SHARE
An Ideas Page by Omar Villarreal and Marina
Kirac (c)
Year
2 Number
18 April 15th
2000
Dear SHARERS ,
After all it was a very good idea
to tell you about Marina´s "official" birthday last Saturday, Not only because
Marina received more mails than the four Spice Girls rolled together and was
super happy to see how much our SHARERS care about us and our
work.
Secondly because it helped to
clarify my and her marital status. Many SHARERS simply did not know Marina was
my wife. They thought she was just a colleague (which incidentally she also
is)
Thirdly, because it got many people
interested in our family. Well, Marina and me are mummy and daddy to two boys
and a doberman : Martin, who is going to be 14 on April 29th, Sebas, who is
going to be 12 on July 1st ( He stole my birthday party forever : I was born on
a Wednesday 30th of June) and Ernie,
our ecological brown doberman (complete
with his original ears and tail).
Not very exciting ? Probably not .
We are just another Argentinian family and we are very happy to be your
fellow SHARERS.
In SHARE 18...
1.- Official Resignation to
Adulthood
2.- The Latest Technology for Language
Teachers
3.- Rich Countries and Poor
Countries : A question of Attitude ?
4.- From "our reporter" in Thailand
!!
5.- How about laughing for two hours
?
6.- Tendjewberrymud
7.- Calling all ESP Teachers
!
8.- Mail from a
friend
9.- Reach for
Rainbows
10- Two New SIG´s at
APIBA
11- God´s
Boxes
12- ELT Marketing Seminars in Bahía
Blanca
13- Carolina´s own site for teachers and
students
(1) OFFICIAL
RESIGNATION TO ADULTHOOD
A very dear friend, Nora Séculi, seculi@citynet.net.ar sent us this
heart-warmer from Rosario. She says "it is a little something
to brighten up a rainy Sunday" We believe it is much more than that
:
Where do I sign up...
I am hereby officially
tendering
my resignation as an adult.
I have decided I would like to accept
the
responsibilities of an 8 year-old again.
I want to go to McDonald's and
think
that it's a four star restaurant.
I want to sail sticks across a
fresh mud
puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.
I want to think M &
M´s are better than
money because you can eat them.
I want to lie under a
big oak tree and
run a lemonade stand with my friends on
a hot summer's
day.
I want to return to a time when life was
simple; When all you
knew were colours,
multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes,
but that didn't bother you,
because
you didn't know what you
didn't know and you didn't care.
All you knew was
to be happy because you were
blissfully unaware of all the things
that should make you worried or
upset.
I want to think the world is
fair.
that everyone is honest and good.
I want to believe that anything is
possible.
I want to be oblivious to the
complexities of life
and be overly excited by the little
things
again.
I want to live simple again.
I don't want my day to consist
of
computer crashes, mountains of paperwork,
depressing news, how to
survive more days
in the month than there is money in the
bank, doctor
bills, gossip, illness,
and loss of loved ones.
I want to believe in
the power of
smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth,
justice, peace, dreams, the
imagination,
mankind, and making angels in the snow.
So . . . here's my
checkbook
and my car-keys, my credit cards
I am officially resigning
from adulthood.
And if you want to discuss this
further, you'll have to
catch me
first, cause........
..."Tag! You're it."
Nora is the
president of one of the biggest Teachers´Associations in our country, APrIR and
has just been re-elected to serve another term in FAAPI´s Executive Committee.
Congratulations, dear SHARER !
(2) THE LATEST
TECHNOLOGY FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Betty Wolff, Executive Director of BEWENGLISH /HYPERMEDIA
2000
betty@giga.com.ar writes to us :
Dear Omar and Marina,
You
are doing a great job, and we are enjoying your newsletter.
May you and all
the SHARERS have a Great Easter !
This old-time SHARER and one
of the very first English teachers to specialize in Computer Technology applied
to the teaching of languages also sends us all this invitation. A real
temptation for the innovative teacher !
"Are you ready to teach in
this millennium ? You can't lag behind !
