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Dear Colleagues ,

Last month my family and I celebrated Mother’s Day. We were going to do it in May but we postponed it in

the hope that the deadlock would open up and it did! We had lunch together at my daughter María José and

her two children’s home, my grandson Nacho and granddaughter Valen. Paty was

there with her new doggie Sir Paul - guess why she chose that name?- My eldest

granddaughter Sofia, her husband Manuel and my three great grandchildren,

Joaquin, Vicente and baby Francisco were part of the celebration as well as my

granddaughter Agustina, her husband, Facundo and their baby boy, my great

grandson Juan Pablo. Oh! I forgot Salem, Valen’s naughty black cat! Lovely

Mother’s Day! I wish you enjoyed a happy Mother’s Day with your nearest and

dearest!

Paty and all the Dickens Teachers are overjoyed at the thought of having the Dickens students back again,

filling the institute with their high spirits and laughter. Teaching through Zoom has been a marvellous

experience, one that with no doubt will help teachers a lot in the future

and in some cases will be combining face to face classes and virtual

ones, but nothing substitutes a class with a real teacher and students!

So after a lot of planning on the part of Paty, Manuel, the

Coordinators, and Fabián, and working on both regulations for the

Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education, slowly, carefully and

joyfully, the Dickens will be opening its doors to the students and

public in general. I hope you will all be sharing in this wonderful

comeback and let’s hope everything works well!

On Sunday 7th June Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her official 94th birthday in

Windsor Castle. Due to Co-Vid 19 she wasn’t able to celebrate it in

Buckingham Palace and enjoy the Trooping The Colour Ceremony with her

family. The Trooping the Colour Parade is carried out by her personal troops,

the Household Division with the Queen herself attending in a carriage and

taking the salute. This year there was a smaller display, the Queen watched

the parade by herself and there was no carriage. The Queen seemed very happy though. She may well be to

have reached 94 years and in spectacular health! Let’s hope that by 2021 life will return to normal, for the

Queen’s sake and for our sake as well!

Paty, Manuel, Sofia , Andrea and Teresa and I wish you

and your students the very best and do take care.

Letter from the Editor

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NEWSLETTER - JULY 2020 - VOL. 140

SECTIONS:

EVENTS

TESTS & FINAL EXAMS

INTERNATIONAL EXAMS

PROFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TEACHING RESOURCES & IDEAS

PORTUGUÊS

CONTACT US

Edition: Fernando Wilkins / [email protected]

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Dear All

I hope you and your families are all well and safe.

It is our pleasure to announce and share with you the Winners for the Cambridge

English and Dickens Distinguen Awards Ceremony.

Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been forced to cancel the

Award ceremony planned for April of this year, however, this is not stopping us

from announcing the winners and sharing the news with all our Dickens and

Cambridge Assessment English community in Uruguay. Please find the list of

winners attached!

Please do join me in congratulating the winners, for having achieved these

amazing and outstanding results in 2019, their teachers and Heads of Department

for leading them there making sure the Cambridge English standards are

achieved and to their parents for encouraging their children and supporting them

in this learning experience.

In addition to this wonderful piece of news, I would like to add that next year, we

will be holding a double awards ceremony where you and the 2020 winners will

have your dedicated time and awards presented to you as you all deserve. This is

an instance of great celebration and, as such, it can only be postponed but never

completely cancelled!

In the meantime, we would love for your winner - or for you - to send us a brief

video with either the winner's thoughts and reaction to their award, or when you

share the information with the winner/s and their classmates to upload on the

Dickens social media. Please make sure you have the students' and families'

consent.--

Looking forward to seeing you all soon and keep on working hard towards

the 2020 Awards Ceremony!

All the best

Monica Leon International Examinations

Department Manager

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Every year we deliver speaking workshops for learners preparing their speaking

exams at B1 and B2 level. They aim at helping students develop their confidence in

such an important skill and we would like to keep on offering this valuable

opportunity despite the current situation we are all living.

The great news is that this special year, we will deliver these workshops via Zoom. If

you wish your students to attend these online sessions, we will send you an ID and

password so that they can attend from the comfort of their homes.

If you are interested, write to [email protected] and enroll your students for

the session of your preference. Places will be limited for each session.

Dates and times:

B1 level Wednesday 26th August at 7.00 pm

or Thursday 27th August at 10.00 am

B2 level Wednesday 26th August at 10.00 am

or Thursday 27th August at 5.00 pm

mailto:[email protected]

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ORAL EXAMS MONTEVIDEO AND METROPOLITAN AREA

The safety of candidates and examiners is our priority and Dickens will conduct oral exam sessions following all national recommendations in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection.

For this reason, this year we will offer several sessions in order to reduce the number of candidates on each exam date. The sessions will take place from 17th October to 7th November.

When you register the students for the final examination, you will be asked to state if your students prefer to sit for the exam in the morning or in the afternoon. Please make sure you complete the new form.

We will try to organize the exam calendar considering your preference as much as possible.

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LISTENING TASKS IN FINAL EXAMS

All final exams will have listening tasks in the same format as those included in the bimonthly tests. Every listening text will be heard by students twice.

