Curricular Test 1

Next week, October the 23rd and the 24th students from the curricular program are sitting test 1. Only authorized exams can be given to students. Please, remember to pick up your exams with the corresponding order for the copies at the coordination office next Monday, October 20, from 9 to 12 and from 2 to 7 p.m. The order has to be signed by Dr. Mariela Gómez from the Escuela de Lenguas, not the institute.

We still have some exams that were checked but nobody has come to work on the final corrections.

A FEW REMINDERS

Dear teachers

Attending some students' suggestions and taking into account the services the resource center offers, it is important to know that this center is only for individual work as well as for exam administration.
You are free to use the computers individually and the supporting material when necessary as far as you help us keep the silence and quietness a room like this requires.
You are also invited to use the teachers room as the place for discussions, meetings or any other academic or social activity that implies interaction.
Furthermore, we want to remind you of the importance of informing your Curricular and Extension students about the dates of exams and deadlines for handing in reports or homework. Don't forget they have the right to be told about their performance in each one of the evaluations on time.

Thanks for your cooperation and commitment.

Academic Coordinators

Multicultural Fair

Just to remind you that the main goal of the Multicultural Fair is INTERACTION. So please, provide communicative activities for your visitors.

If you have students who are interested in selling "1 dollar" things at the multicultural fair, you need to send us a printed report with the students' names, codes, program, English course, items, and price before October 14, 6 pm. A format will be sent to your email account.

Remember that you can hold a meeting today Tue, Oct 7 from 3:45 to 4:15 to discuss Multicultural Fair issues.

Testing Students at Common European Framework levels

If you are interested in attending the seminar on Testing Students at Common European Framework, you need to register at Ana Mi's before Tue, October 7, 6pm.
Only registered teachers will be allowed to attend the seminar.

Curricular teachers will be allowed to miss the 4-6pm curricular class. A note must be posted at the classroom door.

Extension program teachers will be allowed to attend, as well, but in this case, the course will be postponed one day. Teachers need to tell their students today that there won't be class tomorrow from 4 to 6pm.


Lecturer: Annette Capel
Place: Hotel Chicamocha Auditorium
Date: October 8, 2008
Time: 4-6 pm

Attendance Policy

Please, call roll on a daily basis in both the extension and the curricular programs. Keep record on the corresponding sheets. 20% of absences leads to failure of the course (16 hours in the curricular program; 8 horas in the extension program)

Cur. Lesson Plans & Ext. and Cur. Exams

Curricular lesson plans have already been revised. Please, pick them up at Ana Mi's.

In order to get more organized, we would like teachers in both extension and curricular programs, to hand in exams directly to the coordination office. Ana Milena won't be available to carry out this task.

Advanced English Grammar Workshop Next Week

Ms. Cherilyn Gain, our Fulbright Teaching Assistant from Phoenix, Arizona, will be offering a workshop on advanced English grammar. All Institute teachers are welcome to attend either the Tues, Sep 30 10-12pm or the Wed, Oct 1 2-4pm session. This is an old-fashioned grammar workshop, so bring your notebook and your love for punctuation! Topics include proper usage of the comma, semicolon, colon, hyphen, and dash in formal writing.

Registration Deadline: Monday, October 29, noon @ Ana Milena's