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Evelyn Izquierdo
Hi! My name is Evelyn Izquierdo. I'm from Caracas-Venezuela. Learning languages is one of my main passions. I studied English, French and a little bit of Italian (just one year) many years ago. I graduated as an English teacher from Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL-Barquisimeto) in 1989, and obtained a master's degree in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) from Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) in 2001. Since 1988, I have had the opportunity to teach at all educational levels, from young children to adults, in private and public institutions, as well as in language academies offering on-site and in-company classes.
I started working at the UCV in 1996, teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at the Literature and Philosophy Schools. Then, in 1998, I was transferred to the School of Education where I've been working for the last 10 years.
Parallel with the School of Education, I teach graduate students who take the EFL master's program and Academic Reading for graduate students who take specializations, masters, and doctorate programs at the Humanities and Education Faculty (FHE). I have been doing this for the last 6 years. I also design, administrate and correct the English proficiency tests for prospect graduate students at the FHE.
Another passion I have is exploring Web tools and incorporate them into my English classes. It is always exciting to see how my students enjoy learning the language while they develop their tech skills. This passion started when I joined Baw05 and Webheads in Action in 2005. After that, my journey through the Wonderful Web World (WWW) hasn't stopped. Being part of the Webheads family is one of the best experiences I've ever had in my life. Almost all of what I've learned about ICT in ELT has come from them. The sense of belonging, the spirit of sharing, a hundred hands to help when needed, supporting words in bad and good moments, those are the Webheads. You can find them everywhere, and everywhere they will behave the same way. Such a wonderful e-family has inspired me to promote Web tools among students and colleagues during the last three years, bringing out highly positive results:
I'm currently doing action-research on blended learning and co-moderating 5 virtual communities: Venelt (a nation-wide ELT network) , ELTnet (British Council 's ICT in ELT network), Avealmec (Venezuelan CALL Association), EaD-EE (Distance Education-School of Education), and ForeignLanguages (Foreing Languages Department-School of Education). Besides that, I've been named a member of the FHE's Distance Education Committee, and I'm in the group of seven Webheads who won the WorldCALL 2008 scholarships.
Finally and what I enjoy the most is traveling and having fun with my family, listening to music, and going to the movies. Other activities are teaching Spanish and helping my mother-in-law to run a posada (an Inn) during the high seasons. Thank you for being always there supporting me.
Evelyn
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Dear Evelyn,
After reading your informative bio I have learned so much about you. You also inspire me to write on my page here shortly. Thanks a lot for joining our new awardee community. I hope you enjoy it and we have a good time in Japan this coming summer. I am happy to get an opportunity to see you and the rest of our group - Erika, Jenny, Susana, Nelba and Hala f2f soon. Hugs, Nina
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