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Conference Handbook

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VI TDC Conference Handbook

Compilation, maps and plans : Idiomas Católica

Proof-reading : Maria Elena Padilla

Designs : Interactiva Studio S.A.

Printed at : R&F

©2011. All rights reserved. No reproduction of any part may take place without written consent of Idiomas Católica.

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Welcome!

On behalf of the management and the staff at SBS and Idiomas Católica, we would like to give you a warm welcome to the VI Teacher Development Conference.

This year, Idiomas Católica is glad to accompany SBS to celebrate 15 years of a successful story that started in 1996. As our partners in this academic adventure, we cannot be any less than proud to host the sixth edition of an event which has built its excellence based on the quality that our audience deserves.

The VI TDC would not be possible without the support of major ELT publishers like Pearson, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Cengage Learning and MacMillan Publishers. We also want to welcome Helbling Languages, a new publisher that has decided to contribute, for the first time, to the success of the TDC. Last, but not least, we also wish to welcome Cerebrum (Centro Iberoamericano de Neurociencias, Educación y Desarrollo Humano) who will also be present in the TDC. We owe it to them for the outstanding keynote speakers that will share their expertise with us in the next three days.

One of the features that set the TDC apart from any other academic event of its kind is the concurrent workshops that Idiomas Católica teachers and instructors lead throughout the event. This year, 25 professionals will eagerly present to you the result of their research and collected experience in what will surely be innovative sessions that will motivate the audience to try out the tasks they propose.

This Conference Handbook contains all the necessary materials for the conference, regardless of your choice of events. We are aware that time may not allow you to see as much of the conference as you may want to, but our experience tells us that you appreciate having access to all the handouts and materials for future reference. Aside from this, the handbook also offers valuable information about the event’s overall organization.

Please take a few minutes to go over this material and read about important details that will make the conference run smoothly.

Now feel at home and do not hesitate to contact any member of the staff if you need anything to make your experience more pleasant and comfortable.

Enjoy the VI TDC!

The Organizers

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Index

Welcome! ............................................................................................................................. 3

Index.................................................................................................................................... 4

How is the TDC organized? .................................................................................................. 5

Access and Security ...................................................................................................... 5

Badges ......................................................................................................................... 5

Plenaries ....................................................................................................................... 5

Attendance to events..................................................................................................... 6

Concurrent Events: Workshops and Mini-plenaries ........................................................ 6

Internet Café ................................................................................................................. 7

Wi-fi Access .................................................................................................................. 7

Coffee and lunch breaks ............................................................................................... 8

Book fairs ...................................................................................................................... 8

Certificates .................................................................................................................... 8

Parking facilities ............................................................................................................ 9

Feedback ...................................................................................................................... 9

Job Opportunities ................................................................................................................. 9

Program ............................................................................................................................. 10

Keynote Speakers .............................................................................................................. 11

Workshop Briefs................................................................................................................. 13

Workshop 2........................................................................................................................ 17

Workshop 3........................................................................................................................ 21

Workshop 4........................................................................................................................ 24

Workshop 5........................................................................................................................ 25

Workshop 7........................................................................................................................ 26

Workshop 9........................................................................................................................ 28

Workshop 12 ...................................................................................................................... 30

Workshop 13 ...................................................................................................................... 32

Workshop 17 ...................................................................................................................... 36

Workshop 20 ...................................................................................................................... 47

Workshop 21 ...................................................................................................................... 49

Workshop 22 ...................................................................................................................... 50

Workshop 23 ...................................................................................................................... 54

Workshop 24 ...................................................................................................................... 57

Workshop 25 ...................................................................................................................... 60

Floor plans ......................................................................................................................... 64

Eating out and around ........................................................................................................ 66

Feedback Form .................................................................................................................. 68

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How is the TDC organized?

We kindly ask you to go over this section in as much detail as possible. It provides important information that you need to be aware of in order for the Conference to run in an organized fashion.

