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LATEST ACTIVITIES
Vindicating Chat
Prof. Rita Zeinstejer offered one of her smashing
presentations about applying technology to education. On
September 7th., as a way to celebrate Teacher’s Day and APrIR’s
Anniversary, Prof. Zeinstejer conducted a webinar on
Vindicating Chat: Integrating Chat into the EFL Classroom.
Unfortunately once again we missed seeing our members in the
webinar. Only two members enrolled but failed to attend. The
rest of the participants were non-members.
We are very grateful to Rita Zeinstejer for giving a free outstanding presentation, full of
resources and tips both to encourage our students to use chat as well as words of caution
as to how to avoid any inconvenience by choosing the right chat rooms. Rita illustrated her
talk with samples of her own work, which made all she proposed even more possible and
profitable.
We would also like to thank SBS LIbrería Internacional for allowing the use of their
WEBEX platform.

FORTHCOMING ACTIVITIES
Do it yourself! Adapt or develop speaking teaching resources
Prof. Magdalena Prinster de Botto
Are you concerned about developing the speaking skill in your
classroom? Do you fear coursebooks are not “doing the trick”
when it comes to international assessment aligned with Common
European Framework levels?
Let’s ponder on how to design our own teaching resources to
develop spoken competence and how to be a critical consumer
of coursebook resources so that they become a friend and not a
foe.
We will be analysing common features and how to achieve this aim with reference to the
following exams
Cambridge English suites
IELTS
TOEFL / TOEIC
Trinity
Anglia
Where? ARCI - Buenos Aires 1174 - When? October 5th—9.30 am
APrIR members: free
Non-members: $150 - Students and ARCI staff: $60
Enrol online at http://tinyurl.com/aprir-diy2013 (surcharge for use of the system) or
at our office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 to 8pm by October 3rd.