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CENTRE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING MAKING A MARK In the academic year 2021/2022, the Centre for English Language Learning (CELL) strategically focused on building the online Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programme owing to its demand, as well as expanding its cross-curricular offerings and seeking new regional and international clientele. The Centre met these objectives for the most part, as evidenced by the following: Certificate in TESOL I & II The CELL mounted the Certificate in TESOL in October- December 2021 and January-March 2022, with a registra- tion of 40 students. Due to space and staff constraints, some students were placed on a waiting list. Thirteen participants from this cohort completed the course. Leadership and Business English Immersion April 2022: In an attempt to create wider and stronger cross-curricular links, the Centre designed the English as a Second language (ESL) component of the Leadership and Business English Immersion Programme for Latin American Executives in conjunction with the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management (SCHSBM). This is a two-week business and English language learning retreat targeting business executives in South and Central America in the summer of 2023. CELL Webinar May 11, 2022: CELL, represented by its Head, Dr Stacy Denny, organised and delivered a live webinar in conjunction with colleagues at the Université de Antilles, Martinique, and Clark University in the USA. The webinar was entitled: “Towards a Culturally Appropriate and Meaningful Education for Black Students”. It saw engagement from teachers and interested persons from Europe, the French Caribbean, North America, Central and South America and the Anglophone Caribbean.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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