Access and Security Access to the event venues is by badge only. Please be sure you wear it visibly. PUCP’s security staff’s primary duty is to make all of us feel safe during the Conference. We ask you to cooperate with them, especially if you are requested to open your bags or handbags at points of entry, both at Polideportivo PUCP and at Idiomas Católica.

Important information about access to Polideportivo PUCP Access to Polideportivo and the TDC events within the main campus is exclusively via the university’s main door (Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel). The presentation of your DNI is mandatory to access to the University main campus (Polideportivo).

We regret that no responsibility can be taken by the organizers for the loss of personal belongings or for accidents. Any lost items can be reported to and picked up from the Registration Office. During the event you will be moving from one area to another. Classrooms at Idiomas Católica are fitted with visible exit plans located near the doors. Please identify the exits and the safety areas as soon as you enter a room. At Polideportivo, exits are clearly sign-posted. In case of extreme emergencies, Idiomas Católica offers an ambulance and medical assistance as part of its regular services. Only conference participants will be allowed into the Polideportivo PUCP and Idiomas Católica Pueblo Libre. Relatives or children will not be granted permission to enter.

Badges Badges are to be worn at all times and displayed upon request. Once lost, there will be no replacement. Participants wear badges with orange straps, presenters and speakers wear badges with black straps. Personnel wearing the “i” pin along

with their company ID can give you orientation and information.

Plenaries There will be five plenaries along the Conference. Each one lasts about an hour. All plenaries will take place at Polideportivo PUCP. Plenary times are: – Friday 26

th: 7:00 p.m.

– Saturday 27th: 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

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Attendance to events We encourage you to make the most out of the VI TDC. Punctuality is a trademark of all Idiomas Católica events. We therefore ask you to make your way to event rooms with time to find a seat and avoid distress. Please make a habit of arriving at least 5 minutes before any event starts. Speakers will not wait for rooms to be filled in order to start their sessions. 5 minutes before workshops start, vacant seats will be filled with participants in waiting-list. Once workshops start, there will be no admittance.

Concurrent Events: Workshops and Mini-plenaries The VI TDC offers a choice of 26 concurrent events (26 workshops and one mini-plenary) run by Idiomas Católica and guest teachers in their classrooms. Pre-booking for workshops closed on August 20th. The lists of pre-registered participants are visibly published. Please remember that the times at which you will be attending the workshops of your choice are not necessarily connected to the specific order in which you

wrote them in your form. This is basically due to the first-come, first-served basis that was followed for the organization of participants. Important: Workshop choices cannot be modified. Participants who registered after August 20th or whose registration forms were processed after that date will not find their names in these lists. Participants in this situation will have to attend those Workshops or Mini-plenaries where there are vacant seats. Each classroom is fitted with a sign by the door that displays the code of the workshop being held there, the times, and the speaker. Please verify this sign before you enter a workshop, as there might have been last-minute changes due to seating needs. The following is the list of workshops and the classrooms where they will take place.

Room Numbers

Sat. 15:00 -

15:50 Sat. 16:30 -

17:20 Sun. 9:30 -

10:20 Sun. 11:00

- 11:50

Workshop 01: And the winner is... Using top-rated movies for class enhancement - Fabiola Cabello Rojas

205-206 201 201 201

Workshop 02: Bring the Real World into your Class: Make your students feel their studies are worth a real life! - Nelly Victoria Jara Ramirez

202 202 202 202

Workshop 03: Computational Intelligence: A requirement for the XXI century EFL teacher? - Maria Elena Padilla Bendezú

208 208 208 208

Workshop 04: Coping with the Generation Gap - Melissa Masuda Moran

204 204 204 204

Workshop 06: Developing Competencies for Today’s EFL Students - Sandra Natalia Mazuelos Bravo

207 207 207 207

Workshop 05: Drama in the Classroom: A forgotten technique? - Diego Jesus Lopez Tassara

203 203 203 203

Workshop 07: Five tips to Survive Teenage Students - Iván Chamochumbi Macchiavello

301 301 301 301

Workshop 08: Google Treasures - Monica Cecilia Urteaga De Zapata

302 302 302 302

Workshop 09: Having Fun with Technology - Edwin Enrique Chinen Minami

503 205-206 503 205-206

Workshop 10: Mini-Plenary: Making your Class Relevant to the Real World (Special MacMillan Presentation) - Idolina Camargo

