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Anne Slaughter Andrew

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English Teachers Meet to Improve their Teaching Practices

San Jose – January 27, 2010

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More than 350 Costa Rican English teachers will participate in the XXVI Annual National Conference for Teachers of English. This year’s theme is Learning: Opening Minds with a New Set of Keys.

This group shares their professional experiences with colleagues from the U.S., Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Uruguay, and will focus on learning new techniques to teach English as a second language and improve the country’s teaching quality.

U.S. Ambassador Anne S. Andrew participated in the opening ceremony of the conference and said that Washington has a continuing commitment to promote English language learning throughout the hemisphere. “Last year alone, the U.S. Embassy here in Costa Rica, through the Department of State and our Regional English Language Officer, provided training for 1,200 teachers, provided English Language Specialists, and expanded instruction via technology. We offered Digital Video Conferences, E-teacher on-line scholarships, and supported conferences and workshops for English language learners,” brought the technology to you. We offered Digital Video Conferences, E-teacher on-line scholarships, and supported conferences and workshops for English language learners,” said Ambassador Andrew.