Acosta, Sandra
Language Instructor, CCCN |
INFORMATION GAP ACTIVITIES: USEFUL AND FUN
Do you want your students to speak only in English and
have fun while they are working on the speaking activities? Come to this
session: We will share a wide variety of activities that will motivate your
students to speak only in the target language. SESSION I: WEDNESDAY 10:00 – 11:10 (201) SESSION VIII: THURSDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (201) |
Acuña, Jonathan
Language Instructor, CCCN and Universidad Latina
de Costa Rica |
PHONICS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN
A neglected area in language teaching in our Costa Rican
curriculum is phonics as a tool to improve not only reading accuracy but also
pronunciation. A simple approach to phonics teaching will be demonstrated in
this workshop, based on Eunice McDonald’s methodology. Join us and get
acquainted with this simple teaching approach to phonics. SESSION VI: THURSDAY 8:00 – 9:10 (201) SESSION XII: FRIDAY 10:10 – 11:20 (401) |
Arguedas, Vivian
Language Instructor, CCCN Díaz, Ronald
Language Instructor, CCCN |
DE-STRESS AND GET READY TO LEARN
What can we do to de-stress our
students and ourselves during the teaching and learning process? Be part of
the activities as we practice what we preach. SESSION I: WEDNESDAY 10:00 – 11:10 (203) SESSION XIII: FRIDAY 11:40 – 12:50 (302) |
I SEE DEAD PEOPLE... LEARN AND HAVE FUN!
Video clips of popular classic movies can be used in the classroom
for a variety of purposes. A demonstration will be used to show how to use
video clips effectively in order to stimulate class discussion, expand
vocabulary and increase listening comprehension. SESSION VI: THURSDAY 8:00 – 9:10 (203) SESSION XI: FRIDAY 8:30 – 9:40 (309) |
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Asturias, Eugenia
Language Instructor, CCCN |
GROUPING STRATEGIES
Do you have a shy student who
isn’t usually included in the activities or that is the last one to be chosen?
Come to this workshop and learn a lot of fun grouping strategies that help
students include everybody and work as a team! You won’t regret it! SESSION I: WEDNESDAY 10:00 – 11:10 (204) SESSION XI: FRIDAY 8:30 – 9:40 (203) |
Bangle, Barbara
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LEARNER-CENTERED TEACHING
The buzz word in education at the moment is that it is
now “learner-centered”, rather than communicative, or any other specific
method-based. Unfortunately, most teachers are not exactly sure what this
really means, and are even less certain of how their own teaching practice
can reflect this approach. This workshop will give some hands-on practice in
looking at the ELT practice and how it is, or can be, “learner-centered”. SESSION VIII: THURSDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (MTL) SESSION XIII: FRIDAY 11:40 – 12:50 (MTL) |
Benavides, Evelyn
Language Instructor, CCCN |
PLAYING AND TEACHING ENGLISH OUT OF THE CLASSROOM
Aren’t your students physically
active? Of course, they are. That’s why I’m inviting you to come to my
session. I’m going to share some ideas on how to take advantage of that in
your teaching with movement games. Come and make your classes more active. SESSION V: WEDNESDAY 4:50 – 6:00 (201) SESSION XIV: FRIDAY 2:00 – 3:10 (201) |
Berry, Susan
Teacher Trainer, School for International Training |
STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING PRONUNCIATION
Since the majority of English teachers
around the world are non-native speakers, we need to find ways to highlight
the advantages that non-native speakers hold and provide frameworks to work
within. In this workshop, participants will work through each aspect of
pronunciation; from the more obvious one (like sound differences) to the more
subtle ones (like sentence stress and rhythm) using a framework of Recognition,
Articulation, and Production to help provide some structure to
this often neglected part of language learning. SESSION III: WEDNESDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (201) SESSION XIII: FRIDAY 11:40 – 12:50 (201) |
Bonilla, Angel
Academic Consultant, Editorial MacMillan de
México |
TEACHING CHILDREN: A FANTASTIC PERSPECTIVE
If you are the kind of teacher who
is always avoiding young audiences, you need to change your mind. Teaching
young audiences is oftentimes regarded as a challenge. However, when modern
materials are made available to teacher, the task is nothing but a game. Fantastic is a series that not only includes what children like to talk about,
but presents it in such a way that every single learner feels successful all
the way through. Wanna see how?? Come join us!! SESSION XIII: FRIDAY 11:40 – 12:50 (203) |
YOU ARE NOT ALONE: ATTITUDE IS HERE!