505-506

Workshop 11: Online Communities and the EFL Context - Cristian Alfredo Garay Roncal

305 305 305 305

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Room Numbers

Sat. 15:00 - 15:50

Sat. 16:30 - 17:20

Sun. 9:30 - 10:20

Sun. 11:00 - 11:50

Workshop 12: Online Learning: How far can we go? - Ana Gabriela Perez Guerrero

306 306 306 306

Workshop 13: Planning Lessons for your Students: Meeting your students' needs - Clara Marjorie Hernández Aliaga

307 307 307 307

Workshop 14: Pointers to refresh your classroom management techniques - Adriana Marces Ticeran

308 308 205-206 308

Workshop 15: Promoting Children's Imagination in the EFL Class - Patricia Villasante Garcia

401 401 401 401

Workshop 16: Pronunciation: Bridging the gap between communication and comprehension - Miguel Stefano Sierra Linares

402 402 402 402

Workshop 17: Reading.com: Exploiting the technology our students are using - Norma Barrantes Vargas

CALL CALL CALL CALL

Workshop 18: Real-life tasks: Rediscovering learners' needs - Claudia Melisa Celi Gonella

403 403 403 403

Workshop 19: Rethinking the Role of Materials in the EFL Class - Penelope Vilallonga Natteri

404 404 404 404

Workshop 20: Story-telling: Getting the best out of children's stories - Mirna Alicia Dominguez Rios

405 405 405 405

Workshop 21: Teaching English to heterogeneous groups. - Maria Del Carmen Cespedes Santa Cruz

406 406 406 406

Workshop 22: Getting Through to the Digital Student: Effective communicative activities for today's teaching - César Augusto Carrillo Carhuapoma

407 407 407 407

Workshop 23: The Board: The heart of teaching - Maria Fernanda Del Carpio Perla

504 504 504 504

Workshop 24: The Neo-grammar students need today - Orlando Bailly Moscoso

409 409 409 409

Workshop 25: Using Technology to Really Benefit our Learners - Juana Griselda Palacios Flores De Abt

501 501 501 501

Workshop 26: Warm-ups and prep activities can surely do the trick! - Scarlet Ostojic Sangüesa De Del Solar

502 505-506 505-506 505-506

Internet Café The Internet Café is located on the first floor adjacent to the distribution hall at Idiomas Católica. User time is limited to 10 minutes maximum and it is meant only for e-mail reading (Sorry, no downloads or USB devices). We thank you for your cooperation. The Internet Café is open exclusively during coffee-break times: – Saturday: 02:30PM to 02:55PM and 04:00 to 04:25PM – Sunday: 10:30AM to 10:55AM

Wi-fi Access There is wi-fi access in most areas of Idiomas Católica (coffee shop and rest area – limited access in classrooms). Please use the following information to access the network: SSID: wifi_idiomas WEP Key: 6015210211

Notice that the password above will only be available for the duration of the conference.

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Coffee and lunch breaks Coffee break drinks and snacks are complimentary. We hope you enjoy this year’s selection of catering. Along with your badge you will find detachable tickets. Please make sure you have your ticket at hand in order to collect your drink and/or snack. We regret to inform you that no participant will be served if the corresponding detachable ticket is not provided. There will be several attendants at each coffee-break station. Please do not clutter near one position. We encourage you to move on to the next available position. The Idiomas Católica Coffee Shop (behind the elevators on the first floor) will be open on Saturday 27

th (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.) and Sunday 28

th (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) The coffee shop offers

light snacks, sandwiches, candy bars, hot and cold drinks and other items. Lunchtime on Saturday is from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Note that you will be able to visit the book fair from 2:30 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. There are many restaurants, coffee shops and other conveniences in the nearby area, especially around Plaza San Miguel (the neighboring shopping center). See the end of this handbook for further information.

