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Hem pensat que era hora d’unir-nos tots els que ens dediquem a ensenyar ANGLÉS professionalment. L’objectiu és que puguem intercanviar experiències i materials i formar-nos. Volem convertir-nos en un punt de trobada dels professionals de l’anglés i organitzar jornades, xarrades i seminaris. Volem ser la veu dels professionals de l'anglés i col·laborar amb tots els relacionats amb l'anglés i amb l'administració educativa i que se’ns tinga en compte com a interlocutors a l'hora de prendre decisions.

An association to unite us all who teach English professionally has been created. The aim is to share experiences, exchange materials and encourage further training with conferences, lectures and debates and ultimately become the voice of teachers of English and liaise with all those involved and especially with our educational authority.

Saturday 21 December 2013

Fwd: Resolució DOCV publicada el 17 de desembre - Dates de les Proves Extraordinàries al mes de juliol

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 S'ha publicat al DOCV d'avui 17/12/13 la resolució amb el calendari de les Proves Extraordinàries, que ja NO són en setembre:


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Wednesday 18 December 2013

You're invited to Regional Teacher Training EOI Alicante ∞ TESOL-SPAIN... (17 Jan 2014)

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Friday, 17 January 2014 from 09:30 to 18:30 (GMT)

EOI Alicante
56 Carrer Marquès de Molins
03004 Alicante
Spain

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Teacher Training Event aimed at the English Teaching Community -Secondary School and Adult Teaching- in the Comunidad Valenciana region, jointly organised by TESOL- SPAIN Comunidad Valenciana and EOI Alicante. This special event included within the 40th EOI Alicante Anniversary Celebration Acts, called "Consolidating Language Acquisition", will bring the latest trends in English Teaching...


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Thursday 12 December 2013

APAVAC READING CLUB

Adrift on a nice cup of  tea
Hiya!
A couple of weeks ago,  Naguib Mafouz allowed us a peek into an Egypt far removed from the demonstrations in Tahrir Square, the "touristy" visits to the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx and the Nile river cruises to Luxor.
We were, instead, invited to join a rather exclusive group of friends, individuals representing a cross-section of  the Nasser-era Egypt. We sat around, eavesdropping quietly. Our venue, a houseboat moored on the  Nile. The time of day, late evening, twilight giving way to moonlight. The water pipe went from actor to interpreter, art student to journalist, a recently separated homemaker to civil servant; pausing on its rounds only to be refilled.  As the kif worked its magic, tongues loosened and morals wavered giving us a glimpse at an unexpectedly westernized and disconcerted Egypt....

Ah....well, that was Adrift on the Nile, our last book.

We have a few more titles:

24 Jan 2014................Swallows of Kabul, a novel set in Afghanistan, by Yasmina Khadra
Followed by................

      1.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, a collection of short stories by 2014 Nobel Laureate  Alice Munro
      
       2.  Love in a Headscarf, a novel set in present day Britain, by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed 

All three books are freely available in new, second hand and kindle version from amazon.es.

See you at "Swallows of Kabul" !

Sunday 24 November 2013

Fwd: REGISTRATION FORM << III APAVAC CONFERENCE<<WE WANT WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR DRAWER>><<Saturday, November 30 at IES Lluís Vives, Valencia >>


III APAVAC CONFERENCE 30 NOV

"We want what you have in your drawer".

Dear members , In this year's conference we are showing part of what we found in those drawers of yours. We need you to complete the registration form below and submit it before Thursday 28 before midnight . Click HERE  to see the schedule  and click HERE If you want to have a closer look at the workshops. Should you get lost on your way there find IES Lluís Vives HERE. If you want to learn about the Book Flea Market we are holding during the Conference  click HERE.

And remember that you must hold a current membership to be granted access. You can still complete the membership standing order HERE.


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III APAVAC CONFERENCE "WE WANT WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR DRAWER"

Saturday, November 30  at IES Lluís Vives, Valencia 










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Wednesday 20 November 2013

As received from a member. Can anyone help ?



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 I am an English teacher in secondary education and I  would like some information about different options (family, residence,  interchange, etc) to send my child to UNITED KINGDOM or IRELAND to study ONE SHCOOL YEAR. My child is 15  at the end of this year, so she would be studying 1st Bachillerato next year 2014/15. I would be pleased if you could send some information  about  curriculun and economic  details to this email isaberpas@gmail.com. Thanks in advance.

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Tuesday 19 November 2013

Third Valencia International Wine Tasting


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Date: 19 November 2013 09:18
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Information about the third Valencia International Wine Tasting can be
found here:

http://valencia-international.com/third-valencia-international-english-language-wine-tasting/
Your last opportunity to practise your English and discover Valencian wines.


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Sunday 17 November 2013

Convocatòria Professors Visitants USA i Canadà




En el BOE de hui, 14 de novembre, s'ha publicat la Resolución de 7 de noviembre de 2013, de la Secretaría de Estado de Educación, Formación Profesional y Universidades, por la que se convocan plazas para profesores visitantes en centros educativos de Estados Unidos de América y Canadá para el curso académico 2014-2015 en http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2013/11/14/pdfs/BOE-A-2013-11904.pdf

 
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Thursday 14 November 2013

Acreditació del B2,C1,C2






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Sunday 10 November 2013

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November 2013 Issue Number 17

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter from the Editorial Team

Featured Article

Featured Article

Report on British Council Event in Madrid

Report on British Council Event in Bilbao

Report on British Council Event in Barcelona

MOOC Course

Upcoming Events

TESOL-SPAIN Regional

9th November
1st Alava TESOL-SPAIN Regional Teacher Development Event
"Creativity in the Classroom"
NClic School, Paseo de las universidades, 15
Register here
Information

Our AC in Galicia, Brandon Morgan, is organising a talk in Santiago de Compostela.
"Todo esto me suena a chino"
Friday, November 29, 2012. 11:30 - 13:00.
OELS Official English Language School. Rúa do Hórreo 7, 1º.
15703 Santiago de Compostela
The talk will be about making content comprehensible for learners in the bilingual classroom.

