SHARE
An Electronic Magazine by Omar
Villarreal and Marina Kirac (c)
Year
2 Number
28
July 1st 2000
Dear SHARERS ,
Not a very original way to start
but... we would like to say Thank you. Thank you for your interest in our
well-being and in the fate of our publication. Mails have simply piled
expressing their concern. Some SHARERS were worried
something
was wrong in the family. Many
others thought they had been removed from the List : I remember particularly two
from Juan Carlos Lozano from Uruguay with the following subject title " I feel
lonely" and a very hillarious one from Victoria Ruiz from Neuquén which
read, in part : "Ay SHARE me has echado al abandono, yo que tanto y tanto te
quería" : But there was one that really moved us . It was sent by Gabriela Fernandez Testa, avefenix@arnet.com.ar.
It contains three magic words :
"May I help ? " which to us reflect the true spirit of SHARE .
Dear Omar
and Marina,
Coveting for last week's
issue. What happened? If there is a problem , may I help ?? I hope for the best
Today a friend of mine sent me
a card in which the following text was included. I am sure I had read it
somewhere, perhaps in SHARE . Anyway, I guess these "24 important
things to remeber" are worthwhile reading more than once.
24 Inportant things to
remember
Your presence is a present to the
world
You're unique and one of a
kind
Your life can be what you want it to
be
Take the days just one at a time
Count your blessings, not your troubles
You'll make it through whatever comes
along
Within you are so many answers
Understand, have courage, be strong
Don't put limits on yourself
So many dreams are waiting to be realized
Decisions are too important to leave to
chance
Reach for your peak, your goal, your
prize
Nothing wastes more energy than worrying
The longer one carries a problem, the
heavier it gets
Don't take things too seriously
Live a life of serenity, not a life of
regrets
Remember that a little love goes a long
way Remember that a lot... goes forever Remember that friendship is a wise
investment Life's treasures are people...together
Realize that it's never too late
Do ordinary things in an extraordinary
way
Have health and hope and happiness
Take the time to wish upon a star And
don't ever forget...for even a day... how very special you are.
by Collin McCarty .
In SHARE 28
1.- Teenage Political
Correctness.
3.- St Paul´s Calendar for the Winter
Holidays.
4.- Millions ? What for
?
5.- A Lesson for Life.
6.- Come see the whales ... and much more !
7.- Aunt Gloria
Calls.
8.- Omar heads West with Rock ´n Roll.
9.- Educational
Technology.
10- For Teachers of Business
English
11- Agnes of God : A Review.
12- It was not a problem
of Diction.
13- July 2000 Mini-Seminars in
Montevideo
14- Fame for Bluesberry Jam !
15- Coming Events
16- Argentina in URUTESOL
2000
(1) TEENAGE POLITICAL
CORRECTNESS
A dear SHARER and neighbour from
Ranelagh in the South of Greater Buenos Aires, Norma Beatriz Rodriguez, sent us
this list with the very basic politically
correct expressions to use with
teenagers. Have you got any teenagers at home ?
We´ve got two boys. Read and you
will see yourself and your teenage subjects reflected here :
Political Correctness for Teenagers
No one fails a
class anymore, he's merely "passing impaired."
You don't have detention,
you're just one of the "exit delayed."
Your bedroom isn't cluttered, it's
just "passage restrictive."
These days, a student isn't lazy. He's
"energetically declined."
Your locker isn't overflowing with junk, it's just
"closure prohibitive."
Kids don't get grounded anymore. They merely hit
"social speed bumps."
Your homework isn't missing, its just having an
"out-of-notebook experience."
You're not sleeping in class, you're
"rationing consciousness."
You're not late, you just have a "rescheduled
arrival time."
You're not having a bad hair day, you're suffering from
"rebellious follicle syndrome."
You don't have smelly gym socks, you have
"odor-retentive athletic footwear."
No one's tall anymore. He's "vertically
enhanced."
You're not shy. You're "conversationally selective."
You don't
talk a lot.. You're just "abundantly verbal."
You weren't passing notes in
class. You were "participating in the discreet exchange of penned meditations."
You're not being sent to the principals office. You're "going on a mandatory
field trip to the administrative building."
It's not called gossip anymore.
