DE CERO A TOEFL EN 3 MESES. COMPROBADO.

El programa de CIAV esta dividido en 2 Diplomados: DIPLOMADO DE COMUNICACION ACELERADA Y EL DIPLOMADO DE COMUNICACION TOTAL. Estos a su vez en 6 módulos.

Resultados comprobados por mas de 30 años y cientos de miles de alumnos capacitados.

El total de horas de clase que el alumno de invertir son 432 horas. De acuerdo a la frecuencia de las clases puede terminar tan rápido como tres meses.

Diplomado de Comunicación Acelerada

En el Diplomado de Comunicación Acelerada aprenderás a comunicarte con las estructuras básicas para formular expresiones cotidianas. Al final de este diplomado podrás desenvolverte profesionalmente en un trabajo que requiera interactuar en inglés con proveedores o clientes y conducirte adecuadamente en ferias y exposiciones.

Diplomado de Comunicación Total

El Diplomado de Comunicación Total te llevará a un inglés profesional, utilizando estructuras avanzadas, con una pronunciación totalmente precisa. Tu comprensión del idioma será completa. Podrás incorporarte a un trabajo que requiera dominio completo del inglés y que inclusive se conduzca totalmente en inglés.

MAKING A GOOD IMPRESSION ON THE PHONE

1. Be pleasant.   Smile while you are talking.  You can “hear” the smile over the phone. People are able to sense your enthusiasm over the phone. Try this:  Leave yourself two messages - one when you are smiling and one when you are not - then listen to the results.  

2. Speak at normal speaking rate and clearly.  

3. Be as nice as you would be in person. By being polite and friendly over the phone, people will be more likely to remember the pleasant experience they had talking to you.

4. During the interview:

• Keep your resume in front of you in case you need to check a date or have the name and number of a personal reference.
  
• Have a pen and paper handy to take notes.
  
• Arrange it to not have background noise. Turn the TV or stereo off. Close the door.
  
• Don't smoke, chew gum, eat, or drink.
  
• Smile. Smiling will project a positive image to the listener and will change the tone of your voice.
  
• Use the person's title (Mr. or Ms. and their last name.) Only use a first name if they ask you to.
  
• Don't interrupt the interviewer.
  
• Avoid "Ah," "Um," "Like" and other meaningless 'filler' words or sounds.
  
• Remember to say "thank you." 
  

MITOS ACERCA DE METODOS DE APRENDIZAJE

MITO: SE DEBE ENSEÑAR UN IDIOMA EXTRANJERO COMO  UN NIÑO APRENDE SU PRIMER IDIOMA

No es correcto aceptar que se enseñe inglés como lo aprenden los niños pues la característica para que esto se de es que el niño este inmerso en un ambiente donde el idioma objetivo se hable y la cultura se viva. Utilizar este método causa fustración y lleva inmediatamente  a la traducción.

ES INDISPENSABLE PARA EL EXITO USAR LA METODOLOGIA APROPIADA: EFL – METODOLOGIA USADA POR CIAV.

Diferencia entre

 ESL y EFL

Se utiliza  ESL  (English as a Second Language) cuando el idioma se enseñan y se aprende en el lugar donde el idioma es el idioma de uso. Esta metodología es la correcta para enseñar el inglés en USA, Inglaterra, Canadá u otro país donde el idioma de uso sea el inglés.

Se utiliza EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Cuando el idioma que se enseña no se habla como el idioma nativo del país, tal es el caso de Guatemala, España, México, Italia, Brasil o cualquier otro país donde el idioma de uso es el inglés. 

El pretender enseñar un idioma extranjero como se enseña a un niño su primer idioma es incorrecto pues las ambiente es completamente diferente.  El niño aprende su primer idioma inmerso en el idioma mientras que el alumno de un idioma extranjero esta expuesto al idioma en un número limitado de horas.

La diferencia entre metodología es:

a.El ambiente donde se enseña.

b.La capacitación del personal docente

c.La selección del material didáctico.

d.La frecuencia de las clases.