Book fairs The VI TDC would not be possible without the help of the publishers: Pearson Longman, Oxford University Press, MacMillan Publishers, Cengage Learning, Cambridge University Press and Helbling and are all contributing positively to the development of this event. SBS has set up a large exhibition at the entrance of Polideportivo PUCP and at Idiomas Católica parking lot. The book fair will remain open at Polideportivo until Saturday morning. The book fair at Idiomas Católica will be open for the remaining of the Conference. We invite you to visit it, look around and see what’s new in the evolving world of ELT. Remember to take advantage of the great deals offered

by the publishers!

Certificates Certificates will be included with your materials. Certificates have a standard format and cannot be altered to suit participants’ needs. They will be issued in accordance to the name entered in your registration form and as it appears in your badge. If you notice a misprint, please return your certificate to our Registration Office (Main Hall first floor) only until 2:55PM of

Saturday, August 27th. A secretary will be there to take note and correct the mistake. In case of accidental loss, certificate re-issuing will be possible upon payment of administrative fee (S/.50.00) only until September 30th in Pueblo Libre. Uncollected certificates will be disposed of after September 30th without any possibility of re-issuing.

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Parking facilities We regret to inform you that Idiomas Católica does not offer parking services. Public parking is available in the areas surrounding Idiomas Católica. The parking area in front of the building is reserved for the organizers. We thank you for your cooperation.

Feedback There is nothing better than receiving honest feedback while the event is running and afterwards. Please take a few minutes to go to the last page of this handbook to write your comments and suggestions. Turn in your feedback form in our registration office (first floor) any time until Sunday noon.

Job Opportunities

Looking for professional development opportunities? Idiomas Católica welcomes CVs all year through. Why not take advantage of the VI TDC to send your CV to idiomas-jobs@pucp.edu.pe. (Reference: CV) We offer a pleasant work atmosphere, continuous professional development and training. Requirements: – Native or almost native command of English. – ELT Certificate highly desirable but not

mandatory. – Available to work weekdays (especially

afternoons) and Saturdays. – Foreign teachers must hold Carnet de

Extranjería, have work permit and a Peruvian spouse or children.

Come and become part of the most prestigious university language school!

www.dentonlibrary.com

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Program

Friday 26th 7(Polideportivo PUCP)

Time Event

05:30 - 06:30 Registration

06:30 - 07:00 Opening ceremony

07:00 - 08:30 Plenary: Anna Lucía Campos - Considerando los aportes de las Neurociencias

Saturday 27th (Polideportivo PUCP)

Time Event

08:00 - 08:30 Last minute registration

08:30 - 09:25 Plenary: Jackes Scholes - Self-esteem and Confidence Lead to Competence.

09:30 - 10:25 Plenary: Thomas Gardner - The Teacher's Role in Accent Awareness: A Path to Cultural Inclusivity.

10:30 - 10:55 Break

11:00 - 11:55 Plenary: Jair Félix - The Literacy Revolution.

12:00 - 12:55 Plenary: Denis Delaney - A Good Start is half the Work Done: The Importance of the Presentation Phase in Language Teaching.

01:00 - 02:30 Lunch (Not included)

Saturday 27th (Idiomas Católica Pueblo Libre)

Time Event

02:30 - 02:55 Book Fair

03:00 - 03:50 Workshops & MacMillan Mini-Plenary (Idolina Camargo - Making your Class Relevant to the Real World)

04:00 - 04:25 Break

04:30 - 05:25 Workshops

Sunday 28th (Idiomas Católica Pueblo Libre)

Time Event

09:30 - 10:20 Workshops

10:30 - 10:55 Break

11:00 - 11:50 Workshops

12:00 - 01:00 Closing ceremony (Gathering around Idiomas Católica balconies and rest areas)

Total: 14 Academic Hours

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Keynote Speakers

Denis Delaney A good start is half the work done: The importance of the presentation phase in language teaching

When new language is presented effectively, it motivates, prepares and reassures students and therefore facilitates subsequent language learning. It also initiates subconscious language acquisition, which supports and reinforces conscious language learning. In this talk we will analyse how to make a good

start in language teaching. We will consider how new language should be introduced and present activities that will make this phase of our teaching more productive. Denis Delaney was born in Dublin, Ireland, where he graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in Linguistics. He has over twenty years of experience in teaching English as a foreign language and is the author of several language courses. He is co-author with Philippa Bowen of Got it!, the new language course published by Oxford University Press (2011).

