Teacher's+Profile

I graduated from "Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL)" at "Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas (IPC)", in 1990, as a Teacher, specialty: Foreign Languages, major in English. I also hold a Master degree in Applied Linguistics from "Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB)", 1995. I have been working at USB since 1993 in the Department of Languages as an ESP/EFL teacher in the following programs for undergraduate students: Technical-Scientific English (1st Year), English for Architecture and Urban Planning, and English for Electrical and Electronic Engineers. For graduate students, Master in Applied Linguistics, I have taught the elective course Rreading Comprehension. I have also taught EFL at Berlitz Institute and FUNINDES-USB. My major research interests are: Metacognition, Strategic teaching and learning, and Reading Comprehension in English as a foreign language. My leisure activities are: travelling, going to the beach and movies, playing dominoes and bowling, listening to music, and sharing/spending time, whenever possible, with my best friends!

Location: Caracas-Venezuela E-mail: magausb1@yahoo.com