Objective of our Intensive Personalized
Program : Introduce English Teachers to the latest technology for the English
class.
a.. Modern educational facilities with the latest
technology
b.. English teachers with formal technology training
c.. All
classes in English, including software and bibliography
d.. CIUA's guarantee
of satisfaction or the course is on us
Course Contents :
a.. Netscape Communicator 4,7
b.. Search
Engines and Antivirus
c.. Off-line Navigation
d.. Netetiquette and
Graphics
e.. E-Pals, Chatting and ICQ
f.. Videoconference and
Netmeeting
g.. HTML and Front Page 2000
h.. JavaScript
i.. Acrobat
Reader and Corel Suite
j.. List Servers and Mailing Lists
k.. Teacher
Toolbook, Presentations
l.. Lesson Plans and Rubrics
Course Coordinator: Andrea García, Ciua.com
Solution www.ciua.com.ar
Modules: 5 of 8 hours each ( a
grand total of 40 contact hours)
Fees: $ 400 or three installments of
$ 150
Dates : Tuesday and Thursday from 9 p.m.
through 11 p.m., or
Fridays from 7 p.m. through 11 p.m., or
Saturdays from 5 p.m. through 9 p.m.
If you would like more
information, send us an email: informes@ciua.com.ar
First group
starts on Tuesday, May, 9th at 9 p.m..
If you want, you can also call us or
come to visit our institute ! Our phone
numbers are 4 822-4946 and 4
822-1807. Our offices are always open, even during weekend, come and check to
see our activities: M.T. de Alvear 2247 "
(3) RICH
COUNTRIES AND POOR COUNTRIES : A QUESTION OF
ATTITUDE ?
The following message was
given to Omar by a colleague in his last trip to Mendoza last February.
Omar and me were always in two minds about publishing it. We thought
about the spirit of SHARE (free from any political leanings) and we did not want
to contradict it in any way. But a conversation we had a few days ago with two
friends about the causes of underdevelopment coupled with a very recent academic
discussion Omar had on same topic, prompted us to SHARE this message with you
with an open invitation for reflection and debate.
LAS CAUSAS DEL
SUBDESARROLLO
"Los deseos primarios de
toda persona son ganar más dinero, progresar y ser
felices. Una forma
efectiva de lograr estos anhelos es siendo ricos. Así como hay personas pobres y
personas ricas hay países pobres y países ricos.
La diferencia entre los
países pobres y los ricos no es la antigüedad del país. Lo demuestran casos
de países como India y Egipto, que tienen miles de años de antigüedad
y son pobres.
En cambio, Australia y Nueva Zelandia son países
jóvenes, desarrollados y ricos.
La diferencia entre
países pobres y ricos tampoco está en los recursos naturales con que cuentan,
como es el caso de Japón que tiene un territorio muy pequeño y
el 80% es montañoso y no apto para la agricultura y ganadería, sin
embargo es la segunda potencia económica mundial pues su territorio es como
una inmensa fábrica flotante que recibe materiales de todo el mundo y los
exporta transformados. Suiza no tiene océano, pero que tiene una de
las flotas navieras más grandes del mundo; no tiene cacao pero tiene el
mejor chocolate del mundo; Al igual que Japón no tiene recursos
naturales, pero da y exporta servicios, con calidad muy difícilmente
superables.
Tampoco la
inteligencia o la raza de las personas es la diferencia, como lo demuestran
estudiantes y científicos de países pobres que emigran a los países ricos y
logran resultados excelentes en sus carreras.
La ACTITUD de las
personas es la diferencia. Al estudiar la conducta de
las personas en
los países ricos se descubre que la mayor parte de la población
sigue
las siguientes reglas (el orden es por supuesto aleatorio)
1. La Moral como
principio básico
2. El Orden y la Limpieza
3. La Honradez
4. La
Puntualidad
5. La Responsabilidad
6. El Deseo de superación
7. EL
Respeto a la ley y los reglamentos
8. El Respeto por el derecho de los
demás
9. Su Amor al trabajo
10. Su Afán por el ahorro
Necesitamos mas
Leyes?
