Embassy Trip

Dear Students,

The Embassy trip was a great success. I appreciated your participation and questions during the sessions - you made your teachers very proud.

With that said, the following students have work to be accomplished if they want to receive a certificate.

Here goes:
1. Angel needs to write to Ms. Palumbo excusing himself from the field trip - it was not optional.
2. Roberto and Robert have already set time to make up their labs. Evelyn and Allen have not and need to do this by this Friday, December 17, 2010.

Finally, I would like a comment written on the blog site, number 1. thanking the embassy for their kindness and well organized sessions, and secondly, to note something that you learned. For example, "I really enjoyed going to the Embassy, thanks so much for the tour of the library and letting us know its availability to the public", or  "I appreciated the presentation from the Economic Officer (USAID), or the PAS officer (Alison Brown), or the Consular officer (Aaron Hahn). I learned that ..."

Have a wonderful Holiday. Your certificates will be available after the New Year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011!

Sincerely,

Christine Palumbo

News Alert!

Dear Law School Pilot Students,

Please say thank you to Mr. Del Moral who has decided to pay the bus fee for the van taking us to the American Embassy.

Octavio has supported this program from its beginning. Thank God for his help, and his encouragement to develop such a great undertaking for Law School pupils.

Warm Regards,
Christine

IMPORTANT Information

Dear Students,

First of all, you did a great job this week.  Thanks for being such deep thinkers and evaluating the experience of this program so eloquently. Your comments are posted below.

There are four students that must make up Lab Time by next Friday, December 17.  The contract that was signed stated that four hours of lab was a necessary component to complete. Congratulations to those students who finished that part of the course.

Allen, Evelyn, Robert Boyd, and Roberto did not compete Unit 11, Senior Mastery Program. This unit included four lessons on four sections which included: Listening, Vocabulary, Communication and Grammar plus a lesson quiz. Please arrange lab time as your schedule permits and complete this work.

Again, bring two dollars plus your cedula for our field trip on Wednesday. Also, if possible do not wear jeans, casual attire is ok, however no jeans. Also, please be at my office in CELI by 1:00 p.m, Wednesday, December 15.

Sincerely,
Professor Christine

Important information from Professor Christine

Dear  students:

You will have class  this Thursday, December 9th at CELI.  On December 15th, we will have a field trip to the US Embassy. Please read Chapter 12 on Human Rights. Also, make sure you have made a comment to the last speaker Michele Roulbet.

I miss you.  See you at 1:00 on Thursday.
Christine

Letters of Acknowledgement

Dear Michele,

Wow! The impact of the presentation on Human Trafficking to the Law class was priceless. Your friendly, charismatic style supported the students in feeling comfortable, within the context of an uncomfortable topic.

When reviewing the U-tube video the next day, the students listened, and reflected again on how they can support Panama in becoming more aware of this world-wide problem. As future lawyers, their awareness of these human rights issues supports them in determining how important their job will be in their country.

Thank you again for taking time out of a busy day to share your passion and work in Panama.

Dear David,

This letter is to acknowledge, and thank you for the wonderful power point presentation performed for the Law School Pilot program at Latina last week.

Your friendly manner, coupled with your expertise in the field of Law, opened its way to lots of learning, great discussions, and active participation by the class.

Several of the students wondered whether they could email you for additional questions they had after the presentation. Please email me if this is possible.

Again, on behalf of the class, Latina, myself, and the Embassy I’d like to give our sincere thanks!

Sincerely yours,

Christine

Photo Gallery

For Adrian, this class was a light bulb emphasizing the importance

 of improving his English and encouraging his committment in  learning more English!

Allan began the class as a Chevrolet car.  He is now like a

transformer, complete with the weapons to battle the world

of a Bilingual lawyer. He aspires to someday be the  president of Panama!

Angel feels more confortable with himself now after the class.

He appreciates his uniqueness and will embrace it.

Evelyn started the class as a question mark, not knowing

why she was there.

Now, she is like a PACMAN ready to

continue learning the field of Law in both English and

Spanish.

Jorge felt that he was on the first step of English.  Now

because of this class he has risen to the next step. He also

wants to model himself after the guest speakers from whom he

really learned a lot.

Marìa went from being a worm - very shy and timid in English

due to a negative experience as a child, to cocooning

during this class while developing confidence and

self-esteem.  She is now a butterfly ready to learn more,

and practice her newly ...skills.

