Dafne's Biodata

Professional Background

Publications

- Graduated in Language    Teaching. - MA in Applied Linguistics - DEA in Education. - Currently working in doctoral    dissertation: Evaluating ESP-    CALL learning, in Spain. - Associate professor at   Universidad Simon Bolivar,   Caracas, Venezuela.

Papers in Conferences

Online courses:

English for Architecture: Online Module

English Cooking Lesson: Paella

Curso online: El Aprendizaje a través de los Grupos Yahoo.

Experience:

I have been working in the educational area  for 29 years: - Preschool - Elementary - High School - Undergarduate courses - Graduate courses - Online course design and moderation. - Online teacher training.

TESOL Electronic Village Online (EVonline) Training Moderators

EVOnline 2003 WIA: - Effect of CoPs in Teaching Practice. - Quality of Web-based Instruction.

Research Interests:

I have done research in: - Think-Aloud Protocols - Students interaction in Content-Based   classes - Use of story grammars in EFL -  Metacognition and reading in EFL - Self reflection in teacher's development - Brain maps in ESP teaching - Teachers use of Alternative Assessment tools - Teachers use of Alternative Assessment in CALL - Use of web tools in language teaching.

Online presentation at TESOL 2003 Colloquium with Webheads: e-Quality

Video-Chat Unit

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