PCI 1

Bilingualism SIG

Theories and Practices Fostering Collaborative Network Towards Professional Development

Selma Moura

Ana Cláudia Peters

Antonieta Megale

Bilingualism SIG was born in 12^th Braz-TESOL National Convention in São Paulo in order to bring together teachers, researchers and professors with different and diverse backgrounds, who share a common interest in Bilingualism. But, the term bilingualism stands for multiple research areas such as: languages in contact, language acquisition and learning, language teaching, bilingual education, language policy, cultural identities, just to mention a few. In this 9^th Southern Cone TESOL Convention we are introducing Bilingualism SIG and exchanging ideas about some recent theories and researches we have contact, as well as inviting participants to join and contribute in collaborative networks to share knowledge in such areas.

PCI 2

Culture &

Critical Literacy SIG

Cultivating Creative and Critical Communities Through  Poetry and Story?

John Corbett

This session looks, first, at techniques for teaching, writing and performing creatively through poem and story. The workshop invites participants to unlock their own creative powers using a set of possible strategies for responding to the world through the English language. Some of these strategies may be familiar; others may be new. Secondly, the mini-course considers poetry and story as performance, looking at ways of bringing the text to life through voice and action. Finally, the workshop looks at ways of building creative and critical communities by linking up groups and classes online to share and comment on each other's work.

PCI 3

Pronunciation SIG

Pronunciation Priorities: What Does the Teacher Need to Know?

Elizabeth Pow

Sonia Godoy

This mini-course addresses pronunciation needs commonly shared by novice and experienced teachers. It considers the interface of pronunciation with listening and speaking while focusing on key pronunciation issues for Brazilian teachers of English. Supported by various teaching resources, practical activities on the sound system are proposed.

PCI 4

PUCPR

Literary Translation: a Challenge Worth Facing

Janice Thiel

The aim of this workshop is to present an overview of literary translation, discuss some principles that support the work of the translator nowadays and face some of the challenges of the translation of children's literature, poems, songs and literary classics. Movie adaptations of literary works will also be discussed.

PCI 5

UTP – Tuiuti University

Working and Learning with Disabled Students: Are We Ready?

Denise Hibarino

Vanessa Pontes

Isis Peixer

Caroline Sganzerla

This mini-course aims at discussing relevant issues on special education and at developing both teachers' and students' awareness on this challenging issue in the EFL classroom. In addition, the participants will be involved in group dynamics to share their experiences and develop activities for dealing with different disabilities.