LISTENING TEXTS WILL BE READ OUT BY THE INVIGILATOR IN THE FOLLOWING LEVELS:

• Beep 1 and 2

• Academy Stars 1

• Happy Street 2

• Big English 1 and 2

• Happy Earth 1

• Wider World Starter

• Today 1

• Cutting Edge Starter and Elementary

• Adults – Module 1 to 4

LISTENING TEXTS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE FOLLOWING LEVELS:

• Happy Earth 2

• Today 2 and 3

• Wider World 1, 2 and 3

• Beyond A2+ and Beyond B1

• Cutting Edge Preliminary

• Modules 5 and 6

• Personal Best B1

• English Result Intermediate

• Oxford House Preliminary

Do contact us if you need further information.

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NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2019 - VOL. 136

HINTS ON THE ORAL EVALUATIONS

Total timing: +/- 8 minutes - Total parts: 2

We expect Children III / Juniors II students to speak freely about one of the following topics:

My favourite place in Uruguay My last birthday / A birthday I enjoyed An important person in my life My favourite free time activity or activities

Ask students to bring photos or drawings to illustrate what they are going to talk about. They should produce a project on a soft piece of cardboard, powerpoint presentation or they can bring an object instead if they feel like it. Remember that the students are not expected to recite a text by heart but to hold a communicative and natural conversation with the examiner. It would be great if the students were able to ask questions to the examiner as well.

Students are presented with a picture or a set of pictures. They might be asked to describe the scene, or the sequence using different verb tenses according to the instructions. For example, if the picture shows a girl in different moments of her day, the examiner might say “This is Lucy. This is what she does on a typical day, tell me about her routine.” If the examiner wanted to test simple past, he might say “This is Lucy. Tell me about what she did yesterday.” Similarly, the examiner might ask the student to talk about Lucy’s plans for the weekend, for example. In order to obtain a more complete sample of the candidate’s language, the examiner can also ask further questions such as:

Where is/was Lucy?

What’s the weather like?

How many (animals) can you see?

What is she doing/eating/wearing/etc. in this picture?

Where’s the (book)?

What colour is the (sofa)?

Has Lucy got short or long hair?

Is Lucy taller than her friend?

Look at this picture, where did she go after school?

PART 1 - Presentation of the TOPIC: about 4 minutes.

PART 2 – Picture description: about 4 minutes.

New Happy Earth 2 / Today 2 / Wider World 1

Make sure you provide students with plenty of practice in describing pictures. Remind them of the importance of listening carefully to the examiner’s instructions and questions so as to know what verb tense to use in their answers (e.g. What did Lucy do yesterday? or What does Lucy do every day?). Students should also practise the use of connectors and sequencers such as First, Then, After that and Finally.

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Sample pictures for you to practise with your students.

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BOOKS: English Result Intermediate / Personal Best B1

Paper Summary Total timing: +/- 13 minutes Test format: 2 students - one examiner ( a trio if necessary) Total parts: 4 parts _____________________________________________________________________

Part 1 = +/- 2 minutes Students answer personal questions based on a given topic

student student

_____________________________________________________________________

Part 2 = +/- 5 minutes Students talk individually with the examiner about a given topic on prompts they have chosen. Then, they answer a question related to the topics mentioned.

student student

_____________________________________________________________________

Part 3 = +/- 3 minutes Students talk together about a given situation and discuss the prompts/items given.

student student _____________________________________________________________________

Part 4 = +/- 3 minutes Discussion between examiner and students about questions related to the situation introduced in the previous stage.

student student

examiner

examiner

examiner

If you have any doubts about the Basic Certificate Oral Exam, please write to us: [email protected] [email protected]

If you still don’t have a sample paper, please contact María Inés: [email protected]

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Sample paper for you to practise with your students

Stage 1 2 minutes

Interlocutor

Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name’s …. What are your names? …. I’d like to know something about you, so tell me…

(Interlocutor addresses both candidates in turns)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

What do remember about your childhood? When did you start school? (How old were you?) What did you enjoy doing when you were a child?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

What kind of parties do you enjoy the most? How do you like to celebrate your birthday? Tell me about the best party you’ve been to.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

What sports are you interested in? Do you prefer playing or watching the sport. Why? Tell me about a sport you’d like to play.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

What job would you like to have in the future? What course would you like to study at University? Why? What are your plans for your next holiday?

Childhood

Parties

Sports

Plans

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Stage 2 +/- 5 minutes

Interlocutor: “Now, I’m going to give each of you a task sheet with the same question but with different options to talk about. You will have to talk on your own for about a minute.” “Here you are.”

(Interlocutor hands in the task sheets)

“You are going to talk about shopping. What do you like to buy? Choose 2 or 3 from the following ideas to talk about. Add other ideas of your own if you wish. You can make notes while you think about what you are going to say.”

(Interlocutor hands in paper and pencil)

“Here you are. You have one minute to prepare the task.”

Candidates’ preparation task: 1 minute.

Interlocutor: “(Candidate A’s name), please tell me about what you like to buy”

Candidate A talking time: 1 minute.

Interlocutor: “Thank you”

(Choose one of the following questions to ask candidate B) ½ minute

Where do you like buying (any of the things Candidate A mentioned)? What’s the last item you bought?

Interlocutor – What about you (Candidate B’s name), please tell me about what you like to buy

Candidate B talking time: 1 minute.

Interlocutor: “Thank you”

(Choose one of the following questions to ask candidate A) ½ minute

What would you like to get as a birthday present?

Interlocutor: “Thank you” (Interlocutor retrieves task sheets and materials)

Candidate A

Clothes Souvenirs School things Technological devices Other things

Candidate B

Bags Presents Cds Food Other things

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Stage 3 3 minutes

Interlocutor:

Now, I’d like you to exchange opinions for about three minutes. I’m just going to listen to your discussion.

A friend of yours who lives in the UK is coming to spend a month in Uruguay. He wants to share all the activities teenagers do here. Talk together about the different places you could take him to and what is most enjoyable about them.

School Stadium Promenade or square Pubs in the evening Sports club Other….?

Talk to each other about the items mentioned above and decide what the best options are.

Allow candidates to discuss these issues for about 3 minutes. Intervene as little as possible, only if communication breaks down or if candidates have not understood the task. After 3 minutes (aprox) –

Interlocutor: “Thank you” (Interlocutor retrieves task sheets)

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Stage 4 3 minutes

Interlocutor: “Select any of the following questions as appropriate - You can ask any other questions related to the topic “Free time activities”

What do you like doing in your free time?

How often do you play sports?

Do you prefer playing or watching sports? Why?

If you had the chance, what new activity would you like totry? Why?

What was the best weekend activity you’ve had lately? Tellus about it

Is there any free time activity you would never like to try?Why?

What type of music do you usually listen to? Why?

If you could learn how to play a musical instrument, whatwould it be? Why?

If you have any doubts about the Basic Certificate oral exam,

please contact your coordinator or write to us:

[email protected] [email protected]

If you still don’t have a sample paper, please contact the

Schools Department and we will send it to you:

[email protected]

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OXFORD HOUSE PRELIMINARY ACTIVATE B1+

SPEAKING AND LISTENING EXAMFORMAT and PROCEDURE: Students are examined in pairs and the length of the interview is 14 minutes.

The examination consists of the following:

Part 1. Greetings, setting at ease and giving personal and factual information about themselves - 3 minutes

After the examiner greets the students and introduces himself, he/she asks the students personal questions in turn.

Part 2. Interactive task - 8 minutes (including preparation time)

Students are given a task sheet with 5 - 6 prompts and each student chooses 2 or 3 they would like to talk about. Candidates are given a few minutes to prepare the task and then, they are asked to discuss with their partner.

After a few minutes the examiner joins the discussion and a 3-way exchange takes place.

Part 3. Follow–up conversation - 3 minutes

This part involves the development of a topic in a 3-way conversation. The topic is related to the general theme of the previous task.

FINAL EXAM REMINDER

Candidates will be able to choose to sit only for Reading & Writing or for Reading & Writing and Speaking & Listening. In this case they get two different grades in their certificate.

The listening paper is on the same day of the Reading & Writing paper.

For further information contact: [email protected]

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On June 12th Teresa Gallette delivered the virtual workshop

HOW TO PREPARE SUCCESSFUL ORAL EXAMS via Zoom.

Thank you Tere!

Once again, a very

enriching event for all of

us!

If you missed the chance

and would like us to offer

the workshop again,

please write to

[email protected]

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Raffle 2020 The form to enrol your students for the Raffle 2020 is available on our website.

Once again, this year you can give your students the opportunity to win one of the 20 free Dickens national examinations enrolments that will be raffled on 7th August.

You have time to send the enrolment form to [email protected] until 31st July. If you have not received it yet, you can download it from https://www.dickens.edu.uy/profesores-asociados/ in the ASD section of our website.

Remember that you can also be the lucky winner of a very special prize.

Your opinion on our bimonthly tests will

certainly contribute to their improvement.

You can now download the Testing Team –

Feedback form from Dickens website.

Whenever you feel the need, complete the

form and send it to

[email protected] and/or

[email protected]

Your comments will be very much appreciated by our team of test writers.


https://www.dickens.edu.uy/profesores-asociados/



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Final examinations DATES

We are currently working on the dates of the final

examinations. We are considering the

recommendations stated by national authorities in

order to ensure the safety of candidates and

examiners, as well as the different needs that

teachers all over the country are sharing with us.

We will let you know the exam

dates as soon as possible.

INSCRIPCIONES A EXÁMENES NACIONALES

INFORMACIÓN IMPORTANTE

Queremos compartirles que además de los sistemas

habituales de pago (efectivo, depósito, giro o tarjeta de

crédito), aquellas familias que lo necesiten podrán

realizar la inscripción a examen mediante el sistema

de Mercado Pago. Esto les permitirá financiar el

examen con mayor comodidad.

Para ello, el profesor deberá comunicarse con Dickens. Una vez hecha la gestión, el Instituto le hará

llegar a la familia del alumno un link a través del cual podrá pagar con su tarjeta de crédito, hasta en

10 cuotas si lo desea.

Esperamos poder colaborar y que encuentren esta noticia de utilidad.

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INSCRIPCIÓN A EXÁMENES INTERNACIONALES

Realizando la inscripción online usted puede pagar con (hasta 6 cuotas)

También tiene la opción de realizar la inscripción online y seleccionar abonar en el mostrador de

Dickens para hacerlo en efectivo o con Visa, Oca, Master, Diners, Cabal y American Express hasta

en 6 cuotas (en este caso, dispone de 72hs para realizar el pago y así completar la inscripción.

Finalizado el plazo, la misma no será válida).

http://www.dickens.edu.uy/inscripciones/

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Dear Colleague

Hope this email finds you well and eager to continue planning your year ahead. With this in mind, we are sharing the dates and fees for the Cambridge English exams for the second semester.

I am sure most of you have already heard of the flexible dates calendar that Cambridge English has come up with this year in order to cater for and adapt to the different needs around the globe and to suit each country depending on the stage of the Covid-19 pandemic that they are in.

You will find exam dates for September and October as well as the November and December dates published earlier this year. On top of that, as Dickens is set to make sure students can still achieve their academic goals, which they have been working so hard to obtain, more options to the November and December dates have been added making the most of this flexible dates calendar. In order to make sure we comply with social distancing and the safety of everyone involved in the exams, it is important that you choose your dates well in advance as places may be limited.

Please remember you can find all this information on the Dickens website https://www.dickens.edu.uy/examenes-internacionales as well as:

1. regulations and Notice to candidates,

2. the sanitation protocol,

3. a video on what to expect on the exam day

4. entry form

5. ways of making entries (procedure and bank account information)

6. Dates for the Confirmation of Entry despatch

I am sure you will find the flexible dates calendar a great initiative to offer to your students and help them achieve their goals in a safe environment. After these past months of uncertainty and instability, it is great to be able to offer your students with so many options!

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like further details or information on this or any other concern you may have.

Monica Leon International Examinations Department Manager

https://www.dickens.edu.uy/examenes-internacionales

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EXÁMENES DE CAMBRIDGE EN TODO EL PAÍS DICKENS CERCA TUYO

En Dickens seguimos trabajando para acercar los exámenes de Cambridge a cada rincón del país. Todos los profesores, institutos, centros y colegios de Uruguay que lo deseen, pueden solicitar a Dickens que lleve los exámenes a su localidad. Además, van a poder inscribirse de manera online a todos los exámenes internacionales. Sin traslados, sin filas ni demoras.

Podrán abonar online con Visa, hasta en 6 pagos, o a través de Redpagos, con efectivo o débito. Las inscripciones estarán disponibles en los períodos de tiempo habituales. En este link encontrarán toda la información acerca de las fechas, precios y períodos de inscripción:


EXÁMENES INTERNACIONALES El inglés es una herramienta extremadamente importante para la inserción en el campo laboral y en los estudios de toda persona. Es por ello que el Instituto Dickens ofrece a sus docentes el apoyo académico necesario para que sus alumnos puedan enriquecer su currículum con certificados de las más reconocidas instituciones inglesas, como lo son Cambridge Assessment English, Cambridge Assessment International Education y Trinity College London.

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Cambridge Assessment English Qualifications Noviembre/Diciembre 2020 - Precios y fechas

A2 Key | A2 Key for Schools

B1 Preliminary | B1 Preliminary for Schools

Examen

Writing & Listening

Fecha de examen

escrito

Speaking Test

Período ventana

examen oral

Precio

17 de agosto al 9 de

octubre

A2 Key

Sábado 14/11 25/10 – 16/11

USD 145

Miércoles 25/11 08/11 – 30/11

B1 Preliminary

Sábado 14/11 25/10 - 16/11

USD 170

Miércoles 25/11 08/11 – 30/11

A2 Key for Schools

Viernes 20/11 08/11 – 23/11

USD 145

Lunes 23/11 15/11 – 30/11

B1 Preliminary for

Schools

Viernes 20/11 08/11 – 23/11

USD 170 Lunes 23/11 15/11 – 30/11

Sábado 28/11 15/11 – 30/11


octubre

A2 Key

Viernes 04/12 22/11 – 14/12

USD 145 Jueves 10/12 22/11 – 14/12

Sábado 19/12 06/12 – 21/12

B1 Preliminary

Viernes 04/12 22/11 – 14/12

USD 170 Jueves 10/12 22/11 – 14/12

Sábado 19/12 06/12 – 21/12

A2 Key for Schools

Jueves 03/12 22/11 – 07/12

USD 145

Viernes 11/12 29/11 – 14/12

B1 Preliminary for

Schools

Jueves 03/12 22/11 – 07/12

USD 170

Viernes 11/12 29/11 – 14/12

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C1 Advanced & C2 Proficiency

