Servicio de Universidades, Calidad y Formación Sección de Formación y Calidad Santo Domingo, 8 – 2ª planta 31001 PAMPLONA Tlfnos: 848 42 47 75 – 848 42 47 76 READING CLUB PAMPLONA-IRUÑEA NAVARRA-NAFARROA Type: Seminar (35 hours) Addressed to : 25 Teachers of English as a foreign language in Secondary Education. Teachers teaching in English can apply too. A minimum of 10 teachers is required. Justification: Besides being a pleasure, reading books in English contributes not only to the development of communicative competence but also to the reading competence in that language. In this seminar different types of books will be read and analyzed. Aims: - To get the chance to improve communicative competente through reading . To get to know specific vocabulary To share experiences and views on three books or novels. Contents: - Individual reading of three books. - Sharing and debating the three books bearing in mind the following criteria: - Their literary values regarding style, language and structure - Their topics, ethics and points of social interest - The way they can be used for didactic purposes Methodology: During this seminar, three books will be read and debated. - On the first day participants will have the chance to talk about their interests regarding books and three books from a list will be chosen (please note that the CAP/ILZ cannot provide them). The methodology will be explained in the first session. - On each of the following days a selected book will be debated. Before the meeting participants will have to read the book and send a worksheet by email answering some questions on it. The main aim is to share different views and opinions on the books. The teacher will try to encourage a debate in which didactic purposes will also appear. Servicio de Universidades, Calidad y Formación Sección de Formación y Calidad Santo Domingo, 8 – 2ª planta 31001 PAMPLONA Tlfnos: 848 42 47 75 – 848 42 47 76 Teacher: Elizabeth Anderson Days, hours and venue All the sessions will be on MONDAYS Presentation: 29th of September First debate: 10th of November Second debate: 19h of January Third debate: 20th of April Venue: The venue is not still determined. Timetable: From 18:30 to 20:00 Signing up: The last day to sign in will be Thursday 25th of September. Language The seminar will be taught in English and being able to debate in this language is a must. Criteria of selection If more than 25 teachers are keen on taking part in the seminar, the following criteria will be applied: 1- Belonging to the category of teachers the seminar is addressed to. 2- Order of inscription Notes Signing in before the 25th of September needs to be completed at the following web page: http://formacionprofesorado.educacion.navarra.es (inscripciones/izen ematea) Once the signing period is over, teachers will have to check their admission at the following web page: http://formacionprofesorado.educacion.navarra.es (admitidos/onartuak) If for whatever reason an admitted teacher cannot finally take part in the seminar, he or she must let the organisation before the activity starts. Teachers that do not do so may not be admitted in future activities. Servicio de Universidades, Calidad y Formación Sección de Formación y Calidad Santo Domingo, 8 – 2ª planta 31001 PAMPLONA Tlfnos: 848 42 47 75 – 848 42 47 76 Organises Asesoría de lenguas extranjeras del CAP/ ILZko atzerriko hizkuntzen aholkularitza ingles.cap.pamplona@educacion.navarra.es Phone: 848423227