Caribbean Institute of Language Studies launches second 2014 BA Tesol Program Group

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The Caribbean Institute ofLanguage Studies® (CARINLANGS®)

In collaboration with Dr.Robby Morroy

Presents to suitable candidates

Teaching of English To Speakers Of Other Languages (Tesol)

Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs

THE TARGET GROUP

                In-service teachers with an MOA diploma

What’s Being Offered

·       A capstone program to upgrade holders of the MOA diploma to the bachelor’s degree level in                 

·       Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

·       The capstone program will serve as a pre-requisite for a master’s degree program in TESOL.

DATES

                Bachelor’s TESOL – June 2014 to June 2015 [4 quarters – 2 semesters]

                                [Vacation periods in September and Christmas 2014]

                Master’s TESOL – starting in October 2015

LOCATION

                AlphaMax Academy, 18-24 Stanvastestraat, (Zorg-en-hoop), Paramaribo

REGISTRATION

                Limited Places – 35 candidates MAXIMUM

                Candidates must have already completed an MOA diploma

                Candidates MUST be in-service teachers in the Dutch or English education system in Suriname

                Candidates must be committed to pursuing the Master’s TESOL program which will commence

                in October 2015

                Candidates must submit a written “Personal Statement” (approximately 500 - 1000 words in

                English) addressing their interests and evaluating their commitment to the field of

                study, the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

                Call 597- 400588 (AlphaMax Academy)

                Email:  carinlangs@gmail.com

PROGRAM MODERATORS

                Robby Morroy, Ph.D.                                                                    

                Sean F. Taylor, M.A., B.A.

                Milton M. Drepaul, Dip. Ed. (Hons. – UWI), B.A

AlphaMax Graduates Xiomara and Tariq Getrou perform well for their US College

Indian River State College hosted the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association Swimming and Diving National Championships in Fort Pierce at the IRSC Ann Wilder Aquatic Complex from Wednesday, March 5 to Saturday, March 8.

In that event  Monroe Community College's  (MCC) - women's 200 medley relay team of Xiomara Getrou, Laura Steuerman, Liz Maier, and Rose Louk finished third in a time of 1:53:56. This time broke the school record. 

Xiomara Getrou

In the 400 freestyle for women MCC's  relay team of Louk, Xiomara Getrou , Sarah Mack and Maier came  third with a time of 3m 46.75 seconds

Xiomara Getrou  was fifth in the 100 backstroke (1:00:04) setting  a new MCC school record .She broke the 1998 record set by Tadla. 

The women's 200 freestyle relay team -Xiomara Faithful, Sarah Mack, Laura Steuerman and Kristen Kopunek finished fifth in a time of 1:48:20. 

In the men's 200 medley relay IRC's team; Zachary Hailer, Tariq Getroul, Wagner Tristan and Trevor Benson finished 6th in a time of  1:44.70. 

Tariq Getrou set a good  pace in the 100 breaststroke but eventually  finished eighth in 1:01.75. 

The men's team consisting of Mike Monroe Klugo, Zach Hailer, Tariq Getrou and Gustavo Ramos Dos Santos came sixth n the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:29.61. 

The National Junior College Athletic Association, founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States.

Xiomara and Tariq Getrou with MCC teammates

More than sixteen college swim teams from around the country took part in NJCAA Championship title, as they swam in competitions including the 500 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 1M and 3M Diving. 

Surinamese Students Xiomara and Tariq Getrou are graduates of AlphaMax Academy and won several sports awards while there.Xiomara also represented Suriname at several International swim events.

1. Yurie Nakano 21 IRSC-FL 

2. Leonard Shelby 21 IRSC-FL 
3. Briana Flores 19 IRSC-FL 
4. Cheyenne Rova 17 ILCC-IA 
5. Xiomara Getrou MCC 1:00:41 1:00:04 
6. Bonnie Brown 18 SGC-GA 
7. Karolina Siwiec LC IL- 
8. Megan Harding 18 SGC GA 

Suriname Renzo Tjon A Joe 7th in World Class Field at Mesa Arizona

MESA, Arizona, April 25.

Suriname’s sprint champion Renzo Tjon A Joe reached the finals of the men’s 50-meter freestyle at the Arena Grand Prix in Arizona Mesa Grand Priz, USA swimming.Mesa. He placed 7th in this world class field with a time of 22.84.

Suriname Sprint Champion Renzo Tjon A Joe.

Sprint star Nathan Adrian won the men's 50-meter freestyle in 21.73 - a top five time in the world .
Nathan is a three-time Olympic gold medalist who currently holds the American record in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events.

Adrian now moves to fifth in the SwimVortex world rankings, bettering his 21.89 from the Austin stop of the Arena Grand Prix. Phoenix Swim Club's Roland Schoeman touched down second in 22.19, while the South African Nationals. NYAC's Josh Schneider earned third in 22.24.