No sería suficiente con cumplir y hacer cumplir estas 10 simples
reglas?.
Aquí y en el resto de los países pobres, sólo una mínima parte
de la población sigue estas reglas en su vida diaria. No somos
pobres porque a nuestro país le falten riquezas naturales, o porque la
naturaleza haya sido cruel con nosotros, simplemente nos falta
carácter para cumplir estas premisas básicas de funcionamiento de las
sociedades."
Tal vez haya mil y una
causas más para nuestro subdesarrollo, causas internas y de las otras, causas
que podemos controlar nosotros y de las otras que escapan a nuestro control,
pero qué bueno sería si pudiéramos compartir este mensaje con otras
personas, reflexionar y actuar en consecuencia... Quién sabe, a lo
mejor podemos ayudar aunque sea en una ínfima medida a que en algunos
años más vivamos en un país un poco menos subdesarrollado.
(4) FROM "OUR REPORTER" IN THAILAND !!
As SHARE grows we get
reporters in the most unbelievable parts of the planet.
Today Claudio Capuzzi, a young and
energetic teacher from Chacabuco in the province of Buenos Aires, sends us his
"report".
Claudio is a very dear old friend
and the head of The Somerset School of English.
My dear friends Omar and
Marina,
Thank you so much for your
SHARES ! They are really great to read and it's such a nice way of keeping in
touch !
I hope you received my postcard from
Thailand. It was such an amazing trip, with so many contrasts and such different
people, customs, religion, language and everything! I fell so in love with all
the places that I'd like to go back there next year.
We started in
Capetown - South Africa - where we stayed for a couple of days visiting Cape of
Good Hope and Cape Point, where the two oceans meet. We had rented a
car. It´s awesome to drive in the mountains there as you can see all kinds of
wild animals on he road. It's an area full of cliffs but occasionally there's a
white sandy beach where we usually stopped and had a swim although the water was
extremely cold. Brrrr !
Our next stop was in Phuket, the biggest
Thai island in the Andaman Sea. All this area is simply paradise !! Thousands of
islands with warm emerald green water, white sand, and the jungle behind them.
We stayed in Phuket for 9 days, rented a jeep, took boats to visit the different
islands, went to all the Buddhist temples in the region, did trekking in the
middle of the jungle to discover hidden bays with breathtaking beaches, and the
sunsets ! Wow ! Every sunset looked as if liquid gold was being
poured into the horizon. After this we spent 3 days in Bangkok visiting the
temples, the canals and the floating markets, The Grand Palace – the
biggest temple in Thailand - is a complex that holds such a profusion of
temples, so many images carved on stone and such a beauty that overwhelms the
senses of every visitor. This is the place where the Emerald Bhudda lies -
carved on a sole piece of jade, they found him buried hundreds of years ago in
the north of Thailand. I loved the madness of the city.
After Bangkok we flew 4 hours to get to
Bali, in Indonesia. The beaches were not even half as beautiful as in Phuket,
but going to the north to visit the Hindu temples lying on top of the mountains
and witness the sight of the clouds passing over the pagodas and the people
carrying their offerings on their heads wearing such particular costumes was
just unbelievable! The terraced rice fields on the mountains are something you
cannoot find anywhere else in the world . Balinese people were so kind and
friendly that we never felt far from home. After that we spent 4 days in
Singapore, very different from the surrounding countries, as this is really
a First World country with skyscrapers everywhere, monumental
shopping centres and... very well -off people. Can you believe it ? We
went on a night safari ! Walking along paths we could see active animals in their
natural habitats only metres away.
Our last stop was in Kuala Lumpur -
Malaysia - where we stayed for 2 days. The Petronas Twin Towers are the
landmarks of Kuala Lumpur, with a height of 452 m. based on the 5 pillars
of Islam. They were designed by an Argentinian architect!! Our trip
was over there but our minds were so filled with images that they keep coming to
us all the time. How we wished you and Marina had been there !
