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N&V-L Digest 539 - Feb 6, 2000
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There are 9 messages in this digest
0. Housekeeping
1. ExpoUniversidad
2. Announcement from OUP
3. Info required on Santa Fe event
4. ESP Discussion Session TESOL Vancouver
5. ExpoUniversidad
6. SEAL Argentina
7. Two reminders from the List Editor
8. Help this list grow
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Thought for the Day
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Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift.
Heard on Radio Essex, 1 Feb 2000
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0. Housekeeping
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Welcome back to all list members
of N&V-L Argentina and apologies
for the long delay in getting this list going again.
Remember that postings to the
list should be sent to the List
Editor at <me@eltnewsandviews.com> with the message
POST N&V-L Argentina
in the subject header (not in the main body of the mail).
The start of a new year is a
good opportunity to remind you of
the 'rules' of the list. In short form these can be simply stated:
1. Material should be "suitable
for teachers of English in
southern South America". This is a very wide brief but
there are eventual limits.
2. References to people, associations
and other postings should
be measured and courteous, within the acceptable standards of
academic debate. This means disagreement may be robust but
should be rooted in reason rather than emotion.
3. Postings should be reasonably
short, normally never more than
two or exceptionally three screens. If you wish to make longer
postings these may be more suitable for our printed newsletter
"ELT News & Views".
4. We are quite happy to post
details of new products or projects
provided that these are informative rather than purely commercial.
in nature Common sense and education should enable posters to
see
the difference.
5. All postings are subject
to editing and the posting of any message
to us for publication implies tacit agreement to this condition.
We reserve the right to restrict postings if they do not meet
the
above conditions.
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with the name, affiliation and and
email number of the person who posted it. Replies may be to the
list or directly to the person posting but anonymous or spurious
names or addresses will not knowingly be published.
Postings which in the opinion
of the List Editor violate these
norms will be politely rejected with an indication of how they
can be 'amended' for posting. However it is in your interest to
respect the rules if you want your posting to go out straight
away.
And that's all from me for now.
Posted by: List Editor
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1. ExpoUniversidad
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The Fifth Argentine International
Universities and Higher
Education Fair, Expo Universidad, has announced its 2000
dates and venues. The International event will take place
in parallel with the Argentine National Fair for Universities
and FE/HE institutions.
In 2000, as last year, there
will be an additional sector
devoted to 'Corporate Training' as well as the National and
International Educational Sectors.
Dates and venues are as follows:
o Sept 5-6 Santiago, Chile (Crowne Plaza Hotel)
o Sept 8-10 Buenos Aires, Argentina (La Rural Centre)
o Sept 12-13 Cordoba, Argentina (Patio Olmos)
o Sept 15-17 Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colegio Sao Luiz)
o Sept 21-23 Mexico City (tbc)
Further information from Liliana Taboada at:
Lavalle 472 (Suite 214)
(1047) Capital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: 54-11-4327-2271 Fax: 54-11-4327-2274
Email: <It@campusmagazine.com.ar>
Forwarded by: List Editor
mailto:me@eltnewsandviews.com
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2. Announcement from OUP
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We are sorry to announce that
Ricardo Sampedro has left his
position as Marketing Manager in OUP .
Many of you met Ricardo when
he joined OUP as an Educational
Consultant back in 1993. You will remember his enthusiastic
strides carrying his big bag of Oxford books into Argentine schools,
as well as his excellent teacher training sessions. As a colleague,
Ricardo has been a key person in reinforcing the high standards
of
quality and respect for the teaching profession that are the Oxford
commitment.
Ricardo is leaving to develop
an independent project called
Education for a Change, which will soon be launched with the
support of OUP Argentina. Although he will be greatly missed as
a
permanent member of our team, we share with him his
enthusiasm, and wish him the best in the new career path he has
chosen. We are sure this is your wish too!