Miguel increased his knowledge of English with Profesor

Palumbo from the beginning of the class.  He feels

much more confident.

Monserrat said that she, because of the class and the presenters,

realized  that she is very passionate about learning more about other

cultures.  She now wants to learn many languages! 

Roberto began the class as a river, and now after this class,

he is like an ocean, more confident in his command of English, rallying to other lawyers in the field

to make a difference in Panama.

Robert said that he began the class as a Black Hole. He now sees

 a light  at the end of the road. He feels he has gained lots of

knowledge of English and law, too.

Posers in the Computer Lab

Posing with Professor Osvaldo, Law School Assistant

Students presenting their comparison of Panamanian vs. American International

 Law.

Students finding their team mates with multiply defined

words ...

Monserrat and Miguel presenting similarities of Panamanian

and US Law

Maria, Allen ,and Angel working on their presentations.

                                                         Liz, Jorge and Adrian presenting a topic

                                              Presentation on 1960 Immigration Laws in Panama

                                                     Getting Visas in Panama..in English!!

                                                           Working together on presentations... :)

                                         Finding partners to form a group.... cloze the sentence and
                                                                                              find its definition...!

                                                                  We found our TEAM!

                                                               We found a MATCH!

KWL learnings from students...

We learned a lot of stuff from Jim Kuebler....


Allan said that he learned the message that was written in the Liberty Statue, and that great men control themselves not by laws....

Jorge said that he learned about the history of  Immigration in the United States and how to have a green card.


Miguel said that he learned about the Green Card Lottery.


We all learned VISA types, history of Immigration in the USA!!!

Your Assignment

Dear Students,

Please post your comment to Jim Kuebler regarding his presentation. This is the format:
Dear Mr. Kuebler,

I enjoyed the presentation, or The presentation that you gave was great!, very good,. etc. I learned a lot about _________________ (be specific please).

Thanks for your time, the baseballs, and the great information or

Thanks!  or

Thank you again.

Sincerely yours,
or
Sincerely, etc...
Your name

American Embassy Speakers

Third Presentation:  Human Rights
Speaker: Michele Roulbet
Date. December 1st, 2010

http://www.slideshare.net/isabelcubilla/human-trafficking-5999311

                                                   Michele Roulbet during her presentation.
                              

Second Presentation: Formation of Companies.
Speaker: David Mizrachi
Date: November 24th, 2010

www.slideshare.net/isabelcubilla/second-presentation-panama-us

                                David Mizrachi presenting his topic. Thanks for sharing with us.

                                                      Law students and David Mizrachi at CELI.



First Presentation: Immigration and the United States
Speaker: Jim Kuebler
Date: November 17th, 2010

http://www.slideshare.net/isabelcubilla/first-presentation-immigration-and-the-united-states

                                            This is our first speaker  Jim Kuebler from the US Embassy.

                                           The presentation was very interesting. Awesome!!!

Meet the Law Team

                                          These are the great students  involved in the Pilot Program!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Week of November 29th

 

“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
 Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes (American Baptist Minister and Civil-Rights Leader. 1929-1968)

 

Week of November 22nd

 “Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to keep, the people you choose to be with; and, the laws you choose to obey.”

Week of November 15th.



“ Laws control the lesser man... The right conduct controls the greater one.”
 Mark Twain quotes (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)

"Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving".

                                                   Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

WELCOME TO AN AMAZING WAY TO LEARN ENGLISH !!!

Dear Law School students:

Congratulations on electing, and being chosen to participate in the four week course of English for Specific Purposes.

The course requirements in order to receive a certificate are the following:

1.       Attend all four weeks of the class, totaling 16 hours;

2.       Attend 4 hours of lab time to practice English skills, one hour per week,

3.       And to create and participate in one final project that will take outside preparation.

The homework will only consist of lab time, and preparation for the final week’s project. A syllabus outlining each class period will be given on the first day of class. The classes will run from November 17th until December 9, 2010.

Classes will begin at 1:00, and will end at 3:00 each Wednesday, and Thursday in the CELI area of the university. On the first day, meet in the front area of my office on the first floor, Room 102.

Please respond to this email letting me know that you have received it, and that you will be attending this week’s classes.

Sincerely yours,

Christine Palumbo