Noticias del IIE
Las últimas noticias de Instituto Internacional e información sobre nuestras actividades
Los libros preferidos de nuestros lectores
“Dinorella: a prehistoric fairy tale” by Pamela Duncan Edwards & Henry Cole “Dinorella’s dreadful stepsisters, Doris and Dora, say that Dinorella is too ugly and dull to go to the dance, until Fairy-dactyl comes to her aid and bedecks her with dazzling diamonds, but on the way to the ball, Dinorella witnesses a dastardly deed.”
Cierre de la biblioteca por festividad local
La biblioteca permanecerá cerrada del día 15 de mayo pero estará abierta el viernes 16 y sábado 17 de mayo en el horario habitual.
Reporting from the YL 3 Headquarters
Carrying on from last week’s “Happy Children’s Books” theme, the YL 3 weekday class made their own bookmarks: They then began a new project, creating a class newspaper. Each week the YL 3 members will visit the language laboratory where they can conduct online research on their topics of choice: Politics, Science, Food, Entertainment, etc. YL
Las novedades destacadas de la semana
“American dream machine” by Matthew Specktor “American Dream Machine is the story of two talent agents and their three troubled boys, heirs to Hollywood royalty. It’s a sweeping narrative about fathers and sons, the movie business, and the sundry sea changes that have shaped Hollywood and, by extension, American life.” Extraido de Amazon. Ver además:
Los libros preferidos de nuestros lectores
“Norman Mailer: a double life” by J. Michael Lennon “Michael Lennon knew Mailer for thirty-five years, and in writing this biography, he has had the cooperation of Mailer’s late widow, Norris Church, his ex-wives, and all of his children, as well as his sister, Barbara. He also had access to Mailer’s vast, unpublished correspondence and
Insects and Spiders
The youngest Kids’ Club group is working on a unit about Insects and Spiders. They listened to the book The Very Busy Spider, by Eric Carle, and learned this song: Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me! Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NJj3fsSPSw Song: Miss Nina’s music videos are great for learning English, and for just having fun! This week the group learned another traditional
What’s Your Story?
“Happy Children’s Books” week is celebrated in May in many countries. Both the weekday and weekend YL 3 class members worked on book projects, choosing either to interview a classmate and write a mini-biography or pen his/her own autobiography. All the students handcrafted their books, using interesting methods of binding which ranged from sewing with thread to
Recomendación cultural para la semana
Exposición “Josef Albers: medios mínimos, efecto máximo” “Organizada por la Fundación Juan March, en colaboración con The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation en Bethany, Connecticut, esta exposición se presenta, por su extensión y coherencia, como la primera retrospectiva completa sobre Josef Albers (1888-1976) en España.” Extraído de La Guía del Ocio. Ver además: http://www.march.es/arte/madrid/exposiciones/josef-albers/?l=1
Las novedades destacadas de la semana
“La egoísta” dirigida por Curtis Bernhardt “Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde los inicios en los que David Ramsey era un abogado sin clientes. Ahora, gracias a la manera de proceder de su mujer Joyce, han conseguido una sólida reputación. Pero el matrimonio de David y Joyce ha tocado fondo.” Extraido de Fnac. Ver además: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_on_Demand
Octava lectura del ciclo 2013-2014 del Círculo Literario de la Biblioteca
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 “Representaciones de la sociedad estadounidense en las literaturas extranjeras” Entrada libre y gratuita previa inscripción en biblioteca@iie.es Libro del mes: “Hot Sur” de Laura Restrepo “María Paz es una