It's "the speedy transmission of near-factual information."
The food at the
school cafeteria isn't awful. It's "digestively challenged."
(2) BERNIEH´S CORNER
Our
Internet expert Bernardo Banega strikes back. This time with sound advice
about two sites you cannot miss. Let´s listen to ( or rather : let´s read)
Bernieh and happy surfing !!
"
Hello, pals! BRRR... still cold here!
Here are two interesting sites for
you to visit:
"The Natural Approach Web Site",
see:
http://maxpages.com/thena/Home
This
is a site devoted to Stephen Krashen and Tracy Terrell's "Natural
Approach to
Language Teaching and Learning". There are a couple of seemingly
interesting articles there, and a dozen of links to follow. (Warning: Do not
take all that is written there as a "revealed truth"; use your critical thinking
to
judge the contents. There's a drawback, though : every time you change
pages an extra window pops, with advertisements (you can close those pesky
windows as soon as they appear and continue downloading the "main"
pages).
"TESL-EJ: Teaching English as a Second or
Foreign Language", see:
http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/index.html
TESL-EJ
is an electronic academic journal freely accesible through the
Internet
(first issue was published in the spring of 1994.) TESL-EJ is
fully
refereed--each article undergoes a review by at least two
knowledgeable
scholars. There are two indexes (by author or by title) you
can follow to
read the articles; there is also a mailing list to which you
can subscribe
(click on the "Subscription information" link) in order to
receive an
automatic announcement of each forthcoming issue with the Table
of
Contents.
Cheers! Bernieh.
(3) ST.PAUL´S CALENDAR FOR THE WINTER
HOLIDAYS
We
are very pleased to announce the Calendar of Events of our Institute,
St.Paul´s Institute of Research in Education, for the Winter Holidays :
BRIGHT IDEAS TO DEVELOP THE
FOUR SKILLS
IN THE REAL CLASSROOM
The course can be taken as a whole
or in four separate modules .
Only those participants who complete the
four modules plus an additional FREE module on " Solutions for Discipline in the Classroom"
and submit the final accreditation paper will
receive the official certificate.
This course has official recognition in
several provinces of Argentina . Participants are kindly invited to consult our Secretary ( via fax or e-mail)
about acreditation before enrolling.
Module
1 : Tuesday 18th July 9:00 to 13:00 hours
Activites
for Listening Comprehension
Module
2 : Tuesday 18th July 14:00 to 18:00 hours
Activities
for Reading Comprehension
Module
3 : Thursday 20th July
9:00 to 13:00 hours
Activities
for Speaking
Module
4 : Thursday 20th July
14:00 to 18:00 hours
Activites
for Writing
Lecturer
: Prof. Omar Villarreal
Venue
:
St. Alban´s College - Ramón Falcón
250 - Lomas de Zamora.
Fee
: $ 15 each module OR $
50 the whole course (four modules)
Participants enrolling for the whole course can take
course (4) for free.
Course 2 :
NOT
ONLY, BUT ALSO ... TRAPS FOR THE NON-NATIVE USER
Of
catchphrases and clichés: Traps for the unwary in a second language with lots of
examples!
Wednesday 19th July 9:30 to 12:00 hours
Lecturers
: Pierre Stapley and Denis Dunn
Venue
:
SP BOOKS - Meeks 16 - First
Floor - Lomas de Zamora.
Fee
: $ 10
Course 3
:
SONGS
AND STORIES MY MOTHER NEVER TAUGHT ME
A
tongue-in-cheek survey of scandalous stories and scurrilous songs which have
some foundation in Great Truths - and Great Lies! Bring a smile to
English Teaching and join this entertaining duo of native speakers
!
Wednesday 19th July 14:00 to 16:30 hours
Lecturers
: Pierre Stapley and Denis Dunn
Venue
:
SP BOOKS - Meeks 16 - First
Floor - Lomas de Zamora.
Fee
: $ 10
Denis
Dunn (Exeter University) and Pierre Stapley (Symonds College,
Winchester)
are both natives of the United Kingdom.
Denis is from
Bedfordshire,
one of the home counties north of London and Pierre is from
Hampshire
in the South.