Thomas Gardner The Teacher’s Role in Accent Awareness: A Path to Cultural Inclusivity

Part of our role as teachers is to include Accent Awareness activities in our classes, which can be an enlightening path to cultural inclusion. In this presentation, we will distinguish between "Accent Awareness" and "Accent Reduction." Many teachers

understandably are wary of teaching Accent Reduction, believing it runs counter to our goal of promoting this culturally inclusive spirit. We seek to recognize the equal value of all English accents around the globe. Thus, often times this area is given minimum attention or just ignored altogether, which may be a disservice to our students. Helping our students develop accent awareness can actually empower them, leading to better intercultural understanding. In this dynamic demonstrative lecture, we will explore ways that teachers can include accent awareness activities in their curricula - on all levels, from beginner to advanced. In line with this year’s theme of seeking inclusive alternatives, we will distinguish between "accent reduction," implying a need to lose an "incorrect" pronunciation, and "accent awareness," instead suggesting an empowering ability to better understand the diverse multicultural speakers with whom we come into contact. A stronger consciousness of the way people speak in the real world should help our students better negotiate the inevitable transition from the EFL classroom to the video chats, telephone conversations and face-to-face interactions in their personal and professional lives.

Thomas Gardner is an international speaker, and is currently the national manager of Cambridge University Press, Perú. He is originally from Dayton, USA. He is a seasoned EFL professional with nearly 20 years' experience teaching university, high school and corporate classes. He holds a Masters of Arts in Communication and a Postgraduate Certification in TEFL, both from Ohio University, USA.

Jair Felix The Literacy Revolution

Email, Facebook, Twitter, texting, instant messaging, blogging... what is happening to reading and writing in this age of technology? In this talk I'll first discuss some of the different opinions about these contemporary forms of text. These are those who see technology as reviving our

reading and writing abilities and others who see it as having a negative effect on literacy,

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even going so far as to suggest that the Internet is changing the way our brains work. Then, we'll look at what this literacy means for teachers of English, and particularly for teachers in Latin America. We'll focus especially on the important concepts of visual literacy, digital literacy and cultural literacy and think about how these notions can help learners to become more engaged with reading and writing. Jair Félix is the ELT Marketing & Academic Manager for Heinle-Cengage Learning in Latin America. He holds a B.A. in TEFL from Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa in Mexico and a Teacher Development Certificate from The College of St. Mark & St. John, Plymouth, UK. Jair has been involved in language teaching and teacher training for more than 16 years and has presented workshops throughout Latin America and the US on various topics such as multiple intelligences, lesson planning, discourse analysis for language teachers, action research and educational technologies. He recently obtained the e-tutoring certificate from the British Council and is currently in charge of designing and tutoring e-courses for the B.A. in ELT at UAS in Mexico.

Anna Lucía Campos Considerando los Aportes de las Neurociencias en el Aprendizaje

¿Cómo el cerebro adquiere el lenguaje? ¿Qué sistema de memoria está involucrado cuando los estudiantes aprenden palabras? ¿Las emociones ejercen influencia en el aprendizaje y en la memoria episódica? ¿Qué aspectos están siendo considerados por las Neurociencias acerca de cómo el cerebro aprende? ¿Qué es la Neuroeducación? La