Posted by: Marina Ulloa
ELT Manager
Oxford University Press
mailto:Ulloam@oup.com.ar
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3. Info required on Santa Fe event
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I have been trying without success
to find out about a
major ELT event taking place in Santa Fe (I don't know
whether Province or City) very soon.
Can anyone who knows anything
about this please post
the details here.
Thanks.
Maria Jose Ferrer
mailto:mjferrer@yahoo.com
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4. ESP Discussion Session TESOL Vancouver
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Dear ESPers
TESOL Vancouver is approaching.
We have been invited by Thomas Orr (Current ESP IS Chair TESOL
)
to lead a discussion session on ESP in Central and South America.
We would like to invite you
all to participate too. There are two
ways to do so,
1. Come to Vancouver, attend
the session and participate in the
discussion.
2. If you can't make it to Vancouver
send us your opinion, comment
or contribution on ESP in Latin America.
We will read your contribution
at the session, we will also mention
your name and bring back feedback from the session to you and
this
list.
Your contribution doesn't have
to be an academic paper or essay, your
brief informal comment will also be appreciated and can make a
difference.
You can also gather information from colleagues in other Latin American countries.
The questions are:
o Where does ESP stand today where you are teaching?
o What are you doing regarding ESP?
Pls don't hesitate to contact us for more information
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If you would like to read Tomm's
Orr's invitation and more information
on Vancouver ESP Discussion Sessions go to:
http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/~t-orr/tesol/index.htm
You can also find here the official
list of ESP DS session presenters
and times.
Posted by: Liliana Orsi and
Patricia Orsi
ESP IS ARTESOL CO-CHAIRS
Former Members-at-large ESP IS TESOL INTERNATIONAL
Buenos Aires, Argentina
mailto:espisartesol@arnet.com.ar
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5. ExpoUniversidad
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The Fifth Argentine International
Universities and Higher
Education Fair, Expo Universidad, has announced its 2000
dates and venues. The International event will take place
in parallel with the Argentine National Fair for Universities
and FE/HE institutions.
In 2000, as last year, there
will be an additional sector
devoted to 'Corporate Training' as well as the National and
International Educational Sectors.
Dates and venues are as follows:
o Sept 5-6 Santiago, Chile (Crowne Plaza Hotel)
o Sept 8-10 Buenos Aires, Argentina (La Rural Centre)
o Sept 12-13 Cordoba, Argentina (Patio Olmos)
o Sept 15-17 Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colegio Sao Luiz)
o Sept 21-23 Mexico City (tbc)
Further information from Liliana Taboada at:
Lavalle 472 (Suite 214)
(1047) Capital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: 54-11-4327-2271 Fax: 54-11-4327-2274
Email: <It@campusmagazine.com.ar>
Posted by: List Editor
mailto:me@eltnewsandviews.com
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6. SEAL Argentina
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I have just heard that the 3rd
SEAL Conference on "The Seeds of
Confidence" is scheduled to take place on the 10-12 February.
Contact Veronica Andres at <veronica.wings@overnet.com.ar>
for
further information.
Posted by: List Editor
mailto:me@eltnewsandviews.com.
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7. Two reminders from the List Editor
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Schools or Teachers wanting
to advertise (for) teaching
positions in Argentina are invited to visit
http://www.eltnewsandviews.com/jobshop/jobshop
where they can post or read information about job
opportunities.
There is a calendar of Cono
Sur ELT events at http://www.eltnewsandviews.com(calendar/calendar.html.
If you are organising an event in the future please send me
details and I will put them up on the web site.
There is no charge for either
the Job Shop or the Calendar
of Events. The policy of N&V-L is where possible to provide
free information. You can help us to help list members help
each other.
Posted by: List Editor
mailto:me@eltnewsandviews.com.ar
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8. Help this list grow
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Information and discussion lists
like this one work in direct
relation to the number of list members and their degree of
involvement.
Please forward this list to
as many colleagues as you think may
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As we get more people on the
list the volume of traffic will
increase and it will benefit all of us.