Course
4 :
SOLUTIONS
FOR DISCIPLINE IN THE CLASSROOM
Wednesday 19th July 17:00 to 20:00 hours
Lecturer
: Prof. Omar Villarreal
Venue
:
SP BOOKS - Meeks 16 - First
Floor - Lomas de Zamora.
Fee
: $ 10
Course 5 :
WHAT
MAKES US LAUGH ? AN ANALYSIS OF HUMOUR IN THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Friday 21st July 9:30 to 12:00 hours
Lecturer
: Pierre Stapley (Symonds College, UK)
Venue
:
SP BOOKS - Meeks 16 - First
Floor - Lomas de Zamora.
Fee
: $ 10
Course
6 :
THE NEW ROCK´N POP IN THE CLASSROOM
2000
Tuesday 25th July 10:30 to
13:30 hours
Lecturer
: Prof. Omar Villarreal
Venue
:
Colegio Albert Schweitzer - Piñeyro
422 - Lanús
Fee
: $ 10 ( plus an optional $ 7 for the set of two
CD´s )
Course 7 :
GAMES AND COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES : 100 RECIPES !!
Wednesday 26th July 10:30 to
13:30 hours
Lecturer
: Prof. Omar Villarreal
Venue
:
Words College - Brandsen 246 -
Ezeiza
Fee
: $ 10
Course 8 :
MY BEST LOVED CHILDREN SONGS AND STORIES
Wednesday 26th July 17:00 to
20:30 hours
Lecturer
: Prof. Omar Villarreal
Venue
:
Colegio "San Agustín" - Meeks 716 - Temperley
Fee
: $ 15 ( the prices includes a
CD with all the songs recorded especially
for this course)
Previous enrolment for all these courses is essential.
You can enrol personally at Meeks 16 . 1st floor Lomas de Zamora or by phone
at (011) 4244-2798 or (011) 4243-1972 or by e-mail to StPauls@pinos.com
Certificates of attendance will be issued (Only
Course 1 bears official recognition in several jurisdictions)
(4) MILLIONS ? WHAT FOR ?
Our dear friend and SHARER, Miriam Fernandez from Catamarca has
sent us this message which made us reflect about the really important
things in life. We hope you or your students enjoy reading it too. Thank you
Miriam for your contribution !
"An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal
Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the
small boat were several large yellowfin tuna.
The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish
and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied: "only a little while" .
The American then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch
more fish?
The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate
needs.
The American then asked, but what do you do with the rest of
your time?
The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play
with my children, make siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each
evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy
life, señor."
The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you.
You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat with
the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you
would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a
middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own
cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would
need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then
Los Angeles and eventually New York City where you will run your expanding
enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But señor, how long will this all
take?"
To which the American replied, "15-20 years."
But what then, señor?"
The American laughed and said "that's the best part. When the
time is right you can sell your company stock to the public and become very
rich, you would make millions".
"Millions, señor? Then what?"
The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small
coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with
your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings
where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."
A dear SHARER Lucila Barbero from Campana sends us this list
of wise principles to apply to everyday matters. No doubt you will see
yourself reflected in more than one of these maxims . Why ? Because they are
about the simplest things in life... which often happen to
be the most important ones !
Words To
Live By
Never buy a coffee table you can't put your feet on.
Believe in
miracles, but don't depend on them.
Don't forget that we are ultimately
judged by what we give, not by what we get.
When you hear a kind
word spoken about a friend, tell him/her so.
Don't work for recognition,
but do work worthy of recognition.
Start the standing ovation at the end
of school plays.
When someone lets you down, don't give up on
him.
Ask yourself if what you're doing today is getting you closer to where
you want to be tomorrow.
Remember that nothing important was ever achieved
without someone's taking a chance.
When a friend is in need, help him without
his having to ask.
When someone gives you something, never say,
"You shouldn't have."
Remember that cruel words deeply hurt.
Remember that
loving words quickly heal.
Rebuild a broken relationship.
Frame anything your child brings home on his first day of
school.
Seek respect rather than popularity.
Seek quality rather than
luxury.
Seek refinement rather than fashion.
Never be too busy to meet
someone new.
Remember that when your mom says, "You'll regret it," you
probably will.
Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in
your heart you were meant to do.
