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Critical Literacy and ELT: global issues and citizenship education seminar
Project manager: Chris Lima, Brazil
Aims:
- to build/expand knowledge and understanding of the implications of critical literacy in ELT
- to develop a framework for material development within this strand (classroom materials/teacher education/online content)
- to develop a strategy for research and dissemination related to the notion of critical literacy in teacher education and within teacher networks.
Teachers from Argentina, Brazil, Peru
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A Teachers Association forum in Latin America
Project manager: Gilmara Bezerra, Brazil
Aims:
- to promote and widen the cooperation between Teacher Associations (TAs) throughout the Latin America region
- to provide a forum for TAs to present their regional work in order to attract interest from governments, NGOs and prospective sponsors
- to maximise the opportunity for TAs to understand the wider vision of their work through discussion with TESOL and IATEFL representatives
- to strengthen the ties of TAs whose focus is either in the private or public sector of English language teaching
- to promote regular ongoing TA exchange through the BC ELT community website and other activities
Teachers from Brazil
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Resource Pack for Intercultural Competence
Project manager: Andrea Matos, Brazil
Aims:
- to produce an ELT Resource Pack providing practical activities for teachers in Latin America as a tool for understanding other cultures
- to produce ELT materials designed to build teachers' awareness of different needs in the language learner’s environment in Latin America
- to produce ELT materials for learning in a citizenship education context and to promote social awareness in Latin American students and teachers.
The research and piloting of activities will also assist Latin American teachers in dealing with multicultural classes.
Teachers from: Artentina, Brazil, Venezuela
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First Intercultural Seminar for Teacher Trainers: 'Training building knowledge and developing skills and attitudes'
Project manager: Leonor Marin, Peru
Aims:
- to bring together Teacher Trainers throughout the Latin American region
- to identify and train potential prospective Teacher Trainers
- to encourage further networking towards sustainability of ELT training both national and regionally.
Teachers from Argentina (presenter), Brazil (presenter), Peru
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