English for Architecture and Urban Planning - USB - ID3125
Prof. Dafne González
April - July. 2005

 

 

 

 


Houses
Alkmaar, Holland

 


Windmill in Alkmaar, Holland

 

 


Vasco de Gama
(Portugal)

 

 


Parana Bridge, Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest Tutors

During this course we are having guest tutors talk to the students about different topics of our interest. Meet our guests!

Visit Cora's page
Cora Chen
(San Francisco, CA. USA)

This is Cora, in San Francisco, CA.

Cora's presentation is on Rhythm and Acoustics.

http://80.60.224.77/dyg/id3126-04/audio/rhythm-acoustics_archivos/frame.htm

Arnold's page

Arnold Mühren
(Alkmaar, Holland)

"Hi there everyone,

This is Arnold. I live in Alkmaar, a pleasant, provincial town north of Amsterdam. We've got beautiful landscape around here: dunes and beaches, polders with lots of waters, windmills. Plenty of birds and other wild life....

Continue reading Arnold's message

Arnold's presentation is called "A literary Intermezzo". He is introducing a Radio Play called "Albert's Bridge"

Arnold's presentation at Alado (the first part was not recorded)


Teresa Almeida d'Eça
(Lisbon, Portugal)

Hello, everyone!

I have been an EFL teacher for 30 years and have enjoyed every minute of a career that has spaned from 5th grade to college.

Since 1998 I have been committed to CALL and WELL: computer-assisted and Web-enhanced language learning. From email exchanges to task-based projects, custom-made interactive exercises and blogging, I've guided my students in broadening their horizons, learning English, and using new technologies and software hands-on. In the past two years I have found that young learners are very enthusiastic about these tools, and can achieve quite a lot in a short time through learning in a fun way!

I met your teacher, Dafne Gonzalez, when I joined the Webheads in Action and we have collaborated very closely on different projects for three years. We have also met f2f twice. I was very happy when she came up with this challenge!

So... it'll be a pleasure to be with you all online to talk briefly about a beautiful 7-year old bridge that is closely related to two major events in Portugal's recent past: the reconstruction process of the eastern end of Lisbon and Expo '98, the last World's Fair of the 20th century and millenium.

Teresa's Web page for the presentation

Vasco de Gama Bridge PhotoStory

Presentation

Rita in Argentina
Rita Zeinstejer
(Rosario, Argentina)

EFL teacher, with 30 years' experience teaching English at all levels, mainly preparing students for Cambridge FCE and CAE.

Cambridge Oral Examiner, Area Manager for Advanced Courses, and Self Access, Laboratory and Multimedia Coordinator at Asociación Rosarina de Cultura Inglesa.

Computer SIG Coordinator, APrIR, for 5 years.

I have given several PPT Presentations on ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and CMC (Computer Mediated Communication) for Language Learning in Rosario, Buenos Aires and in Brazil, after a course in Cambridge in August, 1999, on CALL.

I have participated in online Conferences and Congresses, and belong to an online Community of practice doing research on CMC tools for Language Learning

Rita's presentation on the Parana Bridge

Recording of the presentation

Handout for the presentation


Barbara Chap
(Germany)

Born in Chicago, managed and owned her own financial planning firm in the United States. The last ten years have been spent here in Frankfurt where she has brought her financial, business, and management experience to her English language clients.
Barbara's unusual background of sociology/psychology and business knowledge coupled with a relaxed and appealing teaching style allows her to provide her students what they need to communicate effectively in English, whether they require English for general use, English for specific purposes, or business communication skills in English.

Presentation: Eiserner Steg PhotoStory part 1 - PhotoStory part 2


Elisabeth Fernandes

(Japan)
(Portuguese-Canadian born in France). I grew up mainly in Canada but I have also lived, studied or taught in Portugal,
France, the US and Thailand. I am currently living in Japan. I teach university, high school, and adults.
I am a teacher of both English and French, have tutored Portuguese, and have done some teacher-training.
Presentation: The Akashi Straits Bridge, near Kobe Japan
Photoblog
Sus' blog
Susanne Nyrop

(Denmark)

She likes to be a mistery guest, take a look: http://mysteryguest.blogspot.com/

Photoblog: The Oresundsbron Bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark

Sus has blogged these sessions here

Barb's, Elisabeth's and Sus' presentation at the Elluminate room in Learning Times.

Stewart Nelson
Canada)

Engineer Stewart Nelson was involved in the design of The Confederation Bridge in Canada.

Pictures sent by Stewart