On May, 5th some of our current members attended an exclusive Workshop given by Cynthia Spoon . The workshop was called "Methodology Workshop" and it was held in Pentagon Hall of Universidad de La Serena. It also brought together former students of English Pedagogy and as well as teachers coming from all across the region.
The need to establish new ways of working in the methodologies of English language teaching marked this workshop. A situation that allowed Miss Spoon to converse with the guests, and also, to make a playful and practical work, very smilar to what it should be approached in the classroom.
"The Methodology Workshop, is part of the objectives and activities we have challenged ourselves to do, such as collaborating with classroom teachers in their professional development," said the Headmistress of the College of Pedagogy in Humanities, Dr. Berta San Martín.
It should be noted that Cynthia Spoon has done soem important work as training of English as a second language teachers of the Peace Corps in Estonia, has been director of International Student Services at Hood College, USA, established an education program at the Center for Refugees , Philippines, and in our country is English Language Fellow of the English Open Door Program, Ministry of Education for one year. He has also been in charge of the curriculum design of the English Summer Camp 2017 and has developed a work to strengthen the professional skills of English teachers of the different English Teacher Networks of the country.
It should be noted that Cynthia Spoon has done important work, such as: training of teachers of English as a second language of the Peace Corps in Estonia, has been director of International Student Services at Hood College, USA, she also established an education program At the Refugee Center in the Philippines, and in our country is English Language Fellow of the English Open Doors Program, Ministry of Education for one year. She has also been in charge of curriculum design for the English Summer Camp 2017 and has developed a work to strengthen the professional skills of English teachers of the different English Teacher Networks throughout the country.
