exciting talks and have a whale of a time.

Biodata
Charlie López
Charlie holds an MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the University of Reading -UK.  He is the director of BigBen Institute -Buenos Aires and the author of Whizz Kids 2 Resource Pack - Macmillan, Sam on Radio 321 Video -Longman, the best-selling title Detrás de las Palabras -Ed. Sudamericana,  En una Palabra -Ed. Aguilar and In a Word -Ed. Aguilar.  He is the producer and presenter of YeS TV programme and a columnist on language and educational issues for the Buenos Aires Herald. Teaches Discourse Analysis at the Master’s degree programme in Translation and Interpretation of the University of Buenos Aires.  Charlie has lectured for British and American publishers in Argentina and abroad. 

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PUBLISHERS UPDATE

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New Techs Applied to Language Teaching in the 2009 i-classroom – the e-beam system
By Silvia Schnitzler & Cristian Sosa

Abstract
Wondering how to make your lessons more appealing to our New Generations of students? You can’t miss this presentation if you want to be ‘in’ today. We’ll show you how to really e-nteract with your students through the truly catching interactive tech. All the software as well as the licences currently available will be displayed through the interactive e-beam (digital whiteboard). Plus: lots of surprises from all the publishing companies.

Biodata
Silvia Alejandra Schnitzler
Teacher of English (I.E.S. “Olga Cossettini”, Rosario); post-graduate degree (U.N.R.) Lecturer in Phonology I (I.E.S.) Teacher of E.S.P. at ‘Inst Sup de Hotelería y Restaurateur’ and ‘Instituto de Ciencias Comerciales’ (Hospitality Industry and Marketing areas). Marketing assistant graduate at I.C.C.. E.L.T. consultant and workshops coordinator at Stratford Book Services. Speaker at several national congresses.

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Elevator to the top: get your students to use English in real life.
By Nora Ruggieri

Biodata
Nora Ruggieri is a graduate teacher of English with vast experience in various levels of education and in-company training courses. She has worked as a consultant for publishing houses and at present co-ordinates part of the ELT Promotion team for Richmond Publishing. She has presented her thesis on Cognitive Lingüistics at Universidad Nacional del Litoral for her Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa. Her field of expertise has to do with Cognition and Semantics. 

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