Posted by: List Editor
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N&V-L Digest 540 - Feb 11, 2000
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There are 7 messages in this digest
1. APIBA Committee - 2000-2001
2. New BA in BA
3. One day seminar in BA
4. Education for change
5. Ackowledgment
6. Workshop on the use of Music and Songs
7. About all these new text books
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Thought for the Day
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Education is what survives when what has been learnt has
been forgotten.
B. F. Skinner
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1. APIBA Committee - 2000-2001
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President: Cristina Banfi
<banfiday@ssdnet.com.ar>
Vice-President: Stella Schulte
de Ugarte
<stellaschulte@ciudad.com.ar>
Secretary: Rita Faré de Garrido
Treasurer: Susana Masoero
<sumasoero@ciudad.com.ar>
Deputy Treasurer: Analía
Kandel
<akandel@cvtci.com.ar>
Member: Silvia Iummato
<silium@sinectis.com.ar>
Member: Pablo Toledo
<toledo@movi.com.ar>
Reserve Member: Valeria Artigue
Reserve Member: Silvia Rettaroli
<rettasil@sminter.com.ar>
Posted by: Cristina Banfi
mailto:banfiday@ssdnet.com.ar
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2. New BA in BA
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The University of Belgrano announces
a BA (Licenciatura) course
in English Language to be taught from 9am till 6pm on Saturdays.
This course is addressed primarily to teachers and translators
graduated from four-year courses taught at tertiary colleges
of education.
The first subject will be taught
from February 12 till April 15:
English in the media. The next course, Literature, will be from
April 29 till May 27. Next is Knowledge of language, from June
3
till September 2. There are 6 subjects in the first year and 4
in
the second year. The whole BA course runs for two years.
Enrolment is open at this moment.
There are very few vacancies
left.
Further information: alblanco@ubser.ub.edu.ar
Posted by: Aldo Blanco
mailto:alblanco@ub.edu.ar
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3. One day seminar in BA
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Cambridge University Press announces
their Opening One-Day Academic
Seminar of 2000 on "EFL Teaching, Learning and Acquisition
" to be
held at Escuela Normal Superior en Lenguas Vivas "John Fitzgerald
Kennedy" Juncal 3251 Buenos Aires on Thursday 24th February
from
9.0 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
There will be three talks by
distinguised academics Mary Calvo de
de La Vega on "Teaching children: their potentialities, our
limitations", Maria Cristina Grondona White on "Do they
dislike
reading?" and Silvia Ronchetti on "Teenage learners:
meeting the
challenge".
CUP Educational Representatives
Gabriel Mohr and Andy Paz will talk
about CUP best-selling titles "Playway to English "
and " Cambridge
English Worldwide"
Admission to the Seminar is
free of charge . For additional information
and enrolment you can contact :
Cambridge University Press
Paraguay 946, 4º A - 1057 Buenos Aires
Tel/Fax: (5411) 4322-5040 / 4328-7648
email: <cup.argentina@sion.com>
Posted by: Liliana Mc Cann
mailto:winton@ciudad.com.ar
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4. Education for change
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Before the official launch of
its independent educational project,
Education for a Change has organised two workshops for teachers
working with adult learners, both in-company and at teaching
centres:
o Behind the tunes: what songs have to offer for your class
with adults
A selection of hands-on activities and ideas to exploit
songs addressing topics that interest your students and
from which engaging discussions can be triggered.
Date: Wednesday 23 February, 14:30 to 17:00, at Acme
Agency (Suipacha 245 2º)
Registration: Educhange@infovia.com.ar
T. 4982-2409
Fee: $ 15.-
o What's in the News ? Expanding newspapers' and mags' potential
Develop this media into powerful teaching resources by setting
direct relationships to your students' areas of expertise and
interests.
Date: Friday 25 February, 14:30 to 17:00, at Acme Agency
(Suipacha 245 2º)
Registration: Educhange@infovia.com.ar
T. 4982-2409
Fee: $ 15.-
Both sessions will be given by Ricardo Sampedro.