ESTOS COMO UN SISTEMA CADA UNO APROPIADAMENTE SELECCIONADO  PROVEERAN LA EFECTIVIDAD EN EL PROCESO ENSEÑANZA-APRENDIZAJE  DEL MAESTRO Y ALUMNO

EL EQUIPO DE INGLES MEJOR CAPACITADO

Para formar parte de el claustro de maestros de CIAV  debe demostrar por medio de una evaluación estandarizada que cuenta con un mínimo de 85% de proeficiencia del idioma inglés y luego éxitosamente completar la certificación de TEFL, la cual tiene una duración de 100 horas y comprende:

nFonología

El potencial maestro aprende como cada sonido del idioma objetivo es producido para así poder de mejor forma ayudara los estudiantes en la producción del nuevo sistema de sonidos a aprender.

nLingüistica

 El potencial maestro aprende a discriminar, aplicar y enseñar los hábitos lingüisticos del nuevo idioma tales como acento, ligatura, entonación, etc.

nHabilidades docentes

     El potencial maestros aprende las estrategias necesarias para el manejo efectivo de una clase de idiomas. Desde como utilizar el pizarrón hasta como promover la conversación, como ser un buen modelo linguistico, como distribuir la participación, como ayudar a estudiantes con respuestas vacilantes, etc. 

nProcedimientos

El potencial maestro aprende los procedimientos a usar en el aula que cumplen con la metodología correcta a aplicar. El maestro es capacitado minuciosamente para dominar los procedimimientos adecuados para presentar vocabulario, presentar lecturas, presentar ejercicios de conversación, presentar canciones, presentar ejercicios de diálogo, etc.

nGramática

El potencial maestro completa su conocimiento de gramática en función de una fácil aplicación en el aula.

nPráctica Supervisada

Una vez completado el programa el maestro realiza, con el apoyo de sus capacitadores, prácticas de clase. 

Una vez en funciones los maestros son supervisados en aula y constantemente participan de asesoría docente.

El equipo de CIAV, de más de 300 trabajadores,trabaja día a día  orgulloso de poder mejorar nuestra guatemala por medio de la educación.

When in doubt ...

...simply click here. This is my favorite online dictionary. You can use it to:

1. Find the spelling.

If you have a word that you want to know how to write, simply write your best guess if it doesn't find it it will give you a "did you mean" list from there you can usually find the word you are looking for.  Click here to see an example.  I wanted to know how to write curfew. I didn't know. I wrote curfiu, one of the suggested words was curfew. I click on it to see if the meaning matched the word I was looking for.

2. Find a synonym.

We find ourselves using the same words over and over, everything is nice or good. Spice up your conversations by expanding your vocabulary and applying words that better describe your your topic. On the left margin you will find synonym suggestions for the word. Click here for the Thesaurus.

3. Find the pronunciation

Next to the entry word you will find a little symbol as shown in the picture. Click on it and you will hear the pronunciation.

TIPS FOR A GOOD INTERVIEW

BEFORE THE INTERVIEW

Prepare ahead of time for some potential questions. Make the answers long enough so sound interested but not so long to become boring. Write them down, check your grammar then practice them in front of the mirror.

Some questions/situations to practice are:

• Tell me about yourself.
  
• What is your academic background?or What is your level of education?
• Tell me about interests you have outside school.
• Why are you interested in this job?
• Why do you think you are qualified for this job?
• How do you see yourself 5 years from now?
• Are you currently working?
• If yes, Why do you want to leave your current position?
• If no, Why did you leave your last job?What is your schedule availability?

Later in the interview process you  may be asked more in depth questions to learn more about your personality, a behavioral interview. Such questions may include:

• Describe what outstanding customer service means to you, and give an example of when you’ve provided outstanding customer service.
  
• What do you consider your most significant accomplishment?
• The sign of a good employee is the ability to take initiative. Can you describe a situation where you did this?
  

CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES WITH A WONDERFUL INSIGHT ON HOW TO

 PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW.

http://www.contactcentres.net/CALLCENTRES/LIVE/me.get?site.sectionshow&CALL987

http:

//www.best-job-interview.com/behavioral-interview.html

DURING THE INTERVIEW

The interview might be face to face or over the phone, be prepared for both.

• Listen carefully to make sure you answer the question the interviewer is asking.
  
• Talk clearly and enthusiastically, without  overdoing it.
  
• If you are expecting a call make sure you are in a quite place away from distractions.
  
• When you take a call, sit down and concentrate on the call, stop walking or doing anything you might be doing.
  
• Use proper English and avoid slang.

Casual: Yeah  

Interview: Yes

Casual: What did you say?  

Interview:  Excuse me, can you repeat the question?

