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**Welcome to PDPI** **The English Language Certificate Program** **at St. John’s University** **for High School English Teachers from Brazil**

The six-week English Language Certificate Program for high school English teachers from Brazil will provide you with intensive English language study centered on U.S. history and culture in conjunction with a robust professional development component that will introduce you to best practices and methods in TESOL. These two threads are intertwined throughout the program. The intensive English Refinement component will not only help you increase your language proficiency, but also give you first-hand experience participating in the types of lesson plans, activities, and content you can turn around and use in your own classrooms at home. Within these components special focus will be given to the following:
 * Utilizing technology for language enhancement and teaching
 * Incorporating interactive teaching techniques for aural/oral language acquisition
 * Developing assessment and evaluation tools
 * Building a repository of online resources and materials
 * Observing high school ESL classrooms in New York City
 * Connecting with high-school teachers, professors, and TESOL professionals

** Contact Us ** ** The Language Connection **

** Manhattan Campus ** 101 Murray Street, Suite 132 New York, NY 10007 Telephone: 212-277-5180 Fax:212-277-5107 email: esl@stjohns.edu =Welcome to Your New Wiki!=

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