Max Alvarez
English Language Teacher and Teacher Educator in Buenos Aires, Argentina
I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I hold a professional degree in TESOL/TEFL awarded by I.S.P. 'Pbro. Dr. Antonio María Sáenz', a prestigious teacher training college in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Since 1997, I have been teaching children, teenagers and adults at state schools, private bilingual schools, private schools of English. I have also been teaching professionals in companies and graduate EFL teachers online.
I hold a BA in English language (majored in Linguistics) awarded by Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, a leading university in Santa Fe, Argentina.
In my undergraduate thesis, I applied Appraisal Theory (Systemic Functional Linguistics) and the Theory of Representations (Social Psychology) to the study of the impact of teachers' representations on curriculum implementation at secondary schools in Buenos Aires.
I also hold a postgraduate degree in ICT applied to education (majored in TESOL/TEFL through ICT) awarded by Instituto Nacional de Formación Docente, Ministerio de Educación de la Nación, Argentina.