ARTESOL

GONZÁLEZ, María Susana; OTERO, Ana María Amanda; ROCCA, Ana María

Reading comprehension of different academic text genres

Fri, May 10. 14:00-15:00

In the reading comprehension courses in English at a state University in Buenos Aires, a model of academic text reading that responds to the tenets of a strategic, interactive reading approach has been developed considering students with a low level of knowledge of the foreign language. In this semi-plenary, the presenters will explain the model’s theoretical underpinnings and will exemplify its application to different academic text genres: explanations, expositions, debates or challenges.

María Susana González is a teacher of English, a BA in Letters and a MA in Discourse Analysis. Head of the Reading Comprehension Chair at Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires. She is the Director of ARTESOL ESP journal. She has been directing research projects since 2003.

Ana María Otero. English teacher and Bachelor in Educational Communication Technology. She is a coordinator and a researcher in UBACyT projects at the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires. She works for Continuing Professional Development courses as a teacher educator for primary, secondary and university levels.

Ana María Rocca is a Public Translator of English and holds a “Diploma Superior en Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO). She is a teacher of English at Secretaría de Extensión, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Her research interests are Reading Comprehension and Adult Education. She is the Director of ARTESOL EFL journal.

David Williams

WILLIAMS, David

Sat., May 11, from 09:00 to 10:00

Preparing students for success in the 21st century

In less than a generation, technology has reshaped the world in which we live. Things like paper phonebooks, “snail mail” and typewriters scarcely exist. In this presentation, we will examine the necessity of incorporating technology into the classroom that will prepare students for the new age in which we live.

David Williams, MA, LLSS is the English Language Fellow in at ATICANA in Tucuman for 2019. He is collaborating with teachers both city and province wide, conducting teacher training workshops, and providing assistance to the Ministry of Education to develop their foreign language programs.

Kenneth Richter

RICHTER, Kenneth

Sat, May 11 from 09:00 to 10:00

Repertory grids: Creating an inventory of teacher beliefs

The repertory grid technique is an elicitation instrument associated with George Kelly’s (1955) Personal Construct Psychology. The presentation will provide an overview of the technique and a discussion of how grids can be utilized in applied linguistics research, EFL teaching, and reflection on practice.

Dr. Kenneth Richter is a professor at the University of Guanajuato, Mexico. He has been involved in higher education for more than 25 years, working in the U.S., Asia and Latin America. He is currently enjoying a sabbatical year, serving as a U.S. Department of State Fellow in Córdoba, Argentina.