To help your children turn out well, spend
twice as much time with them and half as much money.
Remember that
life's most treasured moments often come unannounced.
When you see
someone sitting alone on a bench, make it a point to speak to him or
her.
Be willing to accept a temporary inconvenience for a permanent
improvement.
Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of
others.
Remember, it's not your job to get people to like you; it's your
job to like people.
Thank you , Lucila and keepon SHARING !
(6) COME SEE THE WHALES ... AND MUCH MORE !!
A dear SHARER and close friend Richard Lagiard, arpat@arnet.com.ar writes to us from the South. He sends us information about his
Immersion Programmes in Patagonia he is organizing with his
company.
The makers
Southern
Cross Tours is a tour operator based in Trelew (Chubut) run by Ana Jones, who was
nominated as a “Pioneer of Patagonian Tourism” by the Ente Patagonia Turistica
for her long- standing merits in the field. Her husband, Richard Lagiard, an
English teacher, has also been in the trade for some twenty-five
years.
An
Educational Adventure
Have
you ever thought of taking your students for an adventure trip to
Patagonia
? You probably did, but there was no one there to tell you how. Right. Here you
are ! We can help you.
To
start with, this is not one of those common pack-them-all into a bus and offload them at
a disco. This is a study trip. As soon as you arrive in Chubut you are met
by one of our native English-speaking teacher-tour guides. From then on everyone
in your group will use only English .
The
“Patagonian Adventure” has been conceived as a
whole-person educational experience. The student is meant to
improve
his/her English in all four skills while
learning about
Patagonian wildlife and culture. Activity packs are provided as a means of
recording facts along the tour. These work sheets, together with photos and
cassettes and souvenirs, can be used in class, upon return to school for further
exploitation .
Itinerary
The visit
has been planned on a weekend basis although it can be prolonged by request.
The
group (Groups of students of all ages are accepted. Groups of Teachers are
always welcome ! ) is expected to arrive on Friday afternoon. On Saturday we do
a full day visit to Valdés Peninsula (whales, seals, sea-lions, etc).
Sunday is Dinosaur Day. The morning
is spent exploring the Paleontological Park. The afternoon is a close encounter
with the ancient Celtic culture of the Welsh community. The visit ends on Sunday with a farewell competition your students
will never forget !
North
east Chubut can offer a wide range of resources. Different tours related to
subjects like music, farming, history, geomagnetism, etc. can also be arranged
by request.
Enquiries
Should
you wish to know more about this unique "Patagonian
Adventure" idea, please do not hesitate to call us (Richard or Anne). Our
Email address is: arpat@arnet.com.ar
(7) AUNT GLORIA CALLS
Our very dear friend and SHARER, our "aunt" Gloria Ferrari, writes about
marriage. Read on and find what Ann Landers never dared say about husbands
and wives :
Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with
friends.
You order what you want, then when you see what the other person
has,
you wish you had ordered that.
Man is incomplete until he
is married. Then he is finished.
Just think, if it weren't for
marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.
A
lady inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Husband wanted". Next
day
she received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You
can have mine."
The bride, upon her engagement, went to her mother and
said, "I've found
a man just like father!" Her mother replied, "So what
do you want from
me, sympathy ?"
A little boy asked his father,
"Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?"
And the father
replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."
Young Son: Is it true,
Dad, I heard that in some parts of Africa a man doesn't know his wife
until he marries her?
Dad: That happens in every country, son.
A woman
was telling her friend, "It is I who made my husband a millionaire."
"And
what was he before you married him?" asked the friend.
The woman replied, "A
billionaire."
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
Second marriage
is the triumph of hope over experience.
The most
effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it
once.
First guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!" Second
guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."
(8) OMAR HEADS WEST WITH ROCK ´N ROLL
Do you want to learn more than forty techniques for
the use of rock ´n pop hits in the classroom ? Do you want to enjoy listening to
more than forty top groups and singers performing the latest 1999-2000 hits ?
Then you cannot miss Omar´s presentation in the West during the winter holidays
!
