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CIBER Summer Institute for Teaching a Second Language for Business Communication
The Summer Institute for Teaching a Second Language for Business Communication is designed primarily for secondary and post-secondary language educators. This program includes an overview of basic business, combined with discussion of current issues in language-teaching methodology and curriculum design.
Participants work on group projects in which they design curriculum modules that apply the concepts addressed during the program. After the institute, participants receive a compilation of all the projects to enable them to adapt and use the modules in their own classroom situations.
Participants who are Pennyslvania public school teachers are eligible to receive continuing-education credit under Pennsylvania's Act 48 (a law mandating continuing-education hours for K-12 state-certified public school educators). The Summer Institute is cosponsored by the University of Pittsburgh and Temple University CIBERs and is held annually in June.
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In this unique two-part program, participants are given a basic overview of business fundamentals and then learn how to integrate the business content to develop lesson plans in teaching language for business communication.
Business Fundamentals consists of interactive lectures and exercises that illustrate the major components of business -- from measuring risk to negotiating a contract. These sessions are taught by Carlos J. Menendez, Citigroup Bankcards Business Director, Iberia, Spain. Carlos is a '94 graduate of the Lauder Institute, earning both an MBA from Wharton and an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences.
Business Communication provides a dynamic environment in which second-language teachers work together to create innovative lesson plans for teaching business communication using task-based instruction. The sessions are taught by Dr. Cheri Micheau, Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (GSE).
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"I'd like to thank Cheri and Carlos for a fantastic week! Both of them did an excellent job combining business and teaching language in an eye-opening and interesting manner. In fact, the class surpassed all my expectations.... I also love the fact that I will have access to all the materials created by my classmates. I am positive that their ideas will be helpful when creating my own business English curriculum. Thanks again for a great class!"
"I will be teaching a Business Language course and this program provided me with a lot of practical information and ideas for designing my course and making lesson plans and assessing."
"Preparation, instruction, assessment were all very helpful and engaging. It was a great learning experience. I learned additional skills for syllabus/course design and I feel that my knowledge in business theory has increased."
View photos of the program!
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For further information about the Summer Institute and to register for the program, please contact the CIBER Program Coordinator.
The cost of the program is $450.00, including all program materials and lunch each day. There is an additional $75.00 state-processing fee for Pennsylvania public school teachers who elect to receive Act 48 credit.
Penn Lauder CIBER offers a 20% discount to participants who register with a colleague.
To view the 2005 Summer Institute brochure, please click here.
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