Other Events

9th November
ACEIA conference 2013
More information

14th-16th November
TEA is 30!
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

22nd-24th November
TESOL France
32nd Annual Colloquium
More information

Letter from the Editorial Team

Dear Members,
Welcome to the November issue of our e-newsletter. We hope you have had fun with students celebrating Halloween and Bonfire Night.


In this month's issue you can find two articles: an interesting and practical look at teaching literature using technology andhow to help students learn vocabulary. Well worth reading more on both of these.


The British Council organised another Teachers' Day in September, and we were well represented in Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona. Take a look at the reports from each of the events.
We have also included information on a new online course to help you develop different teaching skills.


The 2014 Convention in Madrid is under way with lots of preparations and behind the scenes work. Our speakers' coordinators are happy with the proposals that have been coming in. We are pleased to let you know that we have extended the deadline for proposals until November 11th.


And finally some information about our regional coordinators, who are doing great work to help local members:


Our AC in Álava, Henri Castleberry, would like to remind you:
9th November
1st Alava TESOL-SPAIN Regional Teacher Development Event
"Creativity in the Classroom"
NClic School, Paseo de las Universidades, 15

Our AC in Galicia, Brandon Morgan, is organising a talk in Santiago de Compostela.
"Todo esto me suena a chino"
Friday, November 29, 2012.
11:30 - 13:00.
OELS Official English Language School. Rúa do Hórreo 7, 1º.
15703 Santiago de Compostela
The talk will be about making content comprehensible for learners in the bilingual classroom.


Gerard Mcloughlin & Rebecca Place
Editorial Team
TESOL-SPAIN

Featured Article

TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHING LITERATURE: ARE THEY A MATCH?
Susana Montero Méndez & María Fernández Agüero

This paper presents a practical approach to the teaching of literature in a blended-learning environment for students training to become English as second language (ESL) teachers. We shall provide examples of how prospective language teachers can be encouraged to use different virtual resources such as blogs and forums, with the aim of approaching the world of literature and culture of second language (L2) communities whilst developing their communicative competence in the L2. We also suggest a two-fold kind of assessment for literature-based courses: we will put forward feasible ideas to test both literature and language competence. More

Featured Article

How can we Help Students Learn the Vocabulary That they are Taught in the class.
Nathan Matthews


It would be fantastic if students could use all the vocabulary that we taught them. This paper attempts to explore ways in which we can encourage our students to systematically and effectively record their vocabulary that we have taught them in class. Then we ask how we can help learners to transfer this record into their long-term memories so that each item is added to the repertoire of words and phrases that they can understand and, when necessary, use. There will be a description of a system of keeping a class record of vocabulary and ideas for activating this. More

Report on British Council Event in Madrid

British Council Event "Motivating Teachers"
MªAntonia Castro & Silvia Benitez

2014 Convention co-ordinators 

Very early in the morning, loaded with posters, information leaflets and full of enthusiasm our Convention Coordinators, MªAntonia and Silvia, together with our Area Coordinator, Kate, and our Vice President, Birgit, prepared the stand where they were going to give out information about TESOL-SPAIN as well as about next year's Convention in Madrid. More

Report on British Council Event in Bilbao

British Council Event, Bilbao
Alex Tregenza, Area Coordinator, Vizcaya


The day dawned sunny and bright for the 7th Annual Conference in Bilbao, as always preparations had been going on for several months, but this year we had the extra excitment of would the refurbishments of the BC premises be finished in time ! Yes, just!! The centre looked great and many of our regular attendees commented on our"new look". The sessions started at 10am but at 9am we had people waiting to register and then sitting outside rooms to make sure they could attend the sessions they had ear marked on their timetables, there was a tremendous buzz in the centre all day, people greeting each other, others debating what sessions to attend,others telling friends what they had attended. More

Report on British Council Event in Barcelona

British Council Event, Barcelona
Gerard McLoughlin, Online Resources Officer and Webmaster


It was a beautiful sunny and what could be better for a great occasion for teachers to get together and learn and share ideas. There was a buzz from the first moment as teachers arrived and signed up for a good variety of sessions. There were approx. 120 teachers attending a total of 24 sessions over the morning. It was great to see some regular faces and some new ones. Photo was kindly given by the British Council © British Council. More

MOOC Course

ELT Techniques (ELT-T) is the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) dedicated to the professional development of English language teachers worldwide.


Our NEXT COURSE runs from November 18 to December 13, 2013.
THEME: Listening and Pronunciation
Enroll for FREE at ANY TIME with this link:
 

ELT-T consists of virtual classes, collaborative work by participants, and social engagement around content. It is designed for anyone teaching children or adults, in large or small groups, and in public or private schools. It is also appropriate for teachers-in-training.

Whether you are working part-time, full-time, or not at all, you'll find that ELT-T easily suits your schedule. You do NOT need to have special knowledge of technology to participate in this course.


ELT-T is overseen by Jason R Levine (Fluency MC) with the help of Sylvia Guinan, Dr. Nellie Deutsch, and a team of passionate English teacher facilitators from around the world.

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