When ? Tuesday 19th July from 10:00 to 13:30 hours
Where ? Bridge English - Avda Gaona 1810 ( one block off Avda
República) - Ramos Mejía
How
much ? $ 10 ( plus an optional $ 7 for a set of two
CD´s )
At the end of Omar Villarreal´s presentation, there
will be a book raffle. Books will also be on sale at special discount prices.
Enrolment at Bridge English personally, by phone at
(011)4654-8945 or via e-mail to bridge@sminter.com.ar
(9) EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
A. .- "Curso de producción
de multimedia en la escuela"
Juan Carlos Asinsten en conjunto con
Organización Horizonte anuncian su curso abierto (inscripción abierta
permanentemente) y totalmente a distancia Para información
adicional se puede visitar la página web : http://www.horizonteweb.com/webcampus/
B..- Lista Autormedia, moderada
Se ha creado una nueva lista en el ámbito del
servidor de la Facultad de Filosofía de Buenos Aires (filo.uba.ar). El objetivo
de la lista es el tratamiento de temas relacionados con la creacion de
publicaciones multimediales con Herramientas de autor, particularmente en
el campo educativo.
Temas de interes dentro de la lista:
Herramientas de autor, formatos graficos, formatos de video, formatos de
sonido, formatos de texto. Editores y conversores de archivos graficos,
animaciones, etc..
La lista es moderada por el Ing. Mauricio O.
Wagner.
Para suscribirse se debe enviar un mensaje
a: majordomo@filo.uba.ar
En
el Asunto o Subject: dejar en blanco
En el cuerpo del mensaje: Subscribe
autormedia y agregar sus datos de correo electrónico : por ejemplo, usuario@nombre.com.ar ("Subscribe"
debe escribirse en Inglés).
These two pices of information were sent to us
through the SEDNET - Boletín electrónico de la Secretaría de Educación del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires -
sedgcba@netizen.com.ar
By
the way,have you visited the Educational portal of the City of Buenos Aires
- http://www.buenosaires.esc.edu.ar ?
(10) FOR TEACHERS OF BUSINESS
ENGLISH
A dear SHARER Alejandra M. Jorge, cait@ciudad.com.ar sends us details
about a Teacher development Course for teachers of Business English :
Hi Omar and Marina:
Thank you for the always welcome puff of air we receive from
you (and all the other sharers). I would then like to invite the business savvy
SHARERS o join us in the 50-hour intensive week course course we will be running
from July 24th to July 29th at CAIT, leading to the Foundation Certificate for teachers of Business English (
FTBE)
The course is specifically designed to expand the
repertoire of classroom activities and
techniques and help build up a substantial file of immediately usable and
expandable Business English material.
Lecturers : Alejandra Jorge and Adriana Arcaute
Venue : CAIT - Maipú 863 - 3rd floor "C" - Buenos Aires -
Phone : (011) 4311-8544 / 4314-2583
Total cost for crash course is $ 520
It
includes full pack of working documents (200 pages), on-line consultation
before the exam, correction and supervision of assignments and
coffee-breaks.
Reservation of vacancy: $ 100 (deductible from final cost and
non-refundable). For additional information phone CAIT or
e-mail Alejandra.
CAIT has been fully credited as Teacher Training Center by
the London
Chamber of Industry and Commerce - Examinations Board
and holds a proud
100 % pass record at the FTBE in 4
consecutive cohorts.
(11) "AGNES OF GOD" : A REVIEW
Albert Canil, albertc@unete.com has sent us this
review of the play he is directing with the Buenos Aires Players at the moment.
This review was written by our dear SHARER, Susan Hillyard and published in the
Buenos Aires Herald of June 24th. We thought it would be great to join two
great SHARERS like Albert and Susan with you in this issue. The text has been
only slightly shortened due to space constraints
:
Agnes of God: An ordeal of
self-discovery
Frankincense floats
overhead in the magically lit room. Three shrouded figures sit in the
heavy silence: two on opposite sides of the set, one in a wooden armchair dead
centre stage. A voice invites you to ponder the nature of miracles.
A church bell peals away in the distance. The central figure sings matins
under her gauze, rises slowly and leaves the acting area. She drags her veil,
half bridal top, half pall, behind her and exits. This is Agnes of
God's first step on her journey to find her destiny.