Love,
Claudio Capuzzi pmcc@rcc.com.ar
Dear Claudio,
We are so glad to hear that you had a
great time and grateful for your SHARING your experience with all our SHARERS.
We are already thinking of some classroom
applications for your letter. Reading plus questions to check understanding
? Writing questions ? Simulating an interview or a press conference ? Listening
to the teacher read the letter and mark the itenerary on a map ? Having the
students write e-mails or letters to Claudio asking him for more details or
a few photographs ? Creating a story based on on one part of the letter, for
example "The Night Safari", As you
always say " ustedes no tienen remedio" !
We hope your wish to that we are
all together in those exotic lands one day comes true... next time
lucky perhaps.
(5) HOW ABOUT LAUGHING FOR
TWO HOURS ?
Albert Canil, albertc@unete.com from the Suburban Players
writes to us . He tells us about the story of this very well-known and
already traditional Theatre Group. Maybe his story can serve as a source
of inspiration to our SHARERS to start their own Drama Clubs at school or
college or their Theatre Groups in their towns and cities. We know there are
many well -established companies and other more informal groups
performing in English. We would be delighted to publish information about
them in the next issues of SHARE !
THE SUBURBAN
PLAYERS is the longest running English-Speaking amateur theatrical group
in Argentina, having been around since April 1963. Our objective, then and
now, is to stage plays in English for the enjoyment of the group of people
involved as well as for our audiences.
During these first 37 years we have
produced well over 100 shows, including dramas, comedies, farces, musicals and
thrillers at our own premises, The Playhouse, as well
as at other theatres, both in Buenos Aires and the interior of Argentina.
Being a non-profit organisation that collaborates on a regular basis with
established charities, we have helped community oriented fund raising campaigns;
we have also taken plays on tour to reach audiences that find it difficult to
come to Buenos Aires.
We have staged plays from the leading names
in drama: from Shakespeare to Shaw, from Pinter to Chekjov, including the texts
prescribed by Cambridge on its official reading list, thus affording English
learners a chance to actually see and hear what their “books” sound like.
THE SUBURBAN
PLAYERS is an open group that regularly holds auditions inviting
people to come and join in the manifold activities related to the actual
production of a play. We welcome people from all walks of life who want to
join in the fun, so, if you are interested in theatre, drop us a line and let us
know what you would be interested in doing with us.
Albert also sends us a reminder about
their latest play (announced in a previous issue of SHARE where you can find a
synopsis of the plot) : NUNSENSE directed by Laura Riera ( Musical Direction by Gustavo
Felice and Choreography by Lucrecia Badia) . Says Albert :
"Forget about troubles and tribulations,
relax and join in this uproariously funny variety musical that starts on April
7, and will be running thorughout the whole month of April (you may want to come
more than once!). "
"It's show time at Mount St. Helen
Covent. The Little Sisters of Hoboken are putting on a fund-raiser variety act
to get cash to bury 4 dead nuns, (currently in the convent freezer) before
the Board of Health runs its inspection. The Nuns put on a variety of
individual and group song and dance numbers, as well as a cooking lesson,
prize-givings, puppet shows, and a scene that must be seen to be believed: the
Reverend Mother unwittingly gets stoned. Interlaced in all this frenzied madness are touching songs
which reveal to us the true faith at the heart of every woman who chooses to
become a Nun."
When and Where ?
Fridays & Saturdays at 9pm .
Sundays at 7pm
The Playhouse, Moreno 80, San Isidro
(one block off
Marquez and Centenario, two blocks from San Isidro station)
Information and
reservations 4829.9112 ~ 4747.4470
Ticket Price.
$10.-
(6) TENJEWBERRYMUD
A very dear SHARER, Susan Hillyard, hillyard@ciudad.com.ar forwards this
contribution to all us SHARERS. We know Susan doesn´t like FWD´s but she made an
exception this time and we appreciate this message from a most hillarious
Hylliard :
"Anyone who has ordered from room
service will appreciate this one. Meant to be read aloud (for the full
effect). Its amazing, you will understand what 'tendjewberrymud'
means by the end of the conversation.
