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3. Increase the knowledge

and skills needed to be

highly effective teachers of

English.

Go Teacher Goals

The Go Teacher noncredit program prepares educators to be highly qualified teachers of English to students who are learning English as a second/ foreign language in Ecuador. The overarching participant goals of the Go Teacher program include: 1. Interact in an intensive

English learning

environment situated in a

native English speaking

context.

2. Achieve advanced levels

of English competency to

support their teachings of

English to students in

Ecuador.

WELCOME GO TEACHERS!

second language. At NMSU, teachers increase their English language fluency and expand their knowledge of current English language

teaching methodology.

The “Go Teacher” program at NMSU started in January 2013. The program is funded by the Ecuadorean Ministry of Higher Education,

Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT) to improve the English language proficiency of participants and to obtain certification to teach English as a

Cen ter f or En gl i sh Lan gu age Programs

Go Teacher Program

Inside this issue:

Dr. Menking’s Address 2

Graduation & Arrivals 3

Mesilla 3

Student Spotlight 4

Letters From Staff 5

Important Dates 6

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Dr. Cornell Menking’s Welcome Letter

Everyone: NMSU has Ecuadorians– and we couldn’t be happier! As we enter our second year of hosting Ecuadorian

“Go Teacher,” we are learning from past experience and only making the program stronger. Working closely with our

colleagues at Kansas State University, we have improved our efforts to integrate experiences in the schools and have

strengthened our ability to integrate the Go Teachers into our Center for English Language Programs. This semester,

we are even integrating a leadership training component into the curriculum.

The campus has definitely taken notice of the increased presence of Ecuadorians. From International Education Week

to the annual homecoming parade and International Festival, Ecuadorians are joining various student clubs and are

making friends with our local students. Even community members have begun to get involved and are joining in

various activities with the Ecuadorians! Our faculty also find advantages in having Ecuadorians on campus, as their

students get to know Ecuadorians and bring that knowledge into classroom discussions.

Finally, our successful involvement with the Go Teacher Program has led NMSU to deepen its ties with Ecuador. In

January, 2014, I had the privilege of taking a delegation to Ecuador that included our Executive Vice President and

Provost, Dr. Daniel J. Howard, the Director of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, Dr. Janet Green, and

Kristian Chervenock, Interim Director of the Office of International Initiatives. In Ecuador, we signed an agreement

with the Yachay: Ciudad de Conocimiento, as well as signed a contract with Secretaría Nacional de Educación

Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENESCYT). As a result, this Spring, NMSU will receive a new group of

students from the Urcuquí province to participate in an intensive English program that incorporates training in Hotel,

Restaurant and Tourism Management.

We are thrilled to be partnering with Ecuador in so many ways. Go Teacher has become an integral part of our efforts

to internationalize NMSU.

Cornell H. Menking, Ph.D.

Associate Provost

Office of International & Border Programs

New Mexico State University

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Graduation

Congratulations Go Teacher Cohort 2! Best wishes from us to you teaching back home!

Mesilla Excursion & Welcome Dinner part of Mesilla with you!. So, be sure to come prepared for a wonderful day in this historic plaza and for shopping in the Southwest's most visited historical community.

For more information send an email to: jrex@nmsu.edu

On Saturday, March 1st there will be an excursion to Old Mesilla from 1pm-5pm. As well as the excursion, there will be a welcome dinner at 6pm.

Mesilla is the best-known and most visited historical community in southern New Mexico. Since its beginning, around 1848, Mesilla has had a major influence on the economic, cultural, historical and political life of the Mesilla Valley. From the

Gadsden Purchase, to the Civil War, to the Butterfield Stagecoach Trail, to the trial of Billy the Kid, to being a lively social center in the 1880s--Mesilla has been a prominent part of the rich history of the southwest.

Mesilla has a variety of different stores, restaurants, museums, art galleries and more. Selling beautiful art, jewelry, crafts, and pottery. as well as gift shops, so you may take

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Arrival Night

The weekend of January 18 & 19 had the CELP Team work-ing late into the night, welcoming the new Go Teachers to campus. After a full day of travel, customs, lost luggage and flight delays they finally arrived. Here are a few Go Teachers enjoying some pizza at their new home in Cole Village.

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Here is a submission from a Go Teacher in the class of Joann Burns.

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Rose Vidal

Hi Everyone, My Name is Rose Vidal. I am studying Anthropology with a minor in History. I enjoy meeting new people, Renaissance Festivals, and Doctor Who. My message to the Go Teachers: Even though we are here to study, NMSU is all about discovery and with everything here to do and see, become part of the family. Broaden your horizons, spread your wings, you will never know what you like until you try. I look forward to getting to know each and everyone of you .

Welcome From Some New Student Workers

Zachary Miller Welcome Go Teachers! Hi, my name is Zach. I am studying Psychology. This is my first time working with Go Teachers, and the excitement has already begun. I look forword to meeting and working with all of you. It has been an amazing experience thus far. Go Teachers are wonderful.

Rose Vidal & Paul

Quintana, from our

second group of Go

Teachers here at

NMSU, enjoying a

meal in Mesilla.

Zach hiking dripping springs

with Nagoya students.

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Important dates Go Teacher Welcome Dinner: Saturday March 1, 2014 6:00-8:00 PM

Leadership Workshop– Thursday, Feb. 6th 10:00am-12:00pm Corbett Center Senate Gallery (room 304)

EPT Essay Monday, Feb. 10th 5:00pm Meet in O'Donnell Hall Lobby

Go Teacher Check-In Meeting: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014 1:00-2:00pm Garcia Annex Senate Chambers

Go Teacher Mesilla Excursion: Saturday, March 1, 2014 1:00-5:00PM (transportation provided)

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