is to strengthen professional development and thus improve teaching and learning of students, said the minister, Victor Raul Diaz Chavez.
The Ministry of Education and the U.S. Embassy in Peru, becarán this year's ten best English teachers in public schools of our country, who will travel to the northern country between January and February next year.
This was released today by Education Minister, Victor Raul Diaz Chavez and the U.S. ambassador, Rose M. Likins, after presenting at the National Museum, the continuity of the "English Opens Doors," directed, since last year, teachers and students of English.
The objective is to strengthen the professional development of teachers of the major languages, especially English and in turn promote student learning in the context of a competitive and quality education, the minister said.
Now, to be citizens of the world is vital to master English, Díaz Chávez remarked while indicating that this is all part of the change today is education in Peru.
For his part, Ambassador Rose M. Likins said the Ministry of Education and the Embassy has a long history of cooperation in the area of \u200b\u200bteaching English. These joint efforts are designed to help Peru meet the growing demand for English studies.
In that regard, he recalled that last year, about 3,500 teachers of English in Peru was favored with these programs, which meant while improvements teaching more than 500 thousand students.
In this regard, Deputy Minister of Educational Management, Idel Vexler, indicated that the basic curriculum of Higher Education, approved by Law, is considered the development of the area of \u200b\u200bEnglish for eight semesters.
This is done along the general and specialized training, in order to develop in students of all races to better manage the language, said Vice Minister recalled that while the Ministry of Education established a partnership with the Embassy of the United States.
also said that last year, teachers received scholarships from the Pedagogical Institute of Higher Education in the regions of Amazonas, Ancash, Arequipa, Cajamarca, Cusco, La Libertad, Ica, San Martín, who were selected in a process considered as criteria Assessment: Results of "Inglés placement test, and the video presentation of a teaching session - learning with its own design.
They attended a course at The Arizona State University (ASU) which was designed to strengthen the language skills of teachers so that they allow an optimal development in English language teaching and learning strategies to acquire a second language, concluded Idel Vexler.
SOURCE: MINEDU
