University Magazine

La Sede Pergamino de la Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa de la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (INSPT-UTN) announces this Teacher Development Seminar to be held in the city of Pergamino on Saturday 20th  February 2010.

Topics and Lecturers

How to deal with your students´ language mistakes and errors  

In the world of language teaching, the term error has traditionally been used to refer to an utterance that does not comply with the standards of correctness and/or appropriacy of the language being taught. However, the professional teacher often faces some degree of confusion when it comes to handling errors. This situation may indeed be literature-induced, as the latter has generally seen an error either as a deviant element that needs to be eradicated altogether, or as a developmental episode that does not merit the teacher’s undivided attention. This practical session is aimed (a) to delve into the nature and scope of errors, mistakes, slips and faux pas, (b) to describe and explain common errors and (c) to suggest ways to include the practice of error analysis in a teaching agenda. 

Magíster Juan Ferretti

Juan A. Ferretti holds an M.A. in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, University of Leicester, UK. He teaches Academic Writing. Critical Discourse Analysis and Postcolonial Literature at Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional , Twentieth-Century Culture at UTN’s Teacher Education College, Language IV and Academic Writing at Instituto  Superior del Profesorado “Dr. Joaquín V. González”, Language III and Language IV at CONSUDEC Teacher Education College. His main interests are academic writing, the language-culture interface and critical discourse analysis.

Teaching English without Grammar or the Art of Groping in the Dark

We all want our students to communicate. We all want our students to be flexible and fluent in their actual “use” of the language but we often shy away from grammar, or we believe in the magic of “grammar boxes” and “grammar summaries” strategically placed at the end of the book. After all, we have been told once and again that while we focus on communication, grammar will take care of itself. But will it?  If it won´t, how much grammar should we teach and how? Should we start writing grammar with a capital “G” again? 

Doctor Omar Villarreal

Doctor en Lenguas Modernas (summa cum laude), Universidad del Salvador.

Licenciado en Ciencias de la Educación con especializació n en educación formal (summa cum laude), Universidad Católica de La Plata.

Licenciado en Tecnología Educativa (summa cum laude), Universidad Tecnológica Nacional

Profesor en Inglés e Inglés Técnico, Instituto Nacional Superior del Profesorado Técnico.

He is currently a candidate to the Maestría en la Enseñanza de la Lengua y la Literatura, Universidad Nacional de Rosario.

Investigador Principal, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad del Salvador.
He is a University Lecturer in the area of Applied Linguistics at UTN and the Director of Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa INSPT-UTN.
He has lectured extensively in all Argentinian provinces as well as in Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Perú

Schedule

9:00 – 10: 15 How to deal with your students´ language mistakes and errors  
10:15 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 12:30 Teaching English without Grammar or the Art of Groping in the Dark

 Admission is free but previous registration is necessary.
Certificates of Attendance will be issued.

Registration as from February 1st at Let’s Bookshop  Azcuenaga 170 - Pergamino - BA

TEL./FAX: 02477-429886 - letslibros@infovia. com.ar

For more information about Sede Pergamino de la Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa de la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (INSPT-UTN), please contact:

Instituto “San José” – Colegio Marista de Pergamino
Avda Juan Manuel de Rosas 2514
02477- 422488

Or e-mail: licenciaturaingles@ inspt.utn. edu.ar