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About International House Buenos Aires Teacher Training

At International House Buenos Aires Teacher Training we teach languages and train teachers. As part of the International House World Organisation (IHWO), one of the leading language providers worldwide, our goal is to promote excellence in language education. We provide high quality English & Spanish language instruction and internationally recognised teacher training courses, which aim to increase standards in teaching and learning in wider contexts.

From BA to Oh Man! We’ll take good care of you…

Eric did the CELTA with us back in March this year.  Armed with his new teaching techniques and a head full of ideas and activities, he started applying for jobs around the world.  Here he updates us on his travels … Continue reading

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Considering doing a CELTA

Here are a couple of useful resources for those of you thinking about doing a CELTA but are still not quite sure what you’d be letting yourself in for… First up, is a very useful video from Cambridge English – … Continue reading

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From CELTA to Saudi…

Elizabeth did the CELTA with us here at International House Buenos Aires in February 2012. Here she writes about her experiences teaching in Saudi Arabia post-CELTA. Enjoy! For most of my first year, I was teaching as a classroom teacher … Continue reading

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From ladders to mountains – cutting Demand High down to size

Originally posted on A Muse Amuses:
This is a talk that I first did at the Macmillan Annual Conference at the Anglo on Saturday May 11th 2013.  I then repeated it as a workshop at International House in Buenos Aires…

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A trip down memory lane with Martin Eayrs

Martin Eayrs has posted a fascinating trip down memory lane, nostalgically recalling the early years of International House Buenos Aires on his Blip…forty years is a long time! http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3007341 Definitely worth a read as we celebrate 60 years of International … Continue reading

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IH60 at IATEFL

Originally posted on A Muse Amuses:
So IATEFL  2013 has come to an end and all of the delegates have left Liverpool. IH colleague Shaun Wilden says Goodbye Liverpool on Facebook But in many ways the conference is only just…

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Hits and misses from the IATEFL Day One ‘pool

Originally posted on A Muse Amuses:
So as promised, here’s what I got out of Day One at IATEFL. To be honest it feels like not very much, since I haven’t had much time to dedicate to it at all…

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I’ve never been to IATEFL…

Originally posted on A Muse Amuses:
My 16-year-and-counting career has had its ups (I’ve just finished a fabulous intensive DELTA course and am about to write a synchronous online Delta Module One course) and downs (at the last count I’ve…

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Celebrating the success of the Olympics Opening with a reading lesson for B1 to C2

Wasn’t the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games brilliant?  Danny Boyle and those thousands of volunteers did a fabulous job keeping us entertained for over three hours on Friday night, revelling in the best of British music, history … Continue reading

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The Post-CELTA Joys of teaching in Jujuy by Emily Droege

Hi Neil and Fran! After just over a year in AR (a fabulous year!), I’ve just returned to my home near Albuquerque New Mexico.  I thought I’d give you all a quick update on what I’ve done with my CELTA. … Continue reading

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