For more information on these workshops or the Education for a
Change project please contact <Educhange@infovia.com.ar>,
or call
(011) 4982-2409
Posted by: Ricardo Sampedro
mailto:Educhange@infovia.com.ar
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5. Ackowledgment
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It is almost the beginning of
the first academic year of the new
millenium in Argentina and for two Argentinian ESL instructors
it
is the end of one school semester in California, USA.
Liliana Marcos from Universidad
Nacional de Mar del Plata and
Adriana Benvenuto from Universidad Nacional del Comahue have just
finished their Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program in the USA and
they would like to share with people from this list a reflection
upon their experience.
Both teachers are deeply thankful
for having been part of this
enriching and unforgettable experience.At the same time, they
would like to highlight that both of them graduated and are now
working at state universities in Argentina. The professional
development they acquired over the years at those insitutuions
allowed them to feel confident and prepared enough to teach in
the USA and interact with its culture. They would like to encourage
people to believe in public eduacation and support intercultural
programs.
Thier experience will surely
enrich the students they teach and
peers starting a chain that will help the educational system grow.
This program was possible thanks to both universities and the
Fulbright Commision.
Adriana Benvenuto Liliana Marcos
adrianabenvenuto@hotmail.com lilianamarcos@hotmail.com
Posted by: Adriana Benvenuto
mailto:adrianabenvenuto@hotmail.com
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6. Workshop on the use of Music and Songs
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Bridge has organised a wto exploit
Social Values in the
classroom.
This will take place on Saturday 26 February at Bridge,
Gaona 1810 Ramos Mejia, from 9:30 to 13:00.
Fee: $ 15
Speaker: Ricardo Sampedro
Certificates of attendance will
be issued.
To register, or for more information please contact Susana
Trabaldo at Bridge (011) 4654-8945 or Education for a Change
(011) 4982-2409/Educhange@infovia.com.ar
Posted by: Ricardo Sampedro
mailto:Educhange@infovia.com.ar
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7. About all these new text books
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Lots of new material has been
rushed out by ELT
publishers to meet the requirements of the new
syllabuses for EGB and Polimodal. But does it
suit the teacher's needs ?
What do you think about recent
ELT material ? What
seems good for your reality ? What has worked or
failed for you?
On the other hand, do we need
new course books at all ?
Can't a good teacher get results without/despite changing
material every second year or so ?
Let's share some opinions on
this - before we commit
ourselves to buying our books for the new year, let's
see if they're going to be/do what we want !
N&V-L is supposed to be
a news and discussion list so
let's pick up this thread.
Posted by: List Editor
mailto:me@eltnewsandviews.com.ar
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N&V-L Digest 541 - Feb 20, 2000
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There are 4 messages in this digest
1.Event in Santa Fe
2. On textbooks
3. Accreditation query
4. FAAPI
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Thought for the Day
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Education makes machines which act like men and produces
men who act like machines.
--Erich Fromm
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1. Event in Santa Fe
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Concerning the ELT event to
be held in Santa Fe. I was
given the following information.
The 1st Congress on Professional Development for Teachers
of English will take place from 25 - 27 May 2000 at the
Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe. Contact
addresses are: by standard post - Area de Idiomas
Extranjeras, Secretaria Academica, Universidad Nacional
del Litoral, Boulevard Pellegrini 2750, (3000) Santa Fe.
E-mail: <mailto:congress@unl.edu.ar>congress@unl.edu.ar
Web site: <http://www.unl.edu.ar/congress>http://www.unl.edu.ar/congress
Phone/Fax: 342-4571122 (a.m.) 342-4533392 (a.m. and p.m.)
Deadline for proposals: 25 February
Deadline for registrations: 8 March (Early bird), then April
5 and May 5.