Finding the right material is
the teacher’s worst nightmare. Sometimes, it takes most of the time teachers
devote to planning. Considering that effective teaching depends on innovative
materials, teachers have to be extra careful on what they bring to their
classes. This commercial workshop will put an end to that nightmare. Attitude not only provides you with the necessary materials for your classes,
but does it in a way that is challenging, meaningful and fun. Come and see
how it works! SESSION XI: FRIDAY 8:30 – 9:40 (204) |
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HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED: BUILD BEFORE THEY ACT
Are you tired of bringing
“communicative” activities that would better prepare your students, yet the
results do not satisfy your expectations? If your answer is “yes” maybe it is
time for you to reconsider the focus of your facilitating process and
reorganize it differently. Scaffolding is a principle within the Task-Based
Instruction that would help you be more assertive, as it would help the students
develop more confidence when using the target language. Come and learn to
hone your students’ skills in a more effective way! SESSION I: WEDNESDAY 10:00 – 11:10 (504) |
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THE FOUR ACES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING
To be effective in the language
classroom, teacher must pay close attention to tasks, lesson organization,
assessment, and student involvement. These elements guide students and ensure
learning despite the setting where the teaching takes place. In this workshop
teachers will go through the four aces in such a way that it would be easy
for them to do the same thing in their own classrooms. SESSION VI: THURSDAY 8:00 – 9:10 (504) |
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Brenes, Miguel
Academic Advisor to the Presidency, Colegio
Universitario Boston |
PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE SYSTEM:
DETERMINANT FACTORS FOR TODAY’S INNOVATING TEACHING
English teachers should be able
to guide their students to really learn the four linguistic skills
–understand, speak, read, and write the language –at a near-native level of
proficiency, for academic and practical purposes. First, they must understand
what values and qualities, besides professional skills, they should develop
and acquire, in order to become truly innovative and effective teachers in
today’s world, not only according to a particular institution’s interests,
but also to national needs and societal demands. SESSION XII: FRIDAY 10:10 – 11:20 (302) |
Brown, William
Language Instructor, CCCN |
TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH VIDEO GAMES
I will make use of two short videos taken from two
different video games (Donkey Kong Country 2 and Yoshi’s SESSION VI: THURSDAY 8:00 – 9:10 (302) SESSION XI: FRIDAY 8:30 – 9:40 (302) |
Burnett, Patricia
Training Intern, School for International Training Lalama, Johanna
Training Intern,
School for
International Training Reynosa,
Rochelle
Training Intern, School for International Training Hubbell, Carol
Training Intern,
School for
International Training Sanchez, Sheiron
Training Intern,
School for
International Training |
PRAGMATICS: THE DANCE OF LANGUAGE ACROSS CULTURES
Through audience participation,
we will explore important cross-cultural communication strategies with regard
to appropriacy and discourse in various contexts. Linking a brief
introduction on the history of pragmatics to current teaching methodologies,
we will examine speech acts, proximics, and implicatures through role play,
group discussions and activities. SESSION
XIV: FRIDAY 2:00 – 3:10 (310) |
Bustamante, Antonio
Language Instructor, CCCN |
ENGLISH LEARNING AND THE MOURNING PROCESS
“I have to learn English in order to keep my job. I don’t
like English. In fact, I hate it!! But I have to learn it or else...?” In
this session we will explore the process of mourning: denial, anger,
bargaining, depression and acceptance, as applied to the process of learning
a new language. This will be done through a short lecture, role plays and the
discussion of the results. SESSION III: WEDNESDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (203) SESSION XIV: FRIDAY 2:00 – 3:10 (303) |
Calvo, Marcela
Language Instructor, |
GAMES, GAMES AND MORE GAMES!
