Teaches English as a Second Language to U.N. Delegates and Their Families.

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LANGUAGE CLASSES

The Hospitality Committee has provided English Language Classes for UN delegates and their families for over 25 years. These classes are well regarded and very well attended. Instruction is offered at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. A separate class focusing on Professional Business English is available for more advanced students. The classes are small and individual attention is stressed. A modest tuition fee is charged and scholarships are readily available each year for those individuals in need of assistance.

The sessions last eight weeks. Tuition is moderate. Enrollment is ongoing throughout the semester, so students can join as they arrive in New York. Also, for your convenience we may offer evening classes in addition to day classes - please check the current schedule for confirmation that evening classes are available.

Please call us if you are interested in improving your English in a very enjoyable way. For information, call our School Director, Pennelope Goodfriend, (212) 534-4325 or email her at pennygfriend@aol.com; Dr. Roberta Seret is the Evening Language School Instructor.



English Language Program
Church Center • 777 United Nations Plaza
First Avenue at 44th Street • Basement
phone: (212) 963-8753
Professional English
Advanced Program

Church Center • 777 United Nations Plaza
First Avenue at 44th Street • Library
phone: (212) 963-8753
Content This course is designed for those who wish to develop or enhance their understanding of English language fundamentals, including:

• Grammar
• Conversation
• Reading
• Pronunciation

Content PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH is a 2-part course designed to teach advanced English. We will also use foreign cinema as an element of language and global education.
Description Description Advanced English: how to read a newspaper editorial and an objective news article; how to speak publicly; how to debate; how to write business correspondence; grammar; pronunciation; vocabulary build-up.
  • How to analyze cinema as an example of how to analyze literature; how to write an article and essay; global issues that are topical - to discuss, analyze and debate one's opinion.

  • Film content, suggested activities and background information will be provided from Roberta Seret's new textbook, WORLD AFFAIRS IN FOREIGN FILMS, with multi-disciplinary lessons.

  • Students will see the films at home and come to class to discuss them. The following films are among those that will be discussed:

    • Water (India )
    • In A Better World (Denmark)
    • Tokyo Sonata (Japan)

Levels • Beginning
• Intermediate
• Advanced
Levels • Advanced

Winter-Spring Schedule January 17 - May 30, 2012

Morning classes only
9:00 am - 10:30 am
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Winter-Spring Schedule January 17 - May 8, 2012

Tuesdays only
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Instructor Pennelope Goodfriend, Director Instructor Professor Roberta Seret, Ph.D.
Director, International Film Festival at the U.N.
Associate Professor of English
Author of "Welcome to New York"
Registration January 12, 2011
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Church Center
777 United Nations Plaza - 8th Floor
(First Avenue at 44th Street)

If you need help with Registration issues, you may contact:

Pennelope Goodfriend:
tel: (212) 534-4325
email: pennygfriend@aol.com
Registration January 17, 2012
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Church Center
777 United Nations Plaza
(First Avenue at 44th Street)

Please contact Dr. Seret directly via e-mail at rseret@aol.com before registration to reserve your space./b>
Tuition Tuition $130 per term (scholarships available)
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