ARTESOL Spelling Bee 2015 – Winners

05. October 2015 · Write a comment · Categories: Conventions, NEWS

Forty-six contestants participated in the 2015 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition at Centro Cultural Borges on Saturday, October 3.

The Master of Ceremony, Mr. Ricardo Ramirez introduced the members of the jury and read out the contest rules. ARTESOL president, Ms. Graciela Martin welcomed the contestants and thanked ARTESOL Spelling Competition collaborators and supporters. Ms. Linda Talluto, Assisstant Cultural Affairs Officer from the US Embassy, also welcomed the contestants and congratulated them on their hard work. The contest started at 9:45 after listening to the National Anthem.

There were a total of 9 rounds. Sofia Favier Dubois became the champion on round 7. Two more rounds took place to determine the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners.

ARTESOL Spelling Competition 2015 – Winners:

3rd Place winner: Olivia Abances;1st Place winner; Sofia Favier Dubois; 4th Place winner: Julieta Gitter; and 2nd Place winner: Tatiana Freedman

1st Place winner: Participant #37, Sofia Favier Dubois from Escuela Argentina Modelo

2nd Place winner: Participant #5, Tatiana Freedman from Nueva Escuela Argentina 2000

3rd Place winner: Participant #45, Olivia Abances from Escuela Argentina Modelo

4th Place winner: Participant #16, Julieta Gitter from Nueva Escuela Argentina 2000

ARTESOL 2016, Corrientes

11. September 2015 · 6 comments · Categories: Conventions

Auspiciado y aprobado por el Ministerio de Educación de Corrientes, Resolución N° 1793

Relevo de funciones MInisterio de Educación, Cultura, Ciencia y Tecnología de Chaco. Resolución 3051/16

Declarado de interés por el Ministerio de Turismo de Corrientes. Resolución 365/2016

ARTESOL 2016

Empowering ELT for a Globalized World

Escuela Normal ¨Juan Gregorio Pujol, Bolivar 1148, Corrientes, Argentina

May 13-14, 2016

The annual ARTESOL convention offers ELT professionals from Argentina and other countries an opportunity for professional development. ELT educators exchange ideas and best practices, enhance their knowledge of ELT matters, keep up with current trends, expand their networks, engage in research and projects, and learn about other settings

This year’s conference, Empowering ELT for a Globalized World, will provide a space to discuss the multiple ways in which ELT has evolved in the 21st century so as to satisfy both teachers’ and students’ needs while seeking to empower language teaching and learning to achieve intercultural competence and multi- literacies.

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1- Pre Register to ARTESOL 2016 here

2- Payment: please make a deposit or bank transfer, and send the receipt to artesol.office@gmail.com. Find ARTESOL bank account information in point 1 above.

Registration Fees Online registration closes May 8 – SOLD OUT

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ARTESOL National Spelling Bee 2015

02. June 2015 · 2 comments · Categories: Conventions

The ARTESOL Annual Spelling Competition is a national spelling event for nonnative English speaking students under the age of 15 sponsored and organized by Argentina TESOL. ARTESOL organized the first local Spell Event in 2009 sponsored by Franklin Electronic Publishers in association with TESOL International.

ARTESOL Annual Spelling Competition for 2015 will consist of a national event that will be held in Buenos Aires, resulting in the selection of four place winners.

Venue: Centro Cultural Borges, Sala III, Viamonte 500, Buenos Aires

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2015

Prizes:

1st Place Winner: trophy, and a tablet; courtesy of ARTESOL; a round trip to Tandil, Pcia. de Buenos Aires, two nights for 4 people, courtesy of Fase2; a dictionary and readers courtesy of Cengage Learning – National Geographic Learning.

2nd Place Winner: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus, courtesy of ARTESOL; a dictionary and readers courtesy of Cengage Learning – National Geographic Learning.

3rd & 4th Place Winners: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus; Merriam – Webster’s Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary, courtesy of ARTESOL; a dictionary and readers courtesy of Cengage Learning – National Geographic Learning.

1st Place Winning School: a round trip to San Rafael, Mendoza, three nights for 2 people, courtesy of Fase2.

Spelling Bee team:

Master of Ceremonies: ARTESOL Board Member, Mr. Ricardo Ramirez

Pronouncer: ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Nila Clemente

Judges: US Embassy Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, Ms. Linda Talluto; ARTESOL President, Ms. Graciela Martin

Score Keepers: ARTESOL Vice President, Ms. Ana María Rocca, and ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Graciela Encina

Time keeper: ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Alejandra Cappa

Participating Schools:

Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, CABA

Escuela Argentina Modelo, CABA

Instituto Social Militar “Dr. Damaso Centeno”, CABA

Escuela del CAE, Parana, Entre Rios

Nueva Escuela Argentina 2000, CABA

Colegio Modelo Lomas, Pcia. de Buenos Aires

Escuela Integral Piacentini, Resistencia, Chaco

Colegio Del Carmen, San Rafaela, Mendoza

If your school is interested in participating in the 2015 ARTESOL Spelling Competition, please contact us at ARTESOLSpellingBee@gmail.com

For further information on school / student eligibility, and contest rules, please check the 2015 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition Rules.

Read about The challenge of Spelling English

Learn about 2014 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition here