Who is Peter Maximilian HM?

University of Florida, MA > Applied Linguistics & Spanish Language

Florida Atlantic University, BA > Languages & Linguistics

 

Professional Accomplishments

q       Create, Develop, & Implement ©The ICLA Curriculum (a non-traditional[1] yet very successful perspective on teaching ESOL[2] www.theiclacurriculum.com

q          Prepare a language school -The Language Academy, Fort Lauderdale, FL- for accreditation; with The ICLA Curriculum at its foundation (school was accredited by ACCET[3] in August of 2002 and re-accredited in 2005)

q          present The ICLA Curriculum at 5 TESOL Conferences[4](2003-2005)

q          Create, Develop, & Implement a definitive TESOL Certificate Program entitled, LAT (Language Acquisition Teacher), for those who wish to Teach in English as a Foreign or Second Language (TEFL/TESL)

q          Facilitate & Teach California School Teachers the following GRAD Courses for their ESOL Certification (via C.L.A.D. @ The U. of CA, Riverside, from 01/1998 to12/1999):

                               -Language Acquisition & Development

-History of TESOL Methodologies

-Standard English Usage

-Introduction to Linguistics

q          SERVE as a Multicultural Language Consultant for Broward County Schools, FL (via a series of workshops in 2000 & 2004)

q          BUILD a language business from scratch and viably sustain it for 6 years (ICLA 1990-1996)

 

Languages

Philosophical fluency in English, Spanish, & Dutch

Conversational proficiency in German, Portuguese, & Papiamento

Residential Experiences

Asia > Indonesia, Iraq, The UAE 5 years

Europe > Holland, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Finland 7 years

The Caribbean > Aruba, Puerto Rico 7 years

North America > The USA 30+ years

Professional Teaching Experiences include,

q       University of Florida (Gainesville)

q       Florida International University (Miami)

q       University of California (Riverside)

q       Palm Beach County Community College (Boca Raton, FL)

q       EF Language Schools / ELS Language Centers / Embassy CES Language Schools

q       Collier County School Board, FL / Palm Beach County School Board, FL


 

     

[1] Non-traditional: No GT/ALM method; with a focus on the acquisition of language as a non-academic experience

[2] ESOL, English for Speakers of Other Languages

[3] ACCET, a National Accrediting Agency endorsed by the US Dept. of Education

[4] SE Regional 2003, 2004, 2005 (New Orleans LA / Nashville TN / Myrtle Beach, SC), Sunshine State 2004, 2005 (Tampa & Orlando FL)


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