Examen

Writing & Listening

Fecha de examen

escrito

Speaking Test

Período ventana

examen oral

Precio


octubre

C1 Advanced

Sábado 14/11 06/11 – 15/11 USD 275

Sábado 21/11 13/11 – 22/11 USD 275

C2 Proficiency Sábado 28/11 08/11 – 30/11 USD 285


octubre

C1 Advanced

Sábado 05/12 27/11– 06/12

USD 275

Sábado 12/12 04/12 – 13/12

C2 Proficiency

Lunes 07/12 22/11 – 14/12

USD 285

Miércoles 16/12 06/12 – 21/12

B2 First | B2 First for Schools

Examen

Writing & Listening

Fecha de examen

escrito

Speaking Test

Período ventana

examen oral

Precio


octubre

B2 First Jueves 26/11 08/11 – 30/11 USD 265

B2 First for Schools

Sábado 14/11 01/11 – 16/11

USD 265 Martes 24/11 15/11 – 30/11

Viernes 27/11 15/11 – 30/11


octubre

B2 First

Martes 01/12 22/11 – 14/12

USD 265 Jueves 17/12 06/12 – 21/12

Sábado 19/12 06/12 – 21/12


Sábado 05/12 22/11 – 07/12

USD 265 Sábado 12/12 29/11 – 14/12

Viernes 18/12 06/12 – 21/12

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Pre A1 Starters | A1 Movers | A2 Flyers

Examen

Writing & Listening

Fecha de examen

escrito

Speaking Test

Período ventana

examen oral

Precio


octubre

Pre A1 Starters Miércoles 25/11 Entre 5 días

antes y 5 días

después del

examen escrito

USD 100

A1 Movers Miércoles 25/11 USD 110

A2 Flyers Miércoles 25/11 USD 120


octubre

Pre A1 Starters Martes 08/12 Entre 5 días

antes y 5 días

después del

examen escrito

USD 100

A1 Movers Martes 08/12 USD 110

A2 Flyers Martes 08/12 USD 120

B1 Business Preliminary, B2 Business Vantage & C1 Business Higher

Examen

Writing & Listening

Fecha de examen

escrito

Speaking Test

Período ventana

examen oral

Precio


octubre

B1 Business Preliminary Miércoles 02/12 22/11 – 14/12 USD 160

B2 Business Vantage Miércoles 02/12 22/11 – 14/12 USD 270

C1 Business Higher Miércoles 02/12 22/11 – 14/12 USD 280

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Información importante

Los exámenes orales se realizarán dentro del período ventana autorizado por Cambridge English.

Los días y horas en que se realicen quedarán sujetos a la disponibilidad de examinadores y la cantidad de alumnos inscriptos en cada nivel de examen.

Los alumnos que decidan borrarse o modificar la fecha del examen deberán hacerlo durante el periodo de inscripción.

25% de descuento para quienes no aprobaron su examen en el período anterior 2020 o en noviembre/diciembre 2019. (No aplica a Business Preliminary, Vantage ni Higher)

Inscripciones

Personalmente:

21 de setiembre 2744 Lunes a viernes de 9 a 19hs 27107555 int. 123 [email protected]

Transferencia o Depósito Bancario:

Cuenta Corriente BROU U$D Nº 001557194-00001

Una vez realizada la trasferencia o Depósito Bancario se deberá enviar el comprobante y el formulario de inscripción al mail [email protected]

Online: A través de nuestra web,www.dickens.edu.uy/inscripciones

Pago:

Contado solo dólares

Crédito hasta en 6 pagos con Diners, Visa,Master, Oca y American Express

Crédito hasta en 12 pagos con Master y Visa delBanco Santander

Pago:

Crédito hasta en 6 pagos con Visa

Redpagos

Personalmente, en Dickens, y con opcionesarriba mencionadas

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http://www.dickens.edu.uy/inscripciones

Cambridge Assessment English Qualifications Setiembre/Octubre 2020 - Precios y fechas

A2 Key | A2 Key for Schools

B1 Preliminary | B1 Preliminary for Schools

Examen

Writing & Listening

Fecha de examen

escrito

Speaking Test

Fecha del

examen oral

Precio

Deben inscribirse antes

del 27 de agosto

A2 Key

Viernes 11/09 Viernes 11/09 USD 145

A2 Key for Schools

B1 Preliminary

Viernes 11/09 Viernes 11/09 USD 170 B1 Preliminary for

Schools


del 24 de setiembre

A2 Key

Sábado 24/10 Sábado 24/10 USD 145

A2 Key for Schools

B1 Preliminary

Sábado 24/10 Sábado 24/10 USD 170 B1 Preliminary for

Schools

B2 First | B2 First for Schools

Examen

Writing & Listening

Fecha de examen

escrito

Speaking Test

Fecha del

examen oral

Precio


del 27 de agosto

B2 First




del 24 de setiembre

B2 First



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C1 Advanced & C2 Proficiency

Examen

Writing & Listening

Fecha de examen

escrito

Speaking Test

Fecha del

examen oral

Precio


del 27 de agosto

C1 Advanced Sábado 12/09 Sábado 12/09 USD 275


del 24 de setiembre

C1 Advanced

Sábado 03/10 Sábado 03/10

USD 275 Sábado 17/10 Sábado 17/10

Sábado 31/10 Sábado 31/10

C2 Proficiency Viernes 30/10 Viernes 30/10 USD 285

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Información importante

Los exámenes orales se realizarán el mismo día del examen escrito.

Los alumnos que decidan borrarse o modificar la fecha del examen deberán hacerlo durante el periodo de inscripción.