Staged in the round, this ambitious
Suburban Players production has forfeited scenery, props and special effects to
rely solely on the carrying power of the human voice. No mistakes allowed:
a slip of the tongue, a missed beat or a pause will destroy the atmosphere, for
timing is all-important in this play. And how well the actors pace every
syllable, every movement.
Under the superb guiding hand of Albert
Canil, the director, the show glides from scene to scene, from dialogue to
confrontation , to soliloquy as the lights dance overhead reflecting the
changing moods. Pathos blends into dark humour, into anger and passion,
flowing seamlessly as the tale unwinds and more and more soul is revealed.
Annette Krieger, a SP veteran
portrays a magnificent Mother Superior, larger than life, a behemoth Mother
Earth who spreads her wings to protect her brood and her beliefs with a voice
which booms through the Playhouse as her steely blue eyes seek the crack in the
psychiatrist’s armour. Her understatement is her power as an actress. She
is totally believable – the voice of reason in the face of so much confusion.
The psychiatrist/investigator is convincingly played
by Janet Lenton, making her debut as an actress with SP. Her portrayal
leaves a lasting impression as she undergoes an ordeal of self discovery whilst
striving to fulfil her professional obligations. She has to chip at the
stone encasing herself to prove that she is doing her duty in the best interests
of Agnes. And this she does, maintaining her professionalism but, at the
same time, coming over as a real person with real feelings.
Agnes, aptly sculptured by the
talented and versatile Moira Kotroba, has to face gruelling forces that tear her
psychic structure apart to reveal a person who is both angelic and, to quote
from the play, “deeply disturbed.” How do you show angst with a serene
smile on your face? How can you sing when your heart is weeping? But
the fact is that her superb acting and singing achieve the desired effects.
Martín Rebello’s lights, which
emphasise without distorting, and which accompany without taking the lead
,deserve a special mention. A true integration of technology and art.
John Pielmeier’s play is a
contemporary classic that has challenged many companies.The Suburban Players
have chosen “the road less taken” focusing on the human
dilemma. This is a theatrical experience
recommended to the discriminating theatregoer who wants to enjoy a top quality
show knowing that he will be touched, and that he will have to come up with
answers to questions that the play poses in each spectator’s mind.
Agnes of God ,
running Fridays & Saturdays at 9pm, Sundays at 6pm at The Playhouse, Moreno
80, San Isidro. Information and Reservations: Tel: 4784.8275
or email: albertc@unete.com
(12) IT
WAS NOT A PROBLEM OF DICTION
A dear SHARER from La Pampa, Mercedes
Ranieri, sends her first contribution to our publication. Mechy, Humour is
always welcome ! Keep on SHARING
" A fellow took his talking dog to a
show business talent agent, and the dog told six or eight familiar old
jokes, including a couple with French and English accents. "What do you
think?" the dog's owner asked the agent. We're
gonna make a fortune,
right?"
"Well," the agent replied, "his delivery's all right, but his
material's weak" ".
(13) JULY 2000
MINI-SEMINARS IN MONTEVIDEO
A very dear SHARER, Jorge Suarez
Coyle, a renowned ELT specialist in the River Plate sends us the following
reminder about his
Two
three-day mini-seminars/workshops for practising EFL teachers :
Seminar
1: Lexis and Reading Comprehension in the ELT
classroom
Seminar
2: Language,
Sex and Gender
Dates: Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday
7 July 2000
Time: Seminar 1: 9.00 - 12.00
am / Seminar
2: 2.00 - 5.00
pm
Venue:
Colegio La Mennais , Aquistapace 1701 - Punta Gorda,
Montevideo.
Enrolment: personally Bartolomé Mitre 1488 ap 402
11.004 Montevideo, or by
phone Tel/fax: 915 4377
(answerphone) E-mail: suarezj@adinet.com.uy
Fees:
One
seminar: $ 500 uruguayos /
Both
seminars: $ 900 uruguayos
(14) FAME FOR BLUESBERRY JAM !
We were very happy to
receive this short message from Susan. We all like Mick,
Susan and their
beautiful family and when a friend laughs we laugh with him or her and to use
another cliché : behind every great man....
Heartfelt
congratulations to Mick, a real artist that has really laboured hard for
success !