Casual: You know.

Interview: Don't use it at all.

Expressions to watch out for! THE - GO TO

There are some common mistakes with the use of the article "the". Sometimes the confusion is derived by the fact that there are certain expression that don't follow the normal pattern and other time the confusion comes from literally translating the expression from Spanish.

Article THE:

We use "the" to point out a specific person, place or thing when it is not a proper noun. (if the noun is already a proper noun such as New York it already is specific so we don't need the article  "the")

When we talk about going to a place if we know where we are going we use "the" when we  don't know where we are going to we use the article "a", for example:

Where are you going?

I am going to the party. (The specific party you were invited to and the person you are speaking to knows about.)

I am going to a party. (You will go with some friends and find a good party to go to but you don't know which one it will be yet)

This pattern is followed in most of the cases.

Common nouns 

I am going to the movies.

I am going to the party.

I am going to the supermarket.

I am going to the park.

I am going to the pool.

I am going to the restaurant.

I am going to the beach.

The article "the" is not used with proper nouns:

I am going to New York

I am going to Paiz

I am going to MacDonalds

I am going to Xetulul

You will see it used when the  article "the" is part of the name and in some exceptions:

We are going to The United States of America.

She went to the Great Lakes.

I will go to the Canary Islands

SPECIAL CASES

The tricky part comes in with some words which don't take an article: 

When we refer to places where more than just going to the building is implied, the meaning of the word goes beyond the place to a more abstract meaning and is something done as a lifestyle, we don't use "the" like school, college, church or situations such as class, mass, lunch. 

I am going to college. 

I am going to school.

I go to school at 8.00 AM.

I go to work everyday.

I will go to lunch at 1.00 pm

When will you go to class?

We go to mass every Sunday.

I don't go to church.

In a case when you are literally just going to the building you can use "the" for example:

I forgot my backpack, I am going back to the school. (You are literally going to the building)

I realize education is important, I am going back to school. (In this case the meaning of school is beyond the building)

INCORRECT

I am going to the college

CORRECT

I am going to college.        

I am going to Front Range Community College. 

I am going to university.
I am going to San Carlos University 

I am going to The University of Kansas. ("the" is part of the name)

Article "THE" and time expression.

These common errors are an interference of the native language Spanish when translating literally what we want to say. Therefore by all means, try to think in English.

Expression of time that take the: in the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon.

Expression of time that DO NOT take an article: at night, at noon, at midnight.

Expressions of time that DO NOT take an article nor  the preposition at: tonight, tomorrow, yesterday

Expression of time that can be used with "the" if you want to refer time, described by a limiting phrase or implicit in the conversatio: next month, next year, last year, last month.

INCORRECT

The next week I am going to Tikal.  

CORRECT

Next week I am going to Tikal.

INCORRECT

I will call you at the night. 

CORRECT  

I will call you at night.

INCORRECT

The last week was my birthday.  

CORRECT

The last week of the month is my birthday. -specific week-

or Last week was my birthday. -plainly last week-

INCORRECT

The next year I'm going to Las Vegas.

CORRECT

The next year after I turn 21 I am going to Las Vegas. -a specific year-

or Next year I'm going to Las Vegas. -plainly next year-

Try this website for more on use and non use of articles: http:/owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslart.html

IN YOUR CIAV PROGRAM REFER TO: Course 5, Course 8: workbook page 20

Improve Listening Comprehesion by watching TV

Even though I am a big advocate of reducing the amount of time people watch TV daily, I do have to say that it is a great tool for improving your listening comprehension.

Find a program that you like and stick to it day in and day out until you are able to understand it without too much effort.

When I was 17 and took the TOEFL I got a score of 607, which is on the highest bracket, yet I had a hard time understanding the TV shows in English! I made it a job to watch daily this particular show that caught my attention.  At first I had no idea why people were laughing at the jokes but little by little (probably over a month period) I was able to start laughing together with the recorded laugh! I remember thinking -"When I am on the living room and there is a TV going on in another room, if the program is in Spanish, I can pick up everything being said. I want to get to the point were the same would go for a program in English."

Well, practice makes perfect, so take everyday half an hour to watch a TV program in English. If you don't have cable TV in English get a couple of movies that you like and watch them in English with no subtitles. If you need the extra help at the beginning then set the subtitles to English. Make sure you get a movie you like because you will be watching it over and over until you can pick everything being said.

