Next Academic Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010

Place: Centro de Idiomas del Tec de Monterrey
Address: Ave. Hidalgo 5004
Edif. Melik Campestre, 2do piso
Tampico, Tamaulipas
Telephone: 213-66-06
(across from the Bene Hospital)
PARKING entrance is at the side of the building. Get a yellow ticket and then get it stamped in the language center to get free parking.

When:
Registration - 4:30 to 5:00 PM
Presentations - 5:00 to 6:00 PM
Refreshments - 6:00 - 6:30 PM

Cost:
Members = $40 pesos
Non-members = $60 pesos
or $200 pesos for a one-year membership plus this event.

Topic 1: Ingredients for Successful Communicative Activities
Abstract: Teachers are increasingly aware of the need to give students opportunities to improve their fluency and raise the confidence in using English. This means going beyond activities to practice language forms to communicative activities which are more focused on content and task outcome. However, many teachers say that these activities often do not work very well in practice and that they lose control of their class. The aim of this workshop is to discuss common problems with speaking activities and to suggest ways to provide the support needed to ensure successful communicative tasks.
Speaker: Tere Reyes
Bio-data: Teresa Reyes Cruz holds a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Essex in England as well as a Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English from Cambridge University. She has been teaching English as a Foreign Language since 2000. She is currently Academic Coordinator for Lower Levels in The English Department and a professor in the BA of Applied Linguistics in the American School of Tampico Language Institute.

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Topic 2: Helping Students Become Independent Learners
Abstract:
What kind of activities do you normally use? Are they almost the same? Why did you plan them? Becoming aware of how to organize, compare, classify, infer, and analyze data as well as pieces of information is an important strategy we should help our students develop so that they can become more independent. As a result, we as teachers are able to help them by structuring and preparing appropriate activities for these thinking processes.
Speaker: Blanca Graciela Rangel Regalado
Bio-data:
Blanca Graciela Rangel Regalado, holder of a BA in English Language, is a post-graduate student of MS in International Trade. She has been working for 20 years as a language teacher at different institutions including as a professor of subjects like "Developing Learning Skills", "Speaking", and "Advanced Writing". She has extensive experience with curriculum development for the UPALT and is a part-time tutor.
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Topic 3: Common Teacher's Concerns in Classroom Management
Abstract:
Classroom management is the day-to-day running of the classroom through routines and procedures, such as having students line up in size order or raise their hands to participate in class, but sometimes things seem to get out of control... let's see a few tips that will help us have a better organized classroom.
Speaker: Patricia Olivares Martínez
Bio-data:
Patricia Olivares Martínez has a BA in Communication and a Master Degree in Education with a specialization in Applied Linguistics. She has a joint certificate from ITESM and The University of Texas as a certified instructor of Cooperative Learning and she is also an ITESM certified evaluator of teaching competences.
She has been teaching English since 1996 at ITESM Campus Tampico. From 1997 to 2009, she was the Director of the Foreign Languages Department at the University of ITESM Campus Tampico. From 2007 to 2009, she as the Director of Academic Development of ITESM Campus Tampico. She is currently a full-time English professor at ITESM and she has also participated as instructor of several training programs given to private and public schools in recent years.