época en que vivimos está marcada por la creciente búsqueda del desarrollo del potencial humano, el cual está directamente relacionado con el complejo proceso de maduración del sistema nervioso – y del cerebro – y con las influencias que la persona recibe del medio ambiente. Las Neurociencias, que en los últimos años vienen revelando los increíbles misterios del cerebro y su funcionamiento aportan al campo pedagógico conocimientos fundamentales acerca de las bases neurales del aprendizaje, de la memoria, del lenguaje, de las emociones y de muchas otras funciones cerebrales que son, día a día, estimuladas y fortalecidas desde el campo pedagógico. Educadora con experiencia en educación inicial y primaria en Brasil y Perú. Desde hace varios años, como miembro activo de una corriente cada vez más significativa de educadores a nivel internacional, viene difundiendo y proponiendo una nueva manera de ver la educación y de realizar la práctica pedagógica. Fundadora y actual presidente de la Asociación Educativa para el Desarrollo Humano, Asociación Civil sin Fines de Lucro, la cual tiene como objetivos prioritarios la formación, actualización y capacitación de profesionales de la educación y padres de familia, la implementación de programas que desarrollen el potencial cerebral y humano, y la realización de estudios, investigaciones, asesoramientos y consultorías que contribuyan al desarrollo y mejoramiento de la calidad de la Educación.

Jack Scholes Self-esteem and confidence lead to competence

There is no doubt that self-esteem and confidence can be nurtured through successful learning experiences, which enable learners to see themselves as competent. Students that feel this way are likely to be more highly motivated and to take the risks and meet the challenges involved in the learning process, and enjoy the outcomes. Suggestions will be given for dealing with the essential components of self-esteem in the classroom and so creating a climate in which real language learning can grow.

Jack was born and bred in England and has over 40 years experience in the field of English Language Teaching in many different countries around the world including England, Germany, Nepal, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. He is now a freelance writer, trainer and ELT specialist.

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Workshop Briefs

Workshop 01 Title: And the winner is... Using top-rated movies for class enhancement By: Fabiola Cabello Rojas Young students would probably not be thrilled if you told them that they were going to do a video activity with a 1970 or 1980 movie. You are likely to get better results if they were familiar with the movie they were to watch. In this workshop we will revise a number of recent films that can potentially and safely be used for a wealth of interest-generating activities. We will also point out the wide range of lesson sections in which we can use these movie segments and make our class more interactive and fun. Finally, we will demonstrate that one scene can be used as the basis for valuable skills and language practice.

Workshop 02 Title: Bring the Real World into your Class: Make your students feel their studies are worth a real life! By: Nelly Victoria Jara Ramirez How can you effectively give your students a taste of the real world in class? This workshop has been designed to help the audience provide their learners with the tools they need to succeed in language learning and prepare them for later-in-life experiences in the world .

Workshop 03 Title: Computational Intelligence: A requirement for the XXI century EFL teacher? By: Maria Elena Padilla Bendezú With the advent of new technology, our students no longer require the same language and academic skills they needed until a few years ago. The phenomenon called "computational intelligence" seems to be booming in EFL because of its intrinsic relevance to the contents of our lessons. This workshop aims at tackling the need for the development of this intelligence along with others by means of interesting tasks and activities.

Workshop 04 Title: Coping with the Generation Gap

By: Melissa Masuda Moran Does it necessarily take a young and/or youthful teacher to cope with young learners? In this workshop we will analyze the various factors that set the teacher apart from their students. We will also try a number of activities that can potentially bring both teachers and students closer together for common goals.

Workshop 06 Title: Developing Competencies for Today’s EFL Students By: Sandra Natalia Mazuelos Bravo A competency framework defines the integrated knowledge, skills, and attributes needed for students to perform successfully in life. You need to have an in-depth understanding of the roles students will perform while using English as a means. In the tasks we will present in this workshop, you will be able to define a set of competencies your students need. By having an established set not only can your students work more effectively and achieve their potential at school, but there are many benefits from linking personal performance with future goals and values.

Workshop 05 Title: Drama in the Classroom: A forgotten technique? By: Diego Jesus Lopez Tassara With so much to do in class and so much technology available, it is sometimes easy to overlook valuable tools such as dramatizations and role-play. In this workshop we will bring these two resources back to life and adapt them to what our students need today!

Workshop 07 Title: Getting Through to the Digital Student: Effective communicative activities for today's teaching By: César Augusto Carrillo Carhuapoma It could be quite a challenge to get through to students today. The fast pace of change and innovation is causing the generation gap to be wider each day. Narrowing it is our task in this workshop. What are common topics of discussion among youngsters these days and how do you cope with them?

