Noticias del IIE
Las últimas noticias de Instituto Internacional e información sobre nuestras actividades
Lectura del mes del Club de lectura en español
Participa leyendo el libro recomendado y asistiendo al coloquio que habitualmente se celebra el último jueves de cada mes. Sesión dirigida por Jacqueline Cruz, Ph.D. Ciclo 2014-2015: “Literatura estadounidense de entreguerras” Entrada libre y gratuita previa inscripción desde la Agenda de la web del Instituto. Libro del mes: “A un dios desconocido” de John Steinbeck
Young Learners 1 Celebrated Halloween
The Young Learners 1 group did two projects on Saturday. First, they made clocks to practice telling time with. Afterwards, they read a story about Halloween, then made some very scary ghosts that can be used as a holiday decoration, like the one they saw on the door of one of the characters in the Halloween
Novedades bibliográficas en la biblioteca: “Just a second: a different way to look at time” Steve Jenkins
“This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way – as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Steve Jenkins’ extraordinary illustrations will accompany this engaging look at time.” Extraido de
Recomendación cultural para el fin de semana
Sing along especial Halloween con “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” “Cuando una pareja regresa de la boda de unos amigos, estalla una violenta tormenta y el coche se les avería. Así las cosas, no tienen más remedio que refugiarse en un castillo, donde el doctor Frank-N-Furter vive entregado a la fabricación de una especie de
The Young Learners 2 Class Likes Reading
Have you checked out the International Institute Library? In October, the Young Learners 2 class took a tour of the library. They looked at the section with the children’s books and they learned that the library even has books especially selected for each of the themes the students study. The Young Learners 2 followed their
En noviembre, sesiones abiertas de los cursos de TOEFL, English Skills for Work, American Cinema e Improvisación.
Nuestras “Open Sessions” son una excelente manera de conocer el contenido y dinámicas de los cursos. Con motivo de la Celebración de la Semana Internacional de la Educación ofrecemos una sesión abierta sobre el curso de preparación del examen TOEFL, imprescindible para ser admitido en un universidad en los EE.UU. o solicitar una beca Fulbright.
Let’s Meet the Young Learners 2 Class
The Young Learners 2 class started this trimester getting to know their classmates through a survey activity about their typical activities. Working in pairs, they practiced the present simple tense and the time expression “every” by asking their partner things like, “How often do you swim?” or “How often do you eat ice cream?” After
College Confidential: Ask Anything about College Life
November 6th at 18:00 in Room 404, International Institute: Join us for a relaxed Q&A discussion with current American college students. Ask anything! Parties, study schedules, etc. Please sign up on the IIE Agenda as space is limited.
Libros en la biblioteca sobre los temas curriculares para Young Learners en el trimestre de otoño
Como forma de apoyar el trabajo realizado en las clases de Young Learners del departamento de inglés del Instituto Internacional la Biblioteca ha elaborado una lista de títulos recomendados sobre los temas curriculares elegidos para el trimestre de otoño. La amistad, la vida en la ciudad, los mapas, las nacionalidades o festividades como Halloween y
La colección en uso: “Teaching unplugged: dogme in English language teaching” by Luke Meddings and Scott Thornbury
“Teaching Unplugged is the first book to deal comprehensively with the approach in English Language Teaching known as Dogme ELT. It challenges not only the way we view teaching, but also the way we view being a teacher. Dogme ELT advocates teaching ‘unplugged’: a materials-light, conversation-driven philosophy of teaching that, above all, focuses on the
