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JULY2011
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AMERICAN CORNER NICARAGUA
Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the De-
claration of Independence on July 4, 1776, decla-ring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly asso-
ciated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carni-vals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, fa-mily reunions, political speeches and ceremo-
nies, in addition to various other public and pri-vate events celebrating the history, government,
and traditions of the United States.
4th of July is the national day of
the United States of America.
45 PÁGINA 2 AMERICAN CORNER
NICARAGUA
NEWSLETTER JULY 2011
On July 28th AC and Binational Center Academic Department
conducted the monthly workshop. Ricardo Mendienta, BNC
teacher was the guest speaker and he covered different
technicques and methodologies to increase the attention of
ELLs in the classroom.
The reading club added 3 new members to the
monthly session conducted by Franklin Tellez, BNC
Academic Coordinator. The topic was “FAMOUS
VOTE” .
On July 14th Jeannet Castillo, BNC English Teacher vis-
ited the AC to learn more about social media tools useful
for English teaching. AC coordinator gave her a two hour
hands on training session that helped her learn the diffe-
rent ways to use FACEBOOK, YOU TUBE and other social
media outlets for English Teaching.
A group of 15 students from Ave Maria University visited American Corner,
visitor toured the host library and learned about the new resourses available at
the AC: audiobooks and the eLibraryUSA databases.
NEWSLETTER JULY 2011
Dispone de una colección bibliográfica
especializada actualizada en temas de los
Estados Unidos de América:
Historia, Gobierno, Cultura, Literatura,
Enseñanza y Aprendizaje de Inglés.
Diccionarios, Atlas, Enciclopedias, Películas, AudioLibros etc.
Atención personalizada,
Bases de Datos Electrónicas
eLibraryUSA-biblioteca digital
Tutorías, capacitaciones, servicios gratuitos
Atención al Público de: Lunes a Viernes
9 a.m. a 4 p.m.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2255-7171 ext 238
Biblioteca Roberto Incer Barquero,
Managua, Nicaragua