"Four Skills, One Way?" the South-East Regional MEXTESOL convention in Tuxtla Gutierrez is a great success!

More than 120 English teachers and students as well as presenters from abroad and all over Mexico participated in the South-East MEXTESOL Regional Convention on Sept. 21-22, 2007. The event was held at the City Express Hotel in Tuxtla and included plenary presentations by Dr. Wanda Griffith from the University of Austin, Texas; Dr. Louisa Greathouse Amador from the BUAP in Puebla and English Language Fellow Brigitte Miller from the U.S. Embassy's Office of English Language Programs. There were also concurrent sessions with dynamic workshops conducted by Dr. Ruth Roux from La Salle University in Tamaulipas, Octavio Aguilar Faviel from UNICACH and Edson Adir Marin Salguero from UAEM in Toluca to name just a few. The presentations covered practical topics including: oral fluency activities, writing, assessment, pronunciation and the four skills as well as theoretical concerns such as: cooperative learning, motivation, emotional intelligence and student-centered teaching.
In the closing ceremony participants expressed their enthusiasm for the event which included many interactive sessions and finished with a book raffle. The conference was admirably organized by MEXTESOL Chiapas Chapter President Edith Martinez Pelaez, Vice President Geraldine Montoya Robles and CELE Coordinator Diego Gamez Espinosa from the UNICACH. Bravo to the whole MEXTESOL Chiapas team and a big thank you to UNICACH who very generously sponsored the event. See you next year!