" Dear SHARERS,
Wherever you are
please check out Mick Hillyard's activities with the rockin' blues band
Bluesberry Jam, which after five years is enjoying
some considerable measure of success here in Buenos Aires. There are posters of
them all over the city and the CD is on sale in one of the biggeset record
chains in the country.
Regards
Susan "
(15) COMING EVENTS
Saturday 8 July - City
of Buenos Aires
Coordinating
Successfully, the widely acclaimed course for Heads
and prospective Heads
Lecturer : Laura Lewin
Topics include: Recruiting , Interviewing and Training
teachers, Observation of classses , Motivation and incentives for
teachers, Dealing with difficult personalities ,Leadership tips ...and much,
much more!
Registration ABS International Tel/Fax. 4832-3000
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Saturday
8th of July 9:00 to 12:30 hours -
Hotel
Impala - Lincoln , Province of Buenos Aires
The New Rock ´n Pop in the English Classroom 2000
Lecturer
: Omar
Villarreal
Fee
: $ 10
Registration
: 02355-42-2220 / 42-3018 (evenings)
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Tuesday
11th of July 18:30 to 21:00 hours
Escuela
Normal - Calle Nuñez 1375 - Bragado, Province of Buenos Aires
Developing
Reading Comprehension Skills with
Teenagers
Lecturer
: Omar
Villarreal
Admission
: FREE - Registration :
Adriana Echeverría :
02342- 421487
-
e-mail
: day@baservices.com.ar or in
the evenings 02342- 422351
(16)
ARGENTINA IN URUTESOL 2000
Our dear (almost next-door) neighbours and SHARERS, Liliana and Patricia
Orsi, co-Chairs of ESP Interest Section at
ARTESOL
espiisartesol@arnet.com.ar
have sent us the list of ESPers whose work has been accepted for
presentation at the URUTESOL Convention (10th trough 12th July) in
Montevideo :
Presentation ESP
Training Course for South American practitioners
Presenters : Mark Perry,
Mónica Aparicio, Norma Scagnoli, Lidia Aguirre, Gabriela Fernandez Testa,
Adriana Arcaute, Maria Laura Rossi, Maria Rosa Mariani, Alicia Barbitta and
Patricia Orsi.
Presentation
Effects of Topic Familiarity on Second Language Reading
Comprehension
Presenters : Susana Cordes
UBA, Elena Diez UNLP, Rubéen Massei UBA, Liliana y Patricia Orsi, Rainbow
Practical English Teaching.
Other Argentinian lecturers (not
within the ESP Interest Section of ARTESOL) travelling to Uruguay soon for their
URUTESOL Presentations are :
Presentation
Research Findings on DNC (Double Negative Constructions)
Presenter : Mariela Lucente ,
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
Presentation
Teaching English at the Dawn of the Century - The Power and the
Glory
Presenter : Omar Villarreal, Instituto Nacional Superior del
Profesorado Técnico de la UTN.
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Not a very original way to finish but... we would like to say Thank you.
Thank you to all the well-wishers that have sent Omar so many
mails to congratulate him on his birthday (30th June) ( even our son Sebas ,1st
July, got some mails from our dear SHARERS !! ) We are very happy !
________________
On a very private personal basis I
would like to say that the best
present I got on this birthday was a mail from Spain from Sergio Regueiro,
an old student of mine whom I had not had news from for some time and who has
landed an excellent job with a very important company in Madrid . Seeing young
talented people like Sergio succeed in life (when one has been a small part of
that life ! ) is one of the best things that an old teacher like me can hope
for. Seconly, and as it has become customary , I would like a SHARER to have the
closing words of this issue. This time I want to SHARE with you a mail that a
dear friend from La Rioja sent to Marina and me. A message both of us are
very proud of :
"Dear Omar and Marina ,
Thank you
very much for what you do ! You can't imagine how positive this sounds to
teachers around the whole country.
I was lucky to attend Omar's Seminar in La
Rioja three years ago and some others in different provinces and I really
think that you two have such a positive attitude to life that it
becomes contagious and arises other teachers'
enthusiasm.
Analia Cicconi analia5@starmedia.com
"
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND GIVE
YOU ALL
A MOST WONDERFUL WEEK
!!
Omar and Marina
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