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How do we adapt communicative textbook activities to engage youngsters effectively in a lesson and get them to express their thoughts and feelings? How can we adapt our assessment system to suit these changes. This workshop aims at providing practical ideas to address these issues.

Workshop 08 Title: Google Treasures By: Monica Cecilia Urteaga De Zapata In recent years, Google has released numerous tools designed to make users active participants in world communities: There are online calendars, online documents, image organizers, toolbars and so much more. Although not created specifically for EFL, these "treasures" conceal dozens of possible uses. In this workshop, the instructor will share with you useful tasks and activities to take on board some of these gems.

Workshop 09 Title: Having Fun with Technology By: Edwin Enrique Chinen Minami The word "technology" is usually regarded as a frightening, troublesome element in the classroom. However, technology does not always imply expensive equipment and high-tech expertise. This workshop aims at devising games and activities using low-tech resources.

Workshop 10 Title: Mini-Plenary: Making your Class Relevant to the Real World (Special MacMillan Presentation - Only Saturday 27th - 3:00PM) By: Idolina Camargo Traditionally language students memorize grammar rules and verb forms. They learn lots of vocabulary lists. They construct practice sentences so often that the ability to do so comes to them quite easily. But despite all of this hard work the learner remains at the level of a basic speaker of the foreign language, and doesn’t really know the language. Why has the language learning process fallen short of total success? Almost certainly because it has lacked relevancy to the real world of the language learner. What is being learnt has been imposed on the student by the teacher or text book, rather than being inspired by the language learner’s real needs and expectations.

Non-beginners reach a stage when they should be directed to stop and ask themselves two important questions. The first is: Under what circumstances do they presently actually need to use the foreign language? The second is: In which situations do they judge they are going to need the foreign language in the future? They should compile a short list. For example, the overall answer might be “for shopping”. They can then be asked to break this down into more specific needs on the subject of shopping: asking for help at finding something in a store, asking to try something on, asking about price, etc. Once the list has been created the learner should be asked to give the things on the list a numerical value of importance to them. The learners in the class can then compare results, and discuss them with the teacher, who will then be in a better position to bring extra materials to the classroom which are really relevant to the real world of the students. This will involve the students more and give them the added impetus they need to progress to greater competency.

Workshop 11 Title: Online Communities and the EFL Context By: Cristian Alfredo Garay Roncal The world is no less communicative or warmer than it used to be. It is just that people are communicating and showing their warmth in different ways! Online communities such as Facebook and Twitter have actually brought people closer. Blogs and wikis have opened new possibilities to express ideas and thoughts. How can these resources be exploited in class? Let's simply find out!

Workshop 12 Title: Online Learning: How far can we go? By: Ana Gabriela Perez Guerrero For those who have taught courses online, it is common to regard LMSs (Learning Management Systems) as lonely planets occupied by scattered individuals studying in their own isolated "bubbles". Is learning language skills possible in this context? In this workshop we will look at ways to make online learning warmer and more humanized.

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Title: Planning Lessons for your Students: Meeting your students' needs By: Clara Marjorie Hernández Aliaga Planning lessons can be so simple when you have chosen the appropriate textbook. Nevertheless, not all textbook activities are fit for your audience. In this workshop, the instructor will guide you through the process of planning lessons under the light of your students' actual needs.

Workshop 14 Title: Pointers to refresh your classroom management techniques By: Adriana Marces Ticeran Admit it. Sometimes it gets really hard to manage your student' behavior, and you are running out of tricks and patience. With this workshop we will try to identify the most common discipline issues, and will share some strategies to get better-behaved students - and happier teachers.

Workshop 15 Title: Promoting Children's Imagination in the EFL Class By: Patricia Villasante Garcia Children's imagination can be vast, wild and sometimes uncontrollable. Their ideas need to be placed in the right track to guarantee positive learning experiences. This workshop will be packed with ideas to positively promote the use of children's imagination in order to enhance learning and your lessons.