25% de descuento para quienes no aprobaron su examen en el período anterior 2020 o en noviembre/diciembre 2019. (No aplica a Business Preliminary, Vantage ni Higher)

Inscripciones

Personalmente:



Cuenta Corriente BROU U$D Nº 001557194-00001


Online: A través de nuestra web,www.dickens.edu.uy/inscripciones

Pago:

Contado, solo dólares

Crédito hasta en 6 pagos con Diners, Visa,Master, Oca y American Express

Crédito hasta en 12 pagos con Master y Visa delBanco Santander

Pago:


Redpagos


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Dear Colleague

Hope you are well.

I am well aware you were all too eager to receive this communication and I would like to start by saying that Trinity College London and Dickens Institute have agreed to freeze the fees to the 2019 fees. I am sure this resolution will be most welcomed and appreciated by everyone involved. You can find the fees and enrolment period attached to this email and in our webpage https://www.dickens.edu.uy/examenes-internacionales/

As you may already know, travelling bans and flight restrictions still apply all over the globe, so due to the global health crisis, which has forced us all to come up with more creative and adaptable solutions to be able to fit in and continue to offer our students the same goals as we would have under our before Covid-19 teaching situation, the exam itself has also had to be adapted to fit in in these circumstances, therefore, this year, the Trinity exams will be offered online.

The digital alternative assessment arrangements for GESE and ISE speaking and listening exams are an interim digital alternative assessment solution for delivering GESE and ISE speaking and listening exams during this time.

We know that candidates have been developing their English language skills to prepare for their exams so, in response to the situation created by COVID-19, we strongly believe that this interim digital alternative method of offering GESE and ISE speaking and listening exams is a great option to still show the academic goals have been achieved, in spite of the setbacks and challenges you and your students were presented with this year.

Candidates will now be able to take their one-to-one assessment online with an experienced Trinity examiner via video conference in registered exam centres. Further details on this will be sent shortly.

Same exam, different delivery.

Although the method of delivery will be different, please rest assured that the content and skills assessed for both the GESE and ISE speaking and listening exams online are the same as for the standard format exams. Results and certificates will continue to be issued in line with Trinity's existing processes for exams leading to fully regulated qualifications that adhere to Trinity's rigorous standards of assessment.

If you have any queries regarding this or any other matter or would simply like to discuss this further, please do contact me.

Many thanks

Kind regards

Monica Leon International Examinations Department Manager

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PRECIOS TRINITY GESE / ORAL EXAMINATIONS AÑO 2020

Inscripciones

Personalmente:



Cuenta Corriente Brou U$D Nº 001557194-00001


Online:

A través de nuestra web, www.dickens.edu.uy/inscripciones

GRADOS PRECIOS

BONIFICADOS PERÍODO DE INSCRIPCIÓN

1 88

lunes 3 de agosto al lunes 14 de setiembre

2 101

3 110

4

137 5

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11 280

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Contado: sólo dólares

Crédito: hasta en 6 pagos con Diners, Visa,Master, Oca y American Express

Crédito: hasta en 12 pagos con Master y Visadel Banco Santander

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PRECIOS TRINITY FULL ISE EXAMINATIONS AÑO 2020

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BONIFICADOS PERÍODO DE INSCRIPCIÓN

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(equivalent Grade 4)

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PRECIOS TRINITY ISE EXAMINATIONS AÑO 2020 | POR MÓDULO

SPEAKING & LISTENING

READING & WRITING

GRADOS PRECIOS BONIFICADOS

PERÍODO DE INSCRIPCIÓN

Foundation 120

lunes 3 de agosto al lunes

14 de setiembre


I 139


II 205


III 250


GRADOS PRECIOS BONIFICADOS

PERÍODO DE INSCRIPCIÓN

Foundation 52

lunes 3 de agosto al lunes 14 de

setiembre


I 75


II 98


III 119


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TKT | Teaching Knowledge Test | ONLINE TKT will help you to teach English to schoolchildren and adult learners at home or around the world. Use TKT to increase your confidence as a teacher and improve your job prospects.

TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) is ideal if you:

are already teaching, but would like to take an internationally recognised qualification to gain formal recognition for your experience want to improve your career opportunities by widening your teaching experience into specialist areas want to keep your teaching skills up to date.

Preparing for TKT will improve your confidence as a teacher and give you the knowledge and skills to help you develop your career. You can take TKT whatever your background and teaching experience. You do not need to have a certain level of English to take it. TKT is awarded by Cambridge Assessment English, part at the University of Cambridge. it is internationally recognised, highly respected and a benchmark tor quality.

TKT Modules MODULE 1 - Background to Language Teaching

MODULE 2 - Planning for Language Teaching MODULE 3 - Classroom management

TKT: CLIL AN OVERVIEW TKT: CLIL is a test of knowledge of Content and Language Integrated Learning and concepts related to a CLIL approach. It tests knowledge about teaching subjects in English to speakers of other languages and the learning, thinking and language skills which are developed across different curriculum subjects. TKT: CLIL tests knowledge of how to plan lessons, as well as knowledge of activities and resources used to support a CLIL approach. It also tests knowledge of teaching strategies and how assessment is carried out in CLIL contexts.

