American Tesol

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, and with over 11 million inhabitants, is the second-most populous after Hispaniola, albeit with a much lower population density for the region. It is a multiethnic country whose people, culture and customs derive from diverse origins, including the aboriginal Taíno and Ciboney peoples, the long period of Spanish colonialism, the introduction of African slaves, and a close relationship with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Cuba today is the only remaining Marxist-Leninist state to receive a "very high" human development ranking from the United Nations, and ranks well in measures of health and education

Long voyage to ?freedom?
?When I first left Cuba and went to Ecuador, my first job opportunity was when I went to her mom?s store to buy a mattress and I started teaching English to her little sister, and we became like famil...
Publ.Date : Sat, 10 Nov 2018 05:41:00 GMT

Higher Education Projects Strengthen Ties between Russia and Cuba
10 de noviembre de 2018, 01:20Guantanamo, Cuba, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina ... As a more immediate result, one of the teachers from the higher education center in Guantanamo will give a postgraduate course ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Nov 2018 22:29:00 GMT

Special Report: Cuba?s Open Secret?A complex color bias rooted in colonialism continues to disadvantage those there with dark skin
The African Anglo-Caribbean Diaspora in Contemporary Cuba.? The ?exclusion of darker-skinned Cubans from the new economy,? she contends, has ?motivated Cubans of English-speaking Caribbean ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Nov 2018 09:45:00 GMT

ESL students create websites to showcase Hispanic heritage in Louisville
ESL stands for English Second Language. The class is led by ESL teacher Julia Brockman ... Junior Christian Garces moved to Louisville from Cuba six years ago. ?I never had done this project so I took ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Nov 2018 12:11:00 GMT

Dialectical issues which hinder Jamaica\'s prosperity
We invite people from Europe, Asia, Americas, even Africa; but never from Cuba, Haiti ... nurses, teachers. Auditor General, who gets our prime minister's air miles? Peeps say aid agencies may want to ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 15 Nov 2018 22:35:00 GMT

Olean High School feels ?ahead of curve? on using digital media in English classroom
OHS teachers get to collaborate with English teachers from districts like Allegany-Limestone, Cuba-Rushford, Fillmore and Whitesville. Lou Ventura noted that collaboration between local teachers happe...
Publ.Date : Sun, 18 Nov 2018 19:21:00 GMT

Three Centuries After His Beheading, a Kinder, Gentler Blackbeard Emerges
In 1715, a fleet of Spanish ships left Havana, Cuba, for Spain filled with treasure, including vast quantities of silver. An early hurricane wrecked the ships on Florida?s Atlantic coast, drowning mor...
Publ.Date : Tue, 13 Nov 2018 04:08:00 GMT

Government News 11/11
The school?s modern equipment is expected to enhance the teaching and studying quality ... the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel The Vietnam visit by ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 11 Nov 2018 08:56:00 GMT

Googling their way into IT
... from Cuba in 2013 and has also trained in IT in Cuba and Spain. She hopes to eventually teach IT in Hispanic communities. ?For me, taking this class was still a challenge because of using English. ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 13 Nov 2018 04:55:00 GMT

Feature: Cuba\'s Confucius Institute thrives in teaching locals Chinese
Today, there are more than 500 Confucius Institutes in 134 countries and they are a perfect testimony to the increased exchanges between students of different nationalities and Chinese teachers. Cuba' ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Sep 2016 22:37:00 GMT