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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| MEET JEAN FRANTZY ITALIEN, INCOMING ALC MEMBER A! |
| Jean Frantzy Italien, TESOL MATE (Haiti) |
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I currently serve as MATE international advocacy
representative. I am the president/founder of Miragoane Association of
Teachers of English (MATE), whose main office is located in Miragoane,
Haiti. I previously taught English as a foreign language for more than
10 years. In 1996, I started Wonderful English Institute in Miragoane.
The institute became the first English school founded in the county. In
September 1997, I took my first-year seminar in English titled “English
for the Year 2000 and Beyond,” sponsored by the United States
Information Service, Cultural Affairs Office. In 2000, I started
workshops and meetings to initiate a professional English organization
in Miragoane. On August 8 2003, I founded MATE as a regional English
association to strengthen English teaching in Haiti. In 2005, I
implemented TESOL International Association in Haiti. As member A of the
Affiliate Leadership Council, my goal is to secure the mission and the
vision of the affiliates and TESOL. |
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| Announcements Trace Effects! |
| We invite you to explore the new and improved American
English website! American English is an online resource
center for teaching and learning English and about U.S. culture. This
website provides a variety of engaging materials and resources for
teachers’ professional development as well as resources to use in the
classroom—all for free!
Designed with user-friendly navigation, this new website makes
it easy to find and share materials and resources relevant to you,
including teacher training publications, activity ideas, books, and
songs. The search function allows you to create a personalized list of
resources that can be saved and emailed for easy access. American
English also provides links to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs exchange programs, educational opportunities in the United
States, and professional development opportunities, both international
and virtual.
In addition to a wealth of language learning and teaching
resources, American English is also the home of Trace
Effects, the exciting 3-D interactive online video game for
learning language and U.S. culture. You can learn more about the game
and how it can be used as a teaching resource in the Helpful Links
section of the Trace Effects page. You can even play Trace Effects or one of four exciting related
mini-games online and compete against friends to see who can earn the
highest score! |
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