Nathan Adrian

Also in the final with Renzo Tjon A Joe were :NYAC's Jimmy Feigen (22.55), California's Anthony Ervin (22.57), PASA's Alex Coville (22.65), and SwimAtlanta's Karl Krug (22.92).

=== A - Final ===

1 Adrian, Nathan 25 California Aquat 22.75 21.73 891
r:+0.73
2 Schoeman, Rolan 33 Phoenix Swim Clu 22.43 22.19 836
r:+0.65
3 Schneider, Josh 26 New York Athleti 22.70 22.24 831
r:+0.69
4 Feigen, Jimmy 24 New York Athleti 22.94 22.55 797
r:+0.78
5 Ervin, Anthony 32 California Aquat 22.59 22.57 795
r:+0.64
6 Coville, Alex 25 Palo Alto Stanfo 22.90 22.65 786
r:+0.70
7 Tjon A Joe, Renzo 18 Azura Florida Aq 22.91 22.84 767
r:+0.67
8 Krug, Karl 24 SwimAtlanta-GA 22.89 22.92 759
r:+0.67

Renzo reaches final in 100m at Arizona.

On Friday, Renzo Tjon A Joe finished twelfth with a time of 22.75 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle to guarantee a place in the final of the Arena Grand Prix 2014 in Mesa.



Renzo in Arizona 100m

Former Olympic champion Ervin [Unlink] had the fastest entry time (21.42).Renzo is competing with 98 of the leading swimmers in the US. Later in the evening Renzo improved his time to 51.13 seconds finishing sixth in the B final and fourteenth overall.In the preliminaries he clocked 51.27.

The Arena Grand Prix at Mesa is the fourth stop of USA Swimming’s 2013-14 Arena Grand Prix Series, which provides the nation’s best swimmers six opportunities to face top-flight competition on U.S. soil. 50 members of the USA Swimming National Team are among the more than 500 athletes competing. The biggest name is undoubtedly the legendary Michael Phelps  - America's most successful Olympic swimmer who is returning to competitive swimming.

Phelps won silver in the 100m butterfly in 52.13, behind Ryan Lochte: 51.93. Renzo Tjon A Joe also swam the 100m butterfly. He finished 42th with a time of 56.94.

Renzo Tjon A Joe is Suriname's leading sprint swimmer and holder of the national 50m and 100m records. He is an AlphaMax Academy graduate and Sports prize winner. He was voted Suriname's Sportsman of the Year for his achievements.

Michael Grauwde off to Aruba to swim for Suriname

Michael Grauwde ,AlphaMax Academy Senior and member of the GAC 2014 class is taking part in the 29thCARIFTASwimming championships in Aruba from the 22 to the 26^th April. 

Michael is expected to take part in the backstroke events in the 15-17 year division. Mrs. Joan Grauwde, Michael’s mother and senior teacher at AlphaMax Academy is accompanying the team as a Surinamese swimming official. The meet will feature swimming, synchronized swimming and open water swimming.

Michael Grauwde Suriname Swimmer

The venue for the swimming and synchronized swimming will be the PISCINA OLIMPICO (Roly Bisslik”) in Savaneta_

The meet is the approved qualifier in swimming the Second Youth Olympic games and CAC 2014. The Youth Olympic Games will be held in Nanking ,China from August 16- 28 this year. The 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games will be held from Nov.14-30 in Vera Cruz,Mexico.

 The open water venue is the Mangel Halto Beach. There will be heats and finals from Tuesday to Friday in the Olympic Pool. On Saturday the open water event will be held before the closing ceremony.

Twenty-two swimming federations have been invited to participate. (Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba. Bahamas. Barbados. Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, French Guyana, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands. British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands).

The Competition will be conducted in accordance with FINA Rules 2013-2017 in force at the start of the competition.

 Swimming Competitors will compete in the following age groups: Female & Male 11-12, 13-14 15-17. Synchronized Swimming Competitors will compete in Female 12 & Under, 13-15 and 16-18. Open Water Swimming will be for  Males and Females aged 13-14 and 15 to 17.

 Last year at the CARIFTA Games held in Jamaica ,Suriname  50m record holder Renzo Tjon A Joe won the 50m Gold medal in a time  of 23.44. Suriname came 8^th in the final ranking with 350.50 points. Guadeloupe topped with 742.  

Final CARIFTA points rankings: for the top ten teams were:

1. Guadeloupe – 742
2. Trinidad and Tobago – 698
3. Aruba – 659
4. Jamaica – 584
5. Bahamas – 507
6. Barbados – 485
7. Martinique – 353
8. Suriname – 350.50
9. Netherlands Antilles – 151
10. Cayman Islands – 107

RenzoTjon A Joe off to Arizona Grand Prix

Renzo Tjon A Joe , AlphaMax Academy Graduate and leading Suriname Swimmer is competing in the Mesa 2014 Grand Prix in Arizona.