Posted by: Jamie Duncan"
mailto:amie@abaconet.com.ar
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2. On textbooks
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I think it is a great idea to
start a discussion on new
(and perhaps not so new) textbooks for EGB and Polimodal
in Argentina.
I am very critical of text books,
because in spite of the
enormous number of published texts, I can't say I find
great variety. Many of them don't fit the need of kids in
Argentina and I feel that most of them underestimate the
intelligence of children (and teachers!).
But I am happy to say that I
have found a precious exception
in new text - "Content with Content" - written by Ana
Armendáriz, Silvia Luppi and Silvia Rettaroli, published
by Kapelusz. In these texts, English is a vehicle to learn
content, to explore contents which would be valid and
interesting to the learners in their own language. Each
project develops a theme through several sections and
activities, leading to a final task and evaluation. At
last, a series of text books for EGB 2 with a task-based
learning approach!
I sincerely congratulate the
authors of "Content with Content"
and warmly recommend teachers at EGB level to go through the
learner's and teacher's books (both equally rich) with a view
to trying them out.
Posted by: Anne Jordan Samman
mailto:aljordan@infovia.com.ar
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3. Accreditation query
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Dear list members,
I would like to know which would
be the next "steps" for a
"profesorado graduate", i.e. what other degrees one
can seek
for and which would be the logical order, if there would be
any. And another question: which are the equivalents in
Spanish for MA, BA, MSc, Dip. , PhD.?
Posted by: Marcela Burgos
mailto:ieli@sap-net.com.ar
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4. FAAPI
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The call for papers for this
year's FAAPI conference is now
out. The event will take place on 22, 22 and 23 September
in Comodoro Rivadavia
For proposal forms and further
details mail Adriana Marcos
at <almarcos@satlink.com>.
Posted by: List Editor
mailto:me@eltnewsandviews.com
**
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N&V-L Digest 542 - Feb 25, 2000
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There are 4 messages in this digest
1. APIBA Moratorium
2. Workshop: EFL & Literature
3. Buenos Aires Book Fair
4. Info wanted on TWE
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Thought for the Day
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The marvelous thing about learning style is that every
teacher can help to provide a warm prevailing breeze to
lift all those "kites" and help them soar. Sometimes
the
strings may get tangled up, but now we can understand
how a little more dimension and space can keep them free
and flying.
-- Emilie Piper
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1. APIBA Moratorium
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APIBA Fees Moratorium
Members of APIBA whose membership
has lapsed will be glad
to know that APIBA declared a Moratorium of outstanding
fees before 1999. This means that members can settle their
account by paying only their 1999 and 2000 dues.
Before April 30th: $80 only!!
You can now deposit your dues
directly at your local
bank. For an form and more information, please contact
<apiba99@yahoo.com>
Posted by: Cristina Banfi
mailto:banfiday@ssdnet.com.ar
**
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2. Workshop: EFL & Literature
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The following is an invitation to participate in:
"EFL & Literature"
Have an insight into how to
motivate students and teachers
to use tales and poems to enhance their language awareness
and discover their multilpe intelligences.
When: 4th march 2000 10 to 12hs
Venue: CADDAN: Libertad 94 5° I
Leaders: Cecilia Ramirez & Patricia Arias
Fee: $10 - you get the book and handouts.
Register: cr@infovia.com.ar or call: 15 40913773
Posted by: Cecilia Ramirez de
Ricci
mailto:cr@infovia.com.ar
**
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3. Buenos Aires Book Fair
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Could someone please post dates
and other information
regarding this year's 'Feria del Libro' in Buenos Aires
Thanks.
Posted by: List Editor
mailto:me@eltnewsandviews.com
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4. Info wanted on TWE
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Does anyone know what is the
TWE exam? I read that it
is necessary for admission at certain universities.
If you would like to share some
information about that
examination, I would be very thankful.
Adriana Benvenuto
Posted by:Adriana Benvenuto
mailto:abenveto@uncoma.edu.ar
**
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