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From the President And here we are again, reaching the end of the year, ready to sum up what has happened and looking forward to what is to come. No, I have not skipped several pages in my calendar, it's just that an APIBA year closes before either the calendar or academic years, with the Annual Seminar and the Annual General Meeting. For our Seminar, we have opted for a debate modality, a most democratic communication activity to provide a clear example that debating ideas and supporting our positions is at the core of our professional interaction. During the lunch break, we will be holding the Annual General Meeting at which two Committee members will be elected. We count on all our members taking part in both events. When it comes to looking back at what this year has been like, the most accurate description is probably "active". We have achieved our aim of taking APIBA to the suburbs with a varied selection of quality presentations. We have also co-organised a number of lectures with other organisations. Although academic activities are central to our role, we have also devoted a great many hours to lobbying the authorities to defend the status of teachers' degrees. These activities have been advertised through our newletters, our network of local delegates, posters at various institutions and, shortly, our Web site. All this movement has been reflected in an increase in the number of members up to date with their dues and the joining of new members. When it comes to looking forward to the year ahead, the unquestionable event looming in the horizon is obviously FAAPI 2001, with all its organisational intricacies and academic challenges. This will not however overshadow other activities to be organised for next year including SIG meetings, talks and presentations, so look for APIBA news in 2001. As a final word, I would like to remember our recently departed former president, Mr. George Lewis. As a colleague put it: "He loved everything English and transmitted this to their students" ... an achievement many of us probably only aspire to. Dr. Cristina Banfi
We have a fax!!
Issue 8, September 2000
If you want to send APIBA a fax or leave a message on our answering machine, you can now phone (11) 4326-3927. We remind you that APIBA office hours have been extended. Our office at KEL (Marcelo T de Alvear 1369) is now open on Tuesdays 11 to 15, and Fridays 11 to 13.
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From the President APIBA new members Forthcoming events FAAPI 2000: information and APIBA scholarship APIBA SIGs update AACI/BAC news NEW Discounts for APIBA members! FAAPI 2001 update Certificates of attendance Halliday in Mar del Plata APIBA fax/phone number APIBA Annual Seminar
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IES en Lenguas Vivas "J.R. Fernández", SBS Palermo, CIBA, L2 School of English, Interaction Language Studio and ENS "J.F. Kennedy" for lending their premises for the organisation of APIBA SIG events. ISA 2000, IES “J R Fernández”, AACI Lomas de Zamora and IFD “Bernardo Houssay” (Bernal) for offering their premises for APIBA events Nora Alvarez and Silvia Ronchetti for kindly donating the fee of their talks to APIBA Librería Rodríguez, for offering their premises and providing APIBA with a phone line for our new fax/answering machine
Events galore! APIBA events are everywhere! Nora Alvarez and Silvia Ronchetti have given two very successful talks, David Crystal packed UCA’s conference hall, and the hits keep coming!! Ana María Armendáriz will be delivering a talk, "On paradigms and shifts in FL teacher education", on September 26th at IFD "Bernardo Houssay", Luis María Drago 246, Bernal Luke Prodromou will be leading a workshop “Breaking Frontiers: in search of a good lesson” at ESSARP (Esmeralda 672 8th floor) on September 28th from 5 to 8 PM. Admission is free. To enrol, phone 4322-2840 or email <centre@essarp.org.ar>. Cristina Thomson de Grondona White will be delivering a presentation, “Do they really dislike reading?”, on Saturday 7th October, from 10.30 to 12.00, at KEL Martínez (Emilio Frers 2228, Martínez). For further information, e-mail us at <apiba99@yahoo.com>.
A Reminder People who have applied for membership in the last few months are reminded that they will not become full members until two passport-sized photographs and a copy of their degree have been received by the APIBA committee.