Review your notes on stress and intonation and pay close attention to the stress and intonation used by the characters. As you watch repeat the dialogs mimicking the stress and intonation.

Improve Listening Comprehension and Fluency Through Songs

One fantastic way to improve listening comprehension and fluency is working with songs.

When you are listening to a song in Spanish or your native language you usually understand without any effort everything the singers is saying. When listening to a song in English if you have to pause and really pay attention to pin point every word, it means you need to improve your listening comprehension skills.

I will say it again and again: Practice makes perfect! Take time daily to practice your English and follow this fun and simple activity:

1. WRITE DOWN THE LYRICS TO THE SONG

While listening to a song write down its lyrics, pause and play as many times as you need (you are lucky when I was learning English we only had records and cassettes so it was harder to rewind!).

2. USE YOUR DICTIONARY

If you can't figure out a word, try finding it our in a dictionary and figuring out the correct one by context.  Check your spelling using your dictionary.

3. COMPARE YOUR LYRICS TO THE ORIGINAL ONES

Find the lyrics on the CD Booklet or on the web. Here are some sites you might find useful: lyrics.com and subingles.com.  (please know that we preview all links but we cannot control the content of any of them. Use caution when opening a new browser window not affiliated with ciav.com)

4. SING ALONG

Sing the song until you know it by heart, mimic the pronunciation an intonation. Record yourself!

IMPORTANT:For the purpose of this exercise be selective with the songs you choose. Make sure they are use Standard American English   (Rap and Hip Hop, although very popular, are not the best genres for this exercises for practical reasons: use of slang, adult content and non standard grammar usage).

CIAV - ACADEMIA DE INGLES DE MAYOR COBERTURA EN GUATEMALA

ADICIONALMENTE A LAS MAS DE 30 SEDES CONTAMOS CON CAPACIDAD DE COBERTURA CON SEDES MOVILES:

Con la sedes móviles podemos llegar básicamente cualquier población de la República donde se requiera nuestro servicio y se cuente con un número mínimo de alumnos de 15.  Todos los programas son directamente supervisadas por un sede CIAV  y todos los beneficios de maestros capacitados, evaluaciones, material son proveídos como en un sede CIAV.

PROGRAMA DE EMPRESAS CIAV

PLAN EMPRESARIAL: En este plan se envía al maestro para impartir el curso en las instalaciones de la empresa, CIAV se encarga de enviar a la empresa todo el material a utilizar (Material Audiovisual, hojas de trabajo, exámenes y otros). 

PLAN CORPORATIVO: En este plan los alumnos asisten a las diferentes Sedes de CIAV en la República y se integran a los diferentes grupos que ya existen.

PROGRAMAS DE BENEFICIOS: CIAV ofrece la oportunidad a empresas de contar con un programa de beneficio a sus trabajadores. Estos programas pueden incluir descuentos para los trabajadores y/o la familia de los trabajadores.

Empresas con quienes trabajamos y  hemos trabajado:  

CIUDAD CAPITAL:

Mayorpit, S.A.

Ciese.

Sercadsa/Soinsa.

Merck, S.A.

Cropa Panalpina.

Hotel Camino Real.

Hotel Holiday Inn.

Variedades de Guatemala.

Dirección de Hidrocarburos.

Ministerio de Energía y Minas.

Instituto Nacional de Bosques.

Fibrasol.

Politur (INGUAT).

Llamasa, S.A.

Volvo.

Compassion International.

Bancafé.

Rayovac.

Segeplan.

Secretaría de Asuntos Administrativos y de Seguridad de la Presidencia de la República.

INTECAP.

CAPOK, Carretera al Salvador.

DEPARTAMENTOS:

Controladores Aereos, Aeropuerto. Mundo Maya, Flores, Petén.

Hotel Camino Real, Petén.

Fundesa, Petén, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, Sololá.

NPV, Petén.

Olmeca, Fraijanes.

Procter & Gamble Industrial, Escuintla

INTECAP, Escuintla, Cobán, Izabal, Zacapa, Chiquimula, Quetzaltenango, Mazatenango, Retalhuleu, Sololá. 

TERPAC, Puerto Quetzal.

SIESA, Chimaltenango

Municipalidad de Santa Catarina Mita,Jutiapa.

Defensores de la Naturaleza, Petén.