WHO IS TKT: CLIL SUITABLE FOR? TKT: CLIL is suitable for subject teachers who need to teach their curricular subjects in English, English language teachers who teach curricular subjects in a second language and English as an Additional Language (EAL) teachers working within mainstream classes. It can also be taken by: • pre-service teachers• teachers who wish to refresh their teaching knowledge• teachers who are moving to teaching English after teaching another subject.

TKT CLIL

DATES: August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 September 5, 12, 19 October 3 EXAM DATE: October 24 (To be confirmed)

DATES: August 15, 29 September 5, 19 October 3 EXAM DATE: October 24 (To be confirmed)

Información de los exámenes:

Informes e inscripciones

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TKT Modules, Young Learners & CLIL

Precio Bonificado Precio Sin Bonificar

Fecha de inscripción a confirmar Fecha de inscripción a confirmar

1 módulo: USD 100 2 módulos: USD 180 3 módulos: USD 240 4 módulos: USD 320 5 módulos: USD 400 (para módulos del mismo año)

1 módulo: USD 120 2 módulos: USD 220 3 módulos: USD 300 4 módulos: USD 400 5 módulos: USD 500 (para módulos del mismo año)

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LOOKING FOR ACTIVITIES TO MOTIVATE YOUNG

LEARNERS AND TEENS? The World Wide Web offers a plethora of activities, but it takes a lot of time to choose good ‘tried and tested’ ones. We have selected some for you. Hope you find them useful!

Adapted from www.pavpub.com

KEYWORD COMICS Put a list of about 10 keywords on the board. These can be important vocabulary items from previous classes that you want your students to remember. Put the students in pairs and ask them to create a short story integrating any five of the keywords. Ask them to create their story in a text or multimedia comic tool, and to share their finished work with the class. The other class members then read/watch the comics and try to spot the five keywords. Try this site - https://www.makebeliefscomix.com – Students will love it!

CREATE A TEN-SECOND VIDEO Assign each student a topic that you have studied in class. For homework, ask the students to use their mobile phones to create a 10-second video that reflects their topic. You can ask students to include an audio commentary while they film (in ten seconds, this is likely to consist mainly of keywords or very short phrases). Alternatively, their videos can be silent or have background music. Share each student’s video in a subsequent class and ask the other students to try and identify the topic of each video. Try this site - http://screencast-o-matic.com/home

INVENT GRAFFITI BACK STORIES Several days before the lesson, ask students to take a photo of some street art or graffiti in the town where they live. In class, get students into pairs or small groups, and ask them to compare pictures. Ask Who was the artist? What did they draw/write? Why do you think they did it? What do you think happened as a result? Ask students to invent a back story for every picture. Display the pictures and get students to write or tell their back stories to the rest of the group.

GUESS WHAT’S IN MY BOX Give the children a reason to listen to the story by appealing to their curiosity. Put a few objects related to the story in a box. Wrap the box in colourful wrapping paper and take it into class. Let the children touch and shake the box without opening it to guess what’s inside. After a few guesses, invite different children to open it, take out an object and show it to the class. To re-use the box, make sure that the lid can open without the children having to tear the wrapping paper. Alternatively, let a child tear the wrapping paper as if it were a present. As the child shows the class an object, teach and drill any vocabulary that they don’t know. Then tell them that they’ll be hearing a story about the objects in the box and ask them to clap their hands or click their fingers each time one of the objects in the box is mentioned in the story.

FLY SWATTER GAME Begin by presenting and drilling a vocabulary set. Then display relevant flashcards on the board or on a wall in the classroom. Divide the children into two teams and choose a player from each team to stand at a set distance from the flashcards. Choose one representative for each group and give each one a plastic fly swatter. Say one word at a time. The quickest player to swat the corresponding flashcard earns a point. The winning team is the team with the highest score. To make the game even more challenging, speed up the rhythm at which you say the words. If you can’t get hold of fly swatters, get the children to swat the flashcards with their hands.

http://www.pavpub.com/

https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

http://screencast-o-matic.com/home

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DESARROLLO COGNITIVO

En esta oportunidad compartiremos algunas ideas sobre el desarrollo cognitivo desde el conocido enfoque de Jean Piaget. Piaget de nacionalidad Suiza, fue psicólogo, epistemólogo y biólogo. Se lo considera el padre de la epistemología genética. Él, buscaba la respuesta a la pregunta de cómo se constituye el conocimiento, desde la niñez a la etapa adulta.

En sus trabajos evidenció que el pensamiento se construye progresivamente y se desarrolla pasando por diferentes estadios hasta alcanzar la vida adulta. Cada sujeto tiene su propio ritmo en el pasaje de un estadio de conocimiento a otro.

Estos logros se pueden dar:

❖Dentro de un mismo estadio llamado decalage horizontal

❖De un estadio a otro llamado decalage vertical

En la teoría del desarrollo aparecen varios conceptos como los de contenido, estructura, función, esquema y organización, pero nos vamos a detener en un concepto crucial, a mi entender, que es la adaptación.

La adaptación es la característica esencial de todo ser viviente, la inteligencia humana se integra como la forma de adaptación más sutil. En el complejo proceso de adaptación del sujeto al medio, aparecen dos conceptos:

❖Asimilación: es el mecanismo cognitivo que incorpora lo externo a lo interno, lo que incorporamos son nuevos objetos, datos, realidades, acciones, experiencias etc.

