139th International English Online Meeting- PARATESOL- English in Global Contexts- November16th,2025

Описание: Event: 139th International English Online Meeting
Topic: TEACHING ENGLISH IN GLOBAL CONTEXTS: LANGUAGE, LEARNERS AND LEARNING
Date: November 16th, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m. (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador Time)
Guest Speakers: Professors from PARAGUAY!
Special thansk to: Grazzia María Mendoza
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1.Maura Judith Zalimben Recalde:
Maura Judith Zalimben Recalde is a professor in the English degree program at the Instituto Superior de Lenguas (ISL), Universidad Nacional de Asunción (Paraguay). Maura holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the ISL and a master’s degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages from the University of Sydney (Australia). Since 2010, she has been teaching English in secondary schools and colleges as well as in adult education settings. Maura’s professional background includes teaching and coordinating English programs for English as a foreign language and English for specific purposes. Her main area of interest is teaching English in the Paraguayan context.
TOPIC: Empowering Adults for Autonomous Learning
By acquiring autonomous learning skills, adults can become empowered to reach their English learning goals. Around the world, English learners have accessed ever-expanding digital resources and, by doing so, have experienced the benefits of autonomous learning at varying levels of self-directedness (Benson, 2013; Pawlak et al., 2017). Autonomous language learning is evidenced by people who can speak English without having studied it formally in educational settings. Research on learner autonomy has been conducted mainly in developed countries, which have state-of-the-art technologies and resource centers that promote autonomous learning. However, in under-resourced countries like Paraguay, some people have also learned English autonomously such as by watching YouTube videos. Consequently, perhaps the greatest potential of learner autonomy is in developing countries. In this chapter, you will learn about autonomous learning. You will also learn several strategies to promote autonomous learning in English language classrooms with adult learners.
2- Remigio Díaz Benítez:
Remigio Díaz Benítez is head of the language education department at Paraguay’s Instituto Nacional de Educación Superior (INAES). Remigio has been a university professor since 2008 and has taught linguistics, didactics, pedagogy, research methodology, and theories of education at the INAES, Universidad Nacional de Itapúa, and Universidad Evangélica del Paraguay. He earned undergraduate degrees in English and Spanish at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción and a master’s degree in education at the Universidad Americana (Paraguay). Remigio has also pursued a doctorate in educational sciences at the Universidad Evangélica del Paraguay.
TOPIC: Teaching English in Different Contexts

3.Rocio Mazzoleni:
Rocio Mazzoleni holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the Instituto Superior de Lenguas (ISL), Universidad Nacional de Asunción in Paraguay, a master’s degree in applied linguistics from the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, and a master’s in education and neuropsychology from the Universidad de la Rioja in Spain. Rocio teaches sociolinguistics and didactics and coordinates the ISL’s English degree program. For several years, she taught English to K-12 students with special learning needs. Rocio is the bilingual coordinator at an inclusive school for students with learning difficulties
TOPIC: Incorporating Inclusive Education Practices in ELT

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4. Carol Ortiz & Matthew Vaky:
Carolina Ortiz Ruffinelli holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the Instituto Superior de Lenguas (ISL), Universidad Nacional de Asuncion (Paraguay), and a master’s in education from the University of Alabama. Carolina has taught for over 20 years in the field of English language teaching. She is the academic director at the Stael Ruffinelli de Ortiz English institute and, also, teaches pedagogy at the ISL. As president and past president of Paraguayan Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (also known as PARATESOL), an affiliate of the TESOL International Association, Carolina promotes professional development in English language teaching across the region. An accomplished actress, she has acted in various casts and directed plays and musicals.
TOPIC: Using Theater to Teach English

5.Cynthia Rolón Cañete:
Cynthia is an English language teacher and trainer at the Instituto de Formación Docente Paraguayo-Americano (IFDPA), which is housed at the Centro Cultural Paraguayo-Americano (CCPA), and an adjunct professor of pedagogy at the Instituto Superior de Lenguas (ISL), Universidad Nacional de Asunción.