In this workshop, teachers will get fresh and new ideas
that they can apply in their daily teaching in order to motivate their students.
Teachers will see how participation will improve with these games that can be
used for vocabulary, phonics, grammar, reading... SESSION I: WEDNESDAY 10:00 – 11:10 (305) SESSION XI: FRIDAY 8:30 – 9:40 (201) |
Camarena, Minerva
Director, |
SPECIALIZED ENGLISH EDUCATION –5 ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER IN INNOVATIVE
TEACHING
The most commonly found elements in EFL around the world
are teachers, learners and textbooks. Textbooks and other commercial
materials in many situations represent the hidden curriculum of many language
courses and thus play a significant part in the process of teaching and
learning... Is there more? This presentation will demonstrate the 5 elements
the SESSION I: WEDNESDAY 10:00 – 11:10 (502) SESSION VI: WEDNESDAY 3:20 – 4:30 (404) |
Cano de Arauz, Olda
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WHAT CAN DRAMA DO FOR YOU? IDEAS FOR ESL/EFL TEACHERS
What is the nature of drama-based activities in the
classroom? First, the main emphasis is on process rather than product or
discreet items, a process in which all students are always involved in some
way, either as listener/watchers (audience) or listener/speakers
(performers). After the teacher sets up the situation, the process can either
be completely autonomous for the students (the teacher is outside the group
as a separate spectator), or ‘directed’ from a distance by the teacher who
becomes a facilitator; in other activities the teacher guides and
orchestrates the action. In this workshop, participants will experience the
benefits of drama-based activities: they motivate learners; they provide a
meaningful context and an authentic purpose for communication; and they place
more responsibilities on the students. SESSION IV: WEDNESDAY 3:20 – 4:30 (302) SESSION XIV: FRIDAY 2:00 – 3:10 (402) |
Cascante,
Elizabeth
Mentor Teacher, CCCN Flores, Marisol
Language Instructor, CCCN |
INTEGRATING THE FOUR SKILLS
Many of us believe that integrating the four skills is
still a utopia; however, reading, listening, speaking and writing have always
been integrated in many real life situations. Why not take them all together
to the English class? Don’t hesitate and join our session to get some tips on
how to do this efficiently and meaningfully. SESSION III: WEDNESDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (302) SESSION VI: THURSDAY 8:00 – 9:10 (303) |
Cascante,
Mariam
Language Instructor,
CCCN
Language Instructor, CCCN |
PLANNING A LESSON
Participants will be asked about the way they plan their
lessons and the aspects they consider to do it. They will be given a
demonstration to see and analyze the transitions and interrelationship among activities,
objectives, achievement, grammar explanations, focus, and student performance
in order to present the lesson. SESSION V: WEDNESDAY 4:50 – 6:00 (203) SESSION X: THURSDAY 4:45 – 5:55 (203) |
PROMOTING TEAM
WORK IN CLASS BY USING GROUPING TECHNIQUES
Participants will be asked some questions regarding their
experience with the implementation of grouping techniques, then, the
presenters will give them some theoretical parameters about these techniques
to be appropriately applied in class. After that, they will have a debate as
an example of a grouping technique. SESSION VIII: THURSDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (310) SESSION XIV: FRIDAY 2:00 – 3:10 (204) |
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Fulbright Scholar,
Universidad Pedagógica
Nacional Francisco Morazán, Fulbright Scholar,
Universidad Pedagógica
Nacional Francisco Morazán, |
ADULT SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND TEACHING
Even though some researchers have shown that adults have
more advantages in learning a second language, people still believe in the
myth that the best stage for learning foreign languages is childhood. In this
lecture, the audience will develop a broader understanding about some
cognitive and metacognitive advantages adults have when acquiring a second
language. This way, participants will have the opportunity to analyze the
application of methodologies according to the internal knowledge students
already have when being exposed to second language acquisition. Also, some