The following is a telephone
exchange between a hotel guest and room-service, at a hotel in Asia which
was recorded and published in the Far East Economic
Review.....
Room
Service (RS): "Morny. Ruin sorbees."
Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed
room-service"
RS: "Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to odor sunteen??
G:
"Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs
RS: "Ow July den?"
G:
"What??" "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled
please."
RS: "Ow July dee bayhcem...crease?"
G: "Crisp will be
fine."
RS : "Hokay. An San tos?"
G: "What?"
RS:"San tos. July San
tos?"
G: "I don't think so"
RS: "No? Judo one toes??"
G: "I feel really
bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means."
RS: "Toes!
toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow inglish mopping we bother?"
G:
"English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine.
Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RS: "We bother?"
G: "No...just
put the bother on the side."
RS: "Wad?"
G: "I mean butter...just put it on
the side."
RS: "Copy?"
G: "Sorry?"
RS: "Copy...tea...mill?"
G: "Yes.
Coffee please, and that's all."
RS: "One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee,
strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and
copy....rye??"
G: "Whatever you say"
RS: "Tendjewberrymud"
G :
"You're welcome"
(7) CALLING ALL ESP
TEACHERS !
" Dear colleagues:
As part of our liaison job between ESPers
from TESOL and IATEFL we would like to share with you the information of future
ESP events to take place.
26-28 January 2001
Third German ESP-Conference: "English for Occupational Purposes: What is it and
how can it be taught? - Contents, Methods, Material".
Submissions
in the language teaching areas of Legal, Medical, Technological Specialist
Englishes and in English for International Negotiations (Language of
International Organisations and Negotiations, Peacekeeping, etc.) are requested
by snailmail, fax or e-mail until 31 October 2000. Abstracts should not exceed
200 words and be accompanied by all necessary speaker and media requirement
details. There will be talks of 50 minutes and workshops of 90 minutes;
practical, hands-on presentations are strongly encouraged !
Conference
details from JWH Ridder, MA; ESPSIG Event-Coordinator, Beethovenstr. 5, D-33604
Bielefeld/GERMANY; Tel. +49(0)521/5212440; Fax +49(0)521/66209;
Email: jwh.ridder@t-online.de "
Thank you for information and keep us
posted. We are sure both Mercedes and Emily will be glad to send you more
information about this fast-growing ESP
Interest Section in ARTESOL.
By the way, Did you know that Mercedes
published her own free electronic NEWSLETTER for EGB teachers ? Why
don´t you send her an
e-mail requesting subscription information ? We know she will be
delighted to process your request .
(8) MAIL FROM A
FRIEND
We
are not only proud to publish this e-mail by a talented and respected colleague
from Rosario but we are also genuinely happy to know that teachers
like Graciela are still around and like Graciela have direct managerial
responsibilities which means education is still in very good hands.
Our hats off to
somebody who trully reflects the spirit of SHARING, the reasons to be a teacher
:
Dear
Omar,
I am one of the
people who used a story that appeared some time ago in one of your superb
SHARES. I already knew the story when I read it in SHARE, and I even had it in a
computer-folder called 'Interesting Stuff', without any acknowledgement,
I'm sorry to say. I was therefore unable to quote the original source of
such a moving story, and it was only when I read Susana Bosso's reference
in this last Share (17) that I realised I had also read the story here. I'm so
sorry! It is true that most of the 300 people in the audience were in tears when
I finished reading. In fact the story is so touching that when I heard the round
of applause I felt it was really Mrs Thompson who deserved such recognition. I
asked the organisers to make copies of the story to make sure everyone got one.
I suggest perhaps it might be a good idea to post it again some day for
other people to share. My talk was on evaluation and the story rounded up my
thoughts as to how unimportant marks are sometimes,and also how relative their
value... especially for those who suffer,
Thank you for
sharing! This space is simply wonderful! Not just because it contains useful
professional tips, information and ideas, but also because it gives room for
feelings. Caring and sharing... Isn't that what teaching is all
about?
