1. A sociación de Profesores
de Inglés de Rosario February 2011
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1976 – 2011 35th Anniversary
Dear Membe r,
We hope you have had plenty of rest during your holidays, be cause we are preparing a
year brimful of activities for you!
Forthcoming activities
February 23rd, 6 to 8.30
Teaching Business English: a refresher for insiders; an
overview for newcomers.
Profs. Julie ta de Zavalía, Ale jandra Garré , Mariela Rodrígue z, Ma.
Del Carmen fe rnánde z Be itía
Fee: AprIR membe rs and stude nts: $20.=; Non-membe rs: $50.=
Venue: UC EL, Av. Pellegrini 1332
Enrolment: Fill in this form and pay on the spot
http://tinyurl.com/businessfeb
February 24th, 9.30 pm
Chatting Meal
Advance d stude nts and teache rs can ge t toge the r to have a friendly
chat ove r dinne r (pizza, pop-soda and ice-cream) with Profs. Julie ta
de Zavalía and María del Carmen Fe rnández Be itía.
This time the ve nue is Café de la Música, Santa Fe y More no, at
9.30. Cost: $60.=
Please book a seat in advance – before Feb. 21st.
http://tinyurl.com/chattingmealfeb
February 25th:
APrIR will be supporting the Heinle event: Content
and language: Towards a perfect partnership
to be held at ARICANA, Buenos Aires 984 from 5 to 7 pm.
The e vent is free of charge but pre vious re gistration is
esse ntial. More information at
http://www .facebook.com/pages/APrIR/127774673899632#!/event.p
hp?eid=189424401088797

2. March 12th, 10 am:
APIBA – APrIR Webinar for Teacher A ssociations:
“Marketing and Fundraising for TA s”
with the support of FAAPI and the British Council
In April 2010 APIBA President Analía Kandel attended the 44th IATEFL
Conference on a Britis h Council grant and represented FAAPI on
Associates ’ Day. In this session s he will first s hare with Members of
FAAPI Teac hers ’ Associations the highlights of the Conference and of
that meeting, in particular a s ummary of sessions on Marketing and
Fundra ising f or TA s. She will then enc ourage all participants to think
collaboratively of possible s olutions to problems our local TAs face in relation to these and other
relevant issues in our own professional c ontext.
This ev ent is free of cha rge f or Members of Tea cher Associa ti ons wi th thei r dues up to da te.
It is aimed at c urrent members of E xecutive Committees and other Association M embers who may be
interes ted in joining the Committee in the future. A list of readings to be covered bef ore the
session will be made available on e nrol ment.
Enrolment: A PrIR members please fill in this form http://tinyurl.com/aprirapibawebinar
Further dates to mark on your calendar:
March 5th, 9.30 am
Professional development 2.0: Shaping our Learning Paths
Speaker: Carla Raguseo
More de tails coming soon!
A pril 7th, 9 am
A samblea General Ordinaria
Orden del día
 Memoria y balance
 Cuota anual
 Actividades 2011
A ugust
APrIR Seminar
More de tails coming soon!

3. 2011 FAAPI Conference
As we had already announced, the 2011 FAAPI
Confe rence will be hoste d by A sociación de
Profesores de Inglés de Tucumán. The
theme of the Confe rence is COMMUNICATIVE
LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEAR NING
R EVISITED. W hat more than three de cades of
expe rience have taught us.
The Call for Papers is in progre ss: che ck the guide lines at
http://www.faapi.org.ar/mostrarnoticia.php?id=105148
SIGs and Workshops:
Remembe r they are free of charge for APrIR membe rs
A lready confirmed for 2011: Reading for Pleasure, coordinated by Nora
Sé culi (norase culi@express.com .ar)
New day of the week: Teaching Tips, coordinated by Graciela Caste lli.
Se cond Wednesday of the month at 10 am . Please confirm at
gracaste lli@gmail.com . Starting in March. Le t’s discuss the issues we all fee l
a passion for.
CA LL, coordinated by Mary Di Mónaco (marydimonaco@gmail.com) Monthly
mee tings to expe riment with the ne w te chnologies and think of ways to use
them to enhance our teaching practice. Last Saturday of the month at 9.30.
Venue to be confirmed.
Would you like to coordinate a workshop or a SIG? Contact us asap.
Your opinion and interests:
He lp us plan ahead by tak ing this poll! It won't take up more than a couple of m inute s:
http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=IIMINO_52dac81a
News from our members
If you are an APrIR member and you are giving a presentation, please keep us posted
by filling in this form :
https ://s preadsheets.google.c om/viewform? formkey=dHMxMTgxVnhYdjFpR2luM2hiTEFwUFE6MQ
We will be de lighted to share the information in our Newsletter.

4. Useful information:
Our office hours: Tue sdays and Thursdays from 4 pm to 7 pm . Corrie ntes 1323 (P.B.)
Rosario.
Our telephone number is: (0341) 153-983562 Outside office hours, please leave a
message .
You may also contact us via email: aprir.2009@yaho.com .ar (about ge ne ral matte rs)
aprir.cd@gmail.com (for adm inistrative matte rs)
Remembe r to follow us online
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Twitter: http://twitte r.com /aprir
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APrIR is your association. Take pride in be longing.