implications will be elucidated concerning teaching adult learners. SESSION V: WEDNESDAY 4:50 – 6:00 (204) SESSION IX: THURSDAY 3:20 – 4:30 (302) |
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Language Instructor, CCCN Language Instructor, CCCN |
COOPERATIVE LEARNING: A TOOL TO SIMPLIFY TEACHING
There are teaching techniques that can help you ensure
learning and encourage students in the class. Sometimes we would like our
students to be part of every activity we have in the class, but they do not work
as planned. Cooperative Learning is a technique that can help you do that and
more. SESSION I: WEDNESDAY 10:00 – 11:10 (309) SESSION VIII: THURSDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (204) |
CULTURE: THE ASPECT YOU MUST NOT SKIP WHEN TEACHING
When planning, we often worry about all the skills we
must integrate, the objectives contained in the program and so on, but one
aspect we cannot skip is the cultural aspect. Come to this workshop and we
will give you ideas on how to integrate the cultural aspect to your class. We
guarantee that your students will know more than you can imagine! SESSION VI: THURSDAY 8:00 – 9:10 (305) SESSION XI: FRIDAY 8:30 – 9:40 (303) |
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Senior Education
USA Advisor, CCCN Marketing Assistant, CCCN |
CERTIFYING YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
For more than 25 years, TOEIC has been used worldwide to
measure the English Proficiency of non-native English-speaking people. SESSION VIII: THURSDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (302) SESSION XIII: FRIDAY 11:40 – 12:50 (204) |
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Universidad Católica de |
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT: PORTFOLIOS AND JOURNALS, TWO
VALUABLE EXAMPLES
Participants will get an overview of what authentic assessment
means and what applications it can have in language-learning classroom.
Portfolios and journals will be used as examples to prove how valuable this
type of assessment is. SESSION III: WEDNESDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (305) SESSION VIII: THURSDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (305) |
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Language Instructor, CCCN Language Instructor, CCCN |
DIFFERENT WAYS OF TEACHING GRAMMAR TO CHILDREN
Sometimes teaching a grammar English lesson to children can
become boring for them. We want to encourage students to enjoy grammar as an
important part of their learning process. SESSION III: WEDNESDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (303) SESSION VIII: THURSDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (303) |
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INTERCULTURAL LEARNING
As for the Sapir-Whorfian hypothesis, the language we acquire
influences the way we construct our model of the world, then every language
conveys differing visions of the same world. For English teachers, this
suggests that a language is more than a linguistic component alone.
Intercultural learning can be one tool to develop appreciation for
differences, mutual acceptance and respect. SESSION IV: WEDNESDAY 3:20 – 4:30 (401) SESSION XI: FRIDAY 8:30 – 9:40 (305) |
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Mentor Teacher, CCCN |
TEACHING GRAMMAR FOR REAL COMMUNICATION
When grammar is taught in isolation, students can learn
its rules, but it is not probable that they will know how to use it. By
having learners use grammar in real-life situations, they will be able to use
it effectively and in context. In this workshop, teachers will engage in
activities that will help them to teach grammar in a real way by interacting
and sharing ideas with other colleagues. SESSION I: WEDNESDAY 10:00 – 11:10 (310) SESSION VI: THURSDAY 8:00 – 9:10 (309) |
Cory-Wright, Kate
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WHAT MAKES ADOLESCENTS TICK?
Teaching English to teenagers is both an interesting and
a challenging task. A group of adolescents can be highly motivated,
cooperative and fun to teach one day, and the next day the whole group or
individual students might turn out to be truly difficult… The root of these
problems lies in the fact that adolescents are going through a period of
significant change in their lives (Herbert Puchta, English in Mind,
2005). SESSION III: WEDNESDAY 1:50 – 3:00 (MTL) |