The document provides information about upcoming events and activities organized by APrIR, the Association of English Teachers of Rosario, for February and March 2011. It announces workshops on teaching business English and a chatting meal for advanced students and teachers. It also provides details on webinars, SIG meetings, the annual general assembly, and the 2011 FAAPI conference. Members are encouraged to participate in polls and share information about any presentations. Useful contact details for APrIR are also included.

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
Facebook page:
http://www.face book.com/page s/APrIR /127774673899632?ref=ts ,
Twitter: http://twitte r.com /aprir
http://groups.google .com .ar/group/aprir
These institutions are no w A PrIR members
A re you a Director of Studies?
Contact us to find out how your institution can a lso become a member of APrIR.
W rite to aprir.cd@gmail.com
APrIR is your association. Take pride in be longing.