Workshop 16 Title: Pronunciation: Bridging the gap between communication and comprehension By: Miguel Stefano Sierra Linares In this workshop, the instructor will invite you to rethink the importance of pronunciation in today's globalized world and will get you thinking about the real relevance (or irrelevance?) of perfection. He will also invite you to try out several activities that will help your students bridge the gap between communication and actual comprehension.

Workshop 17 Title: Reading.com: Exploiting the technology our students are using By: Norma Barrantes Vargas The world has undoubtedly moved from paper-based to electronic reading. There are

websites, tablets, smartphones, i-pads and dozens of other electronic devices that students are familiar with these days. In this workshop, we will provide you with ideas to exploit these resourses (even if students don't own them) and adapt them to your class development and assessment events.

Workshop 18 Title: Real-life tasks: Rediscovering learners' needs By: Claudia Melisa Celi Gonella Designing a task can be a tough challenge for many teachers. Designing a real-life task can be even more demanding. In this workshop we will start off with a solid foundation: finding out our students' needs. We will then build our tasks based on real-life purposes.

Workshop 19 Title: Rethinking the Role of Materials in the EFL Class By: Penelope Vilallonga Natteri Handouts, realia, the overhead… How important are materials in the EFL context? How is it possible for teachers to use concrete items in a world that seems to be more virtual than anything else? This workshop will tackle the process of materials creation and use, with a view to using them effectively as part of the teaching-learning process.

Workshop 20 Title: Story-telling: Getting the best out of children's stories By: Mirna Alicia Dominguez Rios Storytelling contributes to academic success and emotional well-being. Let's revisit the most common activities of this learning tool and help our learners explore their expressiveness and enhance their ability to communicate thoughts and feelings!

Workshop 21 Title: Teaching English to heterogeneous groups. By: Maria Del Carmen Cespedes Santa Cruz A class where participants' ages vary from teens to pensioners can paralize anyone and be the cause of endless lesson-planning nights. In this workshop we will help participants create tasks that students can easily adapt to their own level, age and

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gender. Be ready to open your mind to give plenty of choice to learners!

Workshop 22 Title: Five tips to Survive Teenage Students By: Iván Chamochumbi Macchiavello Teaching teenagers can be far from being an easy task if teachers do not use the appropriate tools at the right time. The goal of this workshop is to suggest five ways to keep your class under control in an easygoing environment in which teenagers can feel comfortable and this way be ready to learn and apply what they have learned in a fun and responsible way.

Workshop 23 Title: The Board: The heart of teaching By: Maria Fernanda Del Carpio Perla The board, whether black or white, is commonly taken for granted in the classroom. Yet, it seems to be underused and disregarded. The aim of this workshop is to revive the use of the board as a paramount element in the classroom, learning how to use it effectively to write, draw, play, explain and so much more.

Workshop 24 Title: The Neo-grammar students need today By: Orlando Bailly Moscoso Grammar has been part of EFL since ancient times. Throughout the years, we have chosen to teach it through tasks to make it instrumental, functional and so forth.

The student of the present, however, seems to have different grammar needs to help him/her succeed in today's world. The aim of this workshop is to provide participants with ideas to address this need in class using different disciplines that rely on human behavior.

Workshop 25 Title: Using Technology to Really Benefit our Learners By: Juana Griselda Palacios Flores De Abt Most textbooks and materials look as if they are devised to fit this world of technology. Nonetheless, the pace of change and innovation brings about new types of information technology and resources that our students are undoubtedly exposed to. The aim of this workshop is to look at ways in which teachers can make effective use of technology that is genuinely and naturally within students' reach.

Workshop 26 Title: Warm-ups and prep activities can surely do the trick! By: Scarlet Ostojic Sangüesa De Del Solar We all know warm-ups are an important and irreplacable stage in our lessons. But let's face it: An inappropriate warm-up can cause disastrous effects in our lesson development. In this workshop, the instructor will help participants look critically at their warm-up activitiies as well as any other activity they devise in order to prepare students for different lesson stages.