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to my home on the web.
I am a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language living in
Argentina,
where I have been working for 30 years now. I have devoted
–and keep devoting- my life to my profession and to my family
– my husband and three beloved children who, by now, have
managed to grow up successfully and independently. This
has allowed me the time to add a new savour to my life,
thanks to the advent of computers, and to my overdeveloped
sense of gregariousness I have cherished since childhood:
communication is to me, the most enjoyable gift we´ve been
endowed with. And the computer is an unmatchable tool.
 30
years’ teaching experience working with children, adolescents
and adults at all levels: elementary, intermediate and advanced.
16
years as Area Manager for kids’ classes.
Teacher
and teacher coordinator for advanced courses: FCE and CAE.
Cambridge
Oral Examiner for FCE and CAE.
Organized
Self Access Centre and Language Laboratory at Asociación
Rosarina de Cultura Inglesa, Argentina.
Devised
“Interactive Lab Work” for adolescents and adults classes.
Attended
course on Computer Assisted Language Learning in Cambridge
(CALL) (August 1999)
Attended
“CALL for
the 21st Century” Congress in Barcelona (August 2000)
Leads
“Multimedia Centre” at Asociación
Rosarina de Cultura Inglesa, organizing modules both
for Self Access Study and for the Multimedia Laboratory
with networked stations.
CALL
SIG Coordinator at APrIR (Teachers of English Association
in Rosario) 2001- 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005
Member of Webheads
In Action (WIA), an online Community of Practice devoted
to the analysis of, and experimentation with synchronous
and asynchronous tools for Language Learning.
Delivered
Seminar for Teachers on “ CALL for Teachers in the 21st
Century”, May 2001.
Participated
in TESOL
Curitiba (Brazil), July 2001, with a presentation entitled
“Computer Programs for Language Learning. Designing materials
using different sources.”
In July 2001 presented"Appraising
CALL in ELT. Organizing a Multimedia Centre. Designing Materials
on different sources", which was accepted for the
9th International LABCI Congress in Rio de Janeiro, but
the event was cancelled by Brazilian authorities due to
economic reasons in the area.
In August 2001 presented "CALL
for EFL Teachers in the 21st Century" in Rosario.
As from March 2000 started delivering talks
to teachers in Rosario, on ICT (Information and Communication
Technology), as well as providing training classes on the
use of computers.
Since 2001 has been Conducting the CALL
SIG in APrIR, the Association of Teachers of English in
Rosario, aiming at doing research on the uses of computers
for the classroom, Self Access and independent learning.
In 2002-2003 have presented in different
places in Rosario:
"ICT: What EFL Teachers need to
know Today"
"CD Roms: their Role in Language Learning"
"CMC Tools for Language Learning"
"Vindicating Chat"
I have also participated in online Congresses
: Global Day 5, EV Online 2002, Networking 2002, and am
now member of online Communities of Practice, aimed at doing
research on Computer Mediated Communication Tools for Language
Learning.
In October 2004 I delivered a talk in Spanish,
called "El chat en el aprendizaje de idiomas: interacción
auténtica en tiempo real. Cómo integrar el
"chat" a la enseñanza del idioma extranjero",
for teachers of English, French, Portuguese and Italian,
at the Escuela Normal de Profesores Nº 1, "Dr
Nicolas Avellaneda".
*on February 24, 2005, I presented "Vindicating
Chat: How to Integrate Chat into the Classroom",
at the "2005 International Congress of Professional
Development for Teachers of English", organized by
ABS International in Buenos Aires.
* On April 22, 2005, I delivered a ppt
presentation "Synchronous and Asynchronous Tools
Aiding the Development of Online Communities of Practice"
to all teachers in ARCI.
* On July 8, 2005, I gave "The Blogging
Phenomenon: its Impact on Language Learning" in the
11th Congress of Teachers and Students of English",
held in Rosario, organized by APrIR.
* On September 22, 2005, I presented "Bridging
the Gap: Webtools in Use", a report of an online
presentation to students in Caracas, Venezuela, carried
out with Dafne Gonzalez, for Ameghino Bookshop at FAAPI
Congress 2005.
* On September 23, 2005, I also presented
at FAAPI Congress: "Synchronous and Asynchronous
Tools Aiding the Develoment of Online Communities of Practice",
to both a face-to-face and an online audience, this one
made up of several EFL teachers from different countries
in the world, members of WIA.
CALL
SIG Blog
My 2005
students blog
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