The Southern Cone TESOL is a biannual conference organized by different English Language Teaching (ELT) associations in South America, namely those from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

This year BRAZ-TESOL is organizing four days of conference in the lovely city of Curitiba, capital city of the state of Paraná in Brazil. Approximately 1,000 ELT professionals from Latin America and beyond are expected to attend and present talks, workshops, swap sessions, and round tables, giving delegates a precious opportunity to learn more about and with Latin American ELT.

Valéria França is the Head of Instituto Edify, responsible for the development of educators and teachers from all fields. Previously, she was the Head of Teacher Development at Cultura Inglesa for over 14 years. She graduated in Education, has a Masters in Comparative Education and a PhD in Applied Linguistics. Her research interests include teaching young learners, teaching through artistic expression and an exploration of movement. She was the BRAZ-TESOL President between 2015-2016 and is now a life member of the Advisory Council.