Kindest reagrds
to you and Marina (Happy Birthday too!).
Graciela
Castelli , gcastell@infovia.com.ar
St
Bartholomew's School,Rosario
(9 ) REACH FOR RAINBOWS.
A very dear friend from Azul and a most faithful SHARER ,
Silvia Benson sends us this poem by Colin McCarty. Ideal to pin up in your
classroom and in your hearts. Silvia, sbenson@satlink.com is a Lecturer at
Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires and has
specialized in the process of writing. She has presented papers on this topic in
many natuonal and international congresses in our field.
REACH
FOR RAINBOWS
If
you don´t ever take chances,
you
won´t reach rainbows.
If
you don´t ever search,
you´ll
never be able to find.
If
you don´t attempt to get over
your
doubts and fears,
you´ll
never discover how wonderful
it
is to live without them.
If
you don´t go beyond difficulty,
you
won´t grow any stronger.
If
you don´t keep your dreams alive,
you
won´t have your dreams any longer.
(10) TWO NEW SIGS AT APIBA
Analia Kandel, APIBA SIGs Liaison Officer
apibasigs@hotmail.com writes to us
with information about two new Special Interest Groups :
APIBA Business SIG
Co-ordinators:
Alicia Perera - Virginia Lopez Grisolia
Date and Time of 1st Meeting :
Tuesday, 2nd May 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
Venue: Interaction
Language
Studio
Av. L.N. Alem 424 P.B., Buenos Aires
APIBA Computers
SIG
Co-ordinators: Pablo Toledo - Nora Lizemberg
Date
and Time of 1st Meeting : Saturday, May 6th 10 am to 12.30
pm
Venue: SBS Palermo
Cnel. Diaz 1747
The Agenda for these two first meetings includes :
1. Introduction
of Co-ordinators and members.
2. Presentation of Internal
Rules: comments and additions.
3. Exploration of interests and needs to be
taken up in later sessions
4. Planning the following SIG event
Fees: APIBA / FAAPI (active) members / teacher trainees:
None
(proof of status
required)
Non-APIBA /
FAAPI members: $10 per session
Those interested in participating in
either or both of these SIGS first sessions please send an e-mail message
to <apibasigs@hotmail.com> to
confirm their attendance.
As we said in our SHARE 13 "Well Done, APIBA! ". We would like to
encourage all SHARERS in Buenos Aires to participate in the SIG´s .
We often hear complaints about the lack of opportunities to take part in
serious study groups with high academic standards... and now the opportunity is
at your fingertips. Don´t miss it ! Support the efforts of the Buenos Aires
Association : if you cannot attend, spread the word, you might be helping
a colleague find the place for professional development he or she was
longing for .
(11) GOD´S BOXES
Hi ! My name is Mirta Zampini, ieci@impsat1.com.ar, and I am one of
your Dear SHARERS. Today I would like to share with you a very nice
poem someone sent to me. I don't know if you can include it in one of your
SHARES but at least, I think, it can warm your hearts. Thanks for the time you
devote to this e-mails. They are really worth it !
GOD´S
BOXES
I have
in my hands two boxes which God gave me to hold
He
said, "Put all your sorrows in the black,
And all
your joys in the gold."
I heeded His
words, and in the two boxes
Both my joys and
sorrows I stored
But though the gold became heavier
each day
The black was as light as before
With curiosity, I opened the black I
wanted to find out why
And I saw, in the base of
the box, a hole
Which my sorrows had fallen out by
I showed the hole to God, and mused
aloud,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be."
He smiled a gentle smile at me."
"My child, they're all here with me."
I asked, "God, why give me the boxes,
Why the gold, and the black with the hole?"
"My child, the gold is for you to count your
blessings,
The black is for you to let
go."
Thank you, Mirta. We loved your poem and it really
warmed our hearts. We will be looking forward to more contributions from a dear
SHARER like you .