❖Acomodación: tiende a acondicionar lo nuevo a la estructura ya existente, como material cognitivo , por ejemplo, en el armado de un puzle, voy incorporando pieza por pieza.

Estas son estructuras biológicas (nacemos con ellas) y a partir de aquí vamos desarrollando estructuras cognitivas (vamos conociendo el mundo). Estos elementos funcionales son relevantes para el conocimiento de nuestro entorno circundante.

En su funcionamiento específico se identifica que la asimilación (lo nuevo), provoca un desequilibrio en la estructura cognitiva. La información nueva se acomoda a lo ya conocido anteriormente y se producirá un equilibro interno que genera un conocimiento estable. En resumen, la adaptación es el equilibrio que se da en el funcionamiento en conjunto entre la asimilación y la acomodación. Por ejemplo cuando un niño ve en la televisión un camello y dice “un caballo”, su acompañante le explicará que eso no es un caballo, porque unas de sus diferencias centrales es que uno tiene joroba y el otro no. Esto genera un desequilibrio funcional en la estructura cognitiva del niño, asimilando y acomodando la información nueva, que produce este conocimiento y así sucesivamente.

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ESTADIOS DEL DESARROLLO COGNITIVO

1. El sensorio- motor que se extiende desde el nacimiento a hasta los 2 años.A su vez, este periodo se divide en seis sub estadios, donde el sujeto va adquiriendo conocimientos mediante la acción-percepción. Como uno de los grandes logros a destacar en este estadio es la noción de objeto permanente (el objeto existe, aunque no esté presente).

2. El pre – operatorio que se extiende desde los 2 a los 7 años, este pasaje formaliza nuevasadquisiciones como la representación mental. Este estadio se divide en dos:

A. De los 2 a los 4 años se da el pensamiento pre-conceptual o pensamiento simbólico, en el que se desarrolla un pasaje de la inteligencia práctica a la inteligencia representativa. Lo que media entre las dos inteligencias es la función semiótica, sin esta función no habría dicho pasaje. Es lo que le permite al sujeto comenzar a relacionarse con el mundo por medio de signos y símbolos. Un signo es colectivo, arbitrario, nos viene desde el afuera, un ejemplo de esto, es el lenguaje.

En relación a los símbolos, los mismos son producidos en el acto. El símbolo está motivado individualmente, existiendo una relación entre lo que se representa (significante) y lo representado (significado). Un ejemplo de esto lo observamos en los símbolos lúdicos, cuando un sujeto agarra un palo de escoba y simula andar a caballo. Lo que quiere representar en ese acto lúdico es la relación entre palo-significante y caballo-significado. Además la función semiótica habilita a cinco comportamientos más como son la imitación diferida, juego simbólico, el dibujo, la representación mental y el lenguaje. Las mismas no se construyen en solitario, sino en red, dependiendo una de otra en su desarrollo.

B. A partir de los 4 años se ingresa en la etapa de pensamiento intuitivo, esto está relacionado con un estilo de pensamiento, el egocéntrico. En esta etapa el sujeto queda muy pegado a la percepción, por eso egocéntrico (no se descentra de su punto de vista), no integra el punto de vista de los demás. Otra de las características es que afirman pensamientos, pero no lo demuestran jamás, son verdaderos “sábelo todo”.

3. Ahora pasamos al estadio de las operaciones concretas, este coincide con la etapa escolar, estáenmarcado entre los 6-7 a 12 años. El sujeto comienza a descentrase y no queda limitado a su punto de vista, además, emplea diferentes operaciones mentales que ahora pueden ser integradas, de forma reversible, como ejemplo: si estamos enseñando las tablas de multiplicar, decimos 3 x 2 = 6 y si decimos 2 x 3 = 6. De diferentes formas llegamos al mismo resultado. Además, inauguramos otras de las adquisiciones cognitivas como las nociones de conservación de sustancia a los 7 años, conservación de peso 9 años y la conservación de volumen a los 11 a 12 años, afianzando los conocimientos numéricos y espaciales.

4. Para finalizar, nos adentramos en el último estadio de las operaciones formales, a partir de los 12años en adelante. En esta etapa el adolescente desarrolla un instrumento cognitivo llamado grupo de las cuatro transformaciones o (I.N.R.C- Identidad-negación-reciprocidad-correlación), lo que explica que esta combinación de múltiples procesos, configura una verdadera estructura cognitiva abstracta. El pensamiento hipotético deductivo habilita un razonamiento con una visión más abstracta del mundo, donde se manejan los signos separados de la realidad concreta con la posibilidad de formular hipótesis (Ideas), donde se crean teorías con énfasis en un pensamiento crítico.

Lic. en Psicología Gastón Scarone Alvez

Bibliografía: Amorín, D. (2008): Apuntes para una posible psicología evolutiva. Serie Cuadernos de Psicología Evolutiva. Nº 1. Psicolibros - Waslala. Montevideo.

Ajuriaguerra, J y Marcelli.D (1982) “Manual de Psicopatología del niño. Masson. Barcelona

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