Silvina de Fátima Grande 17 Mount Olive Grove, Dublin 5 Phone: (1)8674528 Mobile: (1)876152371 e-mail address:
[email protected]
EDUCATION 1997
Instituto SAN MIGUEL F-17 Tucuman – Argentina Level Achieved: Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
1986
“Escuela Nacional Normal Superior del Profesorado con Intensificación en Lenguas Vivas Juan Bautista Alberdi” - Secondary Public School of Languages, Teaching Division Tucuman - Argentina Level Achieved: High School Degree specialized in English Teaching
COURSES 2006, Nov
International Congress of Leadership, Creativity and New Classroom Trends ABS International, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2006, Abr
“Coordinating Successfully I and II” ABS International, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2005, Nov
“Taking the Theatre to the Language Classroom, Tips and Strategies to Encourage Creativity” The College English Studio, Tucumán, Argentina.
2005, Jun
“Rethinking the Teaching of English” APIT, (English Teachers Association) and English Department (Philosophy and Letters College- National University of Tucumán) Tucumán, Argentina.
2004, Oct
“Second International Workshop for Teachers of English in NOA” (Argentinian North West) Ministry of Education and Culture of Tucumán and Institute of Superior Education “Lola Mora”, Tucumán, Argentina.
2004, Feb
International Conferences for Professional Development for Teachers of English ABS International, UCI Univ. Of California, Irvine, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2003, Oct
“Contextual Factors in Foreign Language Acquisition” APIT (English Teachers Association), Tucuman, Argentina.
2000-2002
Academic Updating Course for English Teachers UNSA (National University of Salta) Salta, Argentina.
2002, Jun
“Making Vocabulary Memorable: Tasks and Techniques that can make a difference” and “Why not have it all?” Presenting the Macmillan English Dictionary. Macmillan Heinemann, Tucumán, Argentina.
2001, Sept
Express Publishing Presentation Institute of Superior Education “Lola Mora”, Tucumán, Argentina.
2000-2001
Academic Updating Course for English Teachers UNSA (National University of Salta) Salta, Argentina. Stage 1: Methodology of Teaching English as a Foreign Language Stage 2: Intercultural Learning Stage 3: Educational Technology Stage 4: Linguistics
1995, Aug
“Ways of teaching, ways of learning” Geoffrey Shaw, CIBER-CD System and Service, Tucumán, Argentina.
1993, Nov
“Catering for teachers and learners needs” MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS, Tucumán, Argentina.
1993, July
“Language, Mind and World” ATICANA (Association of Argentina- USA Intercultural Exchange in Tucumán), Tucumán, Argentina.
1992, June
“Language Integration” ATICANA (Association of Argentina- USA Intercultural Exchange in Tucumán), Tucumán, Argentina.
1990, Nov
“Communicative Strategies and Humanistic Activities”
“Escuela Nacional Normal Superior del Profesorado con Intensificación en Lenguas Vivas Juan Bautista Alberdi”
Secondary Public School of
Languages (Association of Teaching Improvement “Raúl D’Orso” 1990, May
“Technics in Teaching English as a Second Language” ATICANA (Association of Argentina- USA Intercultural Exchange in Tucumán), Tucumán, Argentina.
1988
“Six-Year Course in English” ATICANA (Association of Argentina- USA Intercultural Exchange in Tucumán), Tucumán, Argentina.
WORK EXPERIENCE 2004-Present Coordinator in the Virtual and Distance Course of
“Literary and Scientific
Translator Degree”, Almafuerte Institute, Tucumán, Argentina.
2001
CENT Nº 74 (Terciary Level Educational Centre) Translation in Biochemistry, Teacher, Tucumán, Argentina.
2000-2002
Translation in Marketing, Teacher, Virtual and Distance Course, Almafuerte Institute, Tucumán, Argentina.
1999-Present English Language and English Grammar Teacher, in the Virtual and Distance Course of “Literary and Scientific Translator Degree”, Almafuerte Institute, Tucumán, Argentina.
2000-Present Secondary School English Teacher, “Escuela Provincial Docencia Tucumana” (Public Secondary School). 2000-2006
Coordinator of the English Department in “Escuela Provincial Docencia Tucumana”, (Public Secondary School).
1994-1999
Institute Mark Twain (Manager)
1993.1995
Institute San Miguel F-17, Secondary School English Teacher, Private High School.
1989.1993
Institute San José de Calasanz, Secondary School English Teacher, Private High School.
LANGUAGES Native Spanish Fluent English
COMPUTER SKILLS Windows XP Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Sony Sound Forge (audio editing software) HOBBIES Reading Painting Handicrafts Sports Travelling