March 29, 2011

New Culture Lesson

Want to meet the president of the United States?
Become a finalist in the the National American Spelling Bee.  
Spelling bees  are conducted at school, state, and national levels, where lucrative and prestigious prizes are given to the winners.  
Find out more about the history of this traditional American competition and how its popularity has grown.  On your mark, get set, SPELL!

For more information on having this lesson presented  to your class, contact us at info@aia-fvg.org or call us at 0404.630301

March 24, 2011

Story Hour School Visits

It's official! On February 10th we inaugurated the Children's Corner at our office in Via Roma 15.
The Children's Corner includes a children's library, entertainment and educational videos, board games, and computer software, all for kids!

We would love to have you visit. Story Hour lessons are going on now.  If you would like to bring your class to visit the children's library and participate in a free, one hour English lesson connected to a story, please contact us.

March 21, 2011

English Programs

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultutral Affairs has a very informative and useful website for teachers of English.
Go to www.englishprograms.state.gov for information about:
* ELT materials
*Academic exchange programs
*Distance education for teachers
*Scholarships available for high school students to study english.

It is also the home of the on-line journal English Teaching FORUM, a quarterly magazine for teachers of English as a foreign or second language.  Check out this dynamic webiste to keep up with the latest trends in English teaching and for opportunities in your field.