(12) MARKETING SEMINARS IN BAHIA BLANCA
Ana Antonia Giner
a dear old friend with whom Marina, the kids and me have SHARED more than one
summer in dear old Claromecó ( a small resort in the South of the province of
Buenos Aires) sends us this invitation to participate in the MARKETING SEMINARS
she has organized in Bahía Blanca through her consulting firm : Kairós. Here are
the details :
Seminar
1
ELT
Marketing for a rapidly changing environment: 10 ways to increase your
competitive advantage
Many
organisations at the moment are having a difficult time and there is often the
feeling that either the competition is doing better than you are, or that your
marketing activities are no longer working as well as they should
be. People
want more, faster and cheaper and
students
want a quality experience as well as quality English teaching. This
seminar shows the
10 ways you can achieve this.
Date:
19 May, from 14:00 to 20:00
Vacancies:
20 (for Directors and senior staff only) Fee : $
120
Seminar
2
Relationship
Marketing: the importance of Customer Service in creating a truly
differentiating factor
Language
Schools rely heavily on personal recommendation and for “word of mouth” to be
effective it is essential to provide exemplary customer service. This
seminar looks at relations with both internal and external customers,
analyses the key causes for complaint, and looks at possible ways of improving
service quality to create a truly differentiating factor.
Date:
20 May, from 9:00 to 15:00
Vacancies: 40
(Teachers and administrative staff) Fee:
$ 70. -
Speaker
for both Seminars : Alison McGowan BA, PGCE(TEFL), DipM, MCIM
Alison
is an international marketing consultant with extensive experience in Southern
Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and South America. Her background is in
teaching, teacher training and marketing of ELT, and she has held senior
marketing positions at Oxford University Press, Longman ELT and Bell
Language Schools. She is
the founder and Director of Florence Associates, an international consultancy
specialising in the marketing of ELT.
Venue for
both seminars : Asociación Bahiense de Cultura Inglesa - Zelarrayán 245 - Bahía
Blanca .
Reservations
and registrations:
Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 17:30 to 19:30 at
Yrigoyen 252 8º”B”- Bahía
Blanca Tel/Fax 0291-452 3961
By
post, cheques or postal orders payable to Ana Antonia Giner.
(13) CAROLINA´S OWN SITE FOR STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS
Carolina Ruiz
Montari , one of our most recent SHARERS, sends us this information about her
own developments in the field of NET -related ELT. Our sincere congratulations !
We hope SHARERS and their students find Carolina´s site a
rewarding net-experience.
Dear
Omar,
I have been working as an EFL consultant and content developer for many
internet sites in Argentina and one in New Zealand.
I have developed this site
www.effective-english.com , which is
mine, it doesn't belong to any group, as an added value to my ordinary
classes.
To my surprise my students enjoyed studying on-line after school hours and
so, I developed free mini lessons. Then my in-company students of Business
English asked me for on - line lessons and lessons by e-mail, so I
developed the Guide to Business Correspondence with the help of some very
generous sponsors.
So, I decided to put them together into discussion groups. And they can
learn from each other.There are 11 discussion groups at the moment and there are
some technological problems sometimes ( I am transmitting lots of info and
my host is in USA) This means you have to click "actualizar" many
times in the "rush hours"
Please do have a look at the discussion lists and the penpals lists. I
would be very happy to know what your opinion is and if you can pass
the word... thanks a lot!!!! My students are eager to get new people visiting
our discussion groups.
there's a link for teachers and parents and their opinion about links in
internet sites and I have just launched the teachers' download files and
swapshop section
Kind regards
Carolina Ruiz Montani
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!! This was a long SHARE . It is a pity to have to say goodbye when we have so
much more material to SHARE. We want to thank you again for
all
the
good wishes, congratulations, e-birthday cards that you have sent Marina.
It is good to feel that even when we are more than 2,000 SHARERS now, THIS
IS STILL LIKE A BIG FAMILY.
WITH
OUR BEST WISHES FOR A WONDERFUL WEEK
!
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