La PazBolivia August 2017

ELT NEWS
Centro Boliviano Americano Cochabamba organized their annual Citywide Seminar for English
Teachers last July 28-30. Over 150 English teachers from the ELT community in Cochabamba and
visitors from La Paz, Sucre, and other cities participated in this event. National and International
speakers presented on topics related to Building Student Engagement in Language Learning.
Congratulations CBA Cochabamba!

AMERICAN ENGLISH WEBINAR SERIES 7 INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

The American English Webinars is a series of 6 online seminars covering a variety of topics and are intended for teachers of
English around the world.
The AE Webinar Series 6 ended satisfactorily with 480 participants from 21 different educational institutions from La Paz,
Oruro, Potos, Uyuni, Cochabamba, Cobija, Santa Cruz, Camiri, Sucre, Tarija, and Bermejo, who will be receiving their
certificates in the coming weeks.
The AE Webinar Series 7 will take place from September 6th through November 15, 2017. Each 60-minute webinar is held
every other Wednesday at 8:00am or 1:00pm excepts the last session, 9:00am or 2:00pm.
Please note! You must register a team of teachers to participate in this webinar series, No individual registration is
accepted. In order to register please send an email to FortunG@state.gov before Friday August 28th.

AE Webinar Series 7Contents

Connecting Reading and Writing in Grammar Teaching: A Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Communicative Functional Approach Presenter: Lottie Baker 8:00-9:00am 1:00-2:00pm
Grammar To correct or not correct? Ideas for Subtle Correction During Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Speaking Tasks Presenter: Elizabeth Hepford 8:00-9:00am 1:00-2:00pm
Empowering Your Students with Media Literacy Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Presenter: Joe McVeigh 8:00-9:00am 1:00-2:00pm
Media Literacy
Presenting Ideas through Digital Storytelling in the English Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Classroom Presenter: Eric Wenninger 8:00-9:00am 1:00-2:00pm
Understanding Documentation and Draft Writing for Business Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Business English English Presenter: Benjamin Taylor 8:00-9:00am 1:00-2:00pm
and
Cross-cultural Competence in Business English Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Lisa Mann 9:00-10:00am 2:00-3:00pm

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Coming up Events
From August 2nd to 13th, The US Embassy in
Feria Bolivia will participate in the La Paz
Internacional International Book Fair. Our theme,
Connecting People. Ms que Ingls.
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In the booth: Information about the US Embassy
La Paz English programs for youth, professional
development programs for English teachers,
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academic exchange programs, alumni programs,
de alumni presenting about the impact English had
in their lives. Three of the most prestigious
Agosto English teaching intitutions will also be present
informing about their English programs: CBA La
Paz, CETIUMSA, and First Class Institute.

Activate E Teacher Alumni Training

Sponsored by the Regional English Language Office and the US Embassy in Bolivia,
Alumni of the E Teacher Program and other Online Training Programs for English
Teachers will meet in Tarija from August 31st to September 2nd for a training on
Critical Thinking. The event will end on Saturday September 2nd with the 2nd
Convention for English Teachers opened to the general ELT community. The event
will take place at CBA Tarija.
Are you interested in attending CBA Tarija 2nd Convention for English
Teachers on Saturday September 2nd?
Contact CBA Tarija 66-41727 / 66-48626

ELT Upgrade

The ELT Upgrade is a training program oriented to Pre Service Language Schools. Around 30
University professors will be meeting in Santa Cruz and will be trained on the development of
Critical Thinking in their daily teaching practice. Sponsored by the Regional English Language
Office and the US Embassy in BoliviaThe event will be conducted by an English Language
Specialist in Coordination with the School of Modern Languages and Hispanic Philology of the
Gabriel Ren Moreno University from September 6th to 8th, 2017.

AE MOOCs. Online Training for English Teachers

American English MOOCs

Massive Open Online Courses for English Language Learners

The U.S. Department of State, in partnership with FHI 360 and the University of Pennsylvania is producing five new Massive
Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for English language learners overseas. The MOOCs have been available on Coursera.org
starting in May 2016.
These MOOCs area Designed for learners at the pre-intermediate or intermediate level, the MOOCs will help them improve
their English skills in five major content areas organized in a set of two initial instructor-guided sessions for each MOOC in 2016
and 2017, after which they will remain accessible for on-demand use. All course materials are available to download.
ALL THESE MOOCs are certified and are completely free of charge if you organize a MOOC Camp. A MOOC Camp is a series of
facilitated discussions around Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Open courseware, and other free online courses.
To have more information and guidance about MOOC Camps, please send an email to EnglishUSEmBol@state.gov
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MOOC 1: English for MOOC 2: English for MOOC 3: English for MOOC 4: English for Media MOOC 5: English for STEM
Business and Journalism Career Literacy Fields
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communicate reading, drafting, English media, blogs, multi-disciplinary
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editing, and proofreading skills for
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of modern journalism. getting a promotion Mathematics texts.
business or improving an Improve your reading skills in
existing business. Learn important or finding a new job. Explore several
areas such as skimming,
journalism skills such as Learn how to write interconnected STEM fields
Learn how to write a scanning, finding the main
note-taking, quoting, and resumes, cover so that you can better
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market research, and using sources. letters, and transitions. professionals around the
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clients and customers. messages. 2017 Register here
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Are you interested in other external MOOCS

Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Being a Teacher. Commonwealth Education Trust.
English for teaching Purposes, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Business English for Non/Native Speakers. 5 course Specialization. The Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology.
Teaching Tips for Tricky English Grammar. University of California, Irvine.
Business English for Cross-cultural Communication. The Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology.
Business English: Basics. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Journalism, the future, and you. Michigan State University.
English for Research Publication Purposes: Capstone Project. Moscow Institute of Physics and
Technology.Academic English: Writing. 5 course Specialization. University of California, Irvine.
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TOEFL Test Preparation: The Insiders Guide

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Conversational English Skills. Tsinghua University.
English Composition. Arizona State University.
English Grammar and Style. The University of Queensland, Australia.
English Composition: Research and Writing. Arizona State University.
Writing, Presenting, and Submitting Scientific Papers in English. Tsinghua University.
English for Doing Business in Asia. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Preparing for the Advance Placement English Language and Composition Exam.
AP English Literature & Composition Part 1,2, and 3. University of Berkeley.

ENGLISH THURSDAY
ENGLISH THURSDAY is a day of opportunities and material offered via the US Embassy in Bolivia
Facebook page, click here.
Every Thursday, all different kinds of material are shared digitally. For the past four months we
have been sharing FREE ENGLISH LESSONS for beginners, intermediate and advance learners.
WHATS NEW on #EnglishThursday: English@the Movies, in which the audience is able to learn
expressions based on a given film and Teaching Tips offered by English Language Professionals of
the American English Team.
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News from AMERICAN ENGLISH click here
American English is a resource center for teaching and learning about American English language and culture. This website
provides a variety of engaging materials and resources for teachers' professional development and for students in the
classroom. Both teachers and students will find new ways to practice English and learn more about the United States.

PICTURE THIS
Picture This cards are a set of cards that can be used for a variety of
conversation and word games in English classes. Get them here.
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Access materials to teach Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.

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Material for English Teachers on Skills and Assessment, Grammar,
Professional Development, ESP and Teaching Content, Thinking Globally
& Critical thinking, Engage and motivate, Different Types od Learners
and Challenges, and much, much more.

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discussion questions to get your students talking. This is American English
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