Suriname's Sportsman of the Year

This is the fourth stop on the Arena Grand Prix Series .It takes place at the Skyline Aquatic Center. It is being held from April 24 to the 26.

Olympic gold medalists and world record holders Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.), Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md.) are expected to headline a star-studded field for the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa.

A record-setting 22-time Olympic Games medalist, Phelps is expected to swim competitively for the first time since winning six medals, four of them gold, at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

US Gold Medalist Michael Phelps

50 members of the USA Swimming National Team are among the more than 500 athletes expected to compete

The action begins Thursday, April 24 and continues through Saturday, April 26 with prelims at 9 a.m. MST followed by finals at 5 p.m. MST.

Universal Sports Network will televise live coverage from the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m. EDT. Additionally, a live webcast of the entire meet will be streamed online Thursday through Saturday via usaswimming.org.

The Arena Grand Prix at Mesa is the fourth stop of USA Swimming’s 2013-14 Arena Grand Prix Series, which provides the nation’s best swimmers six opportunities to face top-flight competition on U.S. soil.

As part of USA Swimming’s partnership with Arena, the Arena Grand Prix Series will offer swimmers the opportunity to take home prize money for top finishes in all individual Olympic-distance event.

Bound for Arizona.

The ACT

The ACT® test is America’s most widely accepted college entrance exam. It covers four skill areas - English, mathematics, reading and science. An optional writing test includes planning and writing an essay.

ACT test preparation is included in the GAC to familiarize you with the content and format of this test and allow you to prepare for this exam. Your ACT score is an internationally recognized benchmark of academic achievement that is recognized by ALL U.S. universities.

There are 5 international dates per year when the test is held. The test is held on the same dates, wherever it is held. It is not possible to sit the ACT on dates other than these 5 dates. Choose the test date that is best for you.

• Test Date	Registration Deadline
  September 21, 2013 (new)	August 23, 2013
  October 26, 2013	September 27, 2013
  December 14, 2013	November 8, 2013
  April 12, 2014	March 7, 2014
  June 14, 2014	May 9, 2014

Registration instructions

All students testing outside the United States, U.S. territories, Puerto Rico, or Canada must register on the Web. You must establish a free ACT Web account in order to register. After providing the information requested to create the account, click the "Register to Test" link and follow the instructions on the Web screens to complete your registration. Payment must be made by valid credit card.

AlphaMax Academy is a registered ACT test center in Suriname.

Visit the ACT student site where you can register for the test, view your scores, send your scores to a university, and download free test questions and other information about the test.

IELTS and TOEFL -Comparison

Both tests are tests of Academic English used for acceptance into university. Both tests include Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing. The IELTS includes a Speaking component conducted in a real interview situation with a trained examiner. The TOEFL test is either paper-based or internet-based. In the internet-based test, the Speaking test is done by speaking into a microphone which is recorded and scored.

The IELTS Test is more commonly used for admission into universities in Australia and the U.K. The TOEFL test has been more commonly used for U.S. universities, but the IELTS test is now recognized in the U.S. as well. Check the test dates and availability of the tests at the TOEFL (opens new window) and IELTS (opens new window) websites.

AlphaMax Academy is an IELTS test center and has conducted tests since November 2011. We attempt to attract at least 12 students per test. So far we have conducted tests in November. We did have enough candidates for a test last year March.

So far AlphaMax Students have performed at the higher levels in the IELTS scale.

What is most important in applying for university: GAC GPA, ACT scores or IELTS / TOEFL scores?

Universities have two entry requirements. One is for academic results (GAC GPA, high school and ACT scores) and the other is for English level (IELTS or TOEFL, ACT English score or GAC English modules score). Both entry requirements must be met. However, if your academic results are high enough but your English level is a little low, many universities will offer you a conditional enrollment. This means that you are accepted into their course but must first complete an extra English course.

ACE credit recommendations for the GAC modules

The American Council on Education’s (www.acenet.edu) College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) recommended college credit for 13 of the GAC program modules in September 2012. ACE found 13 GAC modules to be equivalent to associate’s degree–level subjects at US colleges and universities. Each was recommended for 3 semester credit hours, up to a total of 39 credit hours.

Information on how each module is recommended for credit is available from ACE’s National Guide,^[24] searching under the organization’s name.

GAC Module Number Recommended number of credit hours in associate’s degree category

GAC005     3 semester hours in computer information systems
GAC006  3 semester hours in communications
GAC010  3 semester hours in introduction to probability, statistics, and business problem solving
GAC011  3 semester hours in computer information systems
GAC012  3 semester hours in introduction to business
GAC014  3 semester hours in communication
GAC015  3 semester hours in reading comprehension or reading and writing
GAC016  3 semester hours in calculus
GAC017  3 semester hours in Web design
GAC022  3 semester hours in international business
GAC023  3 semester hours in life sciences
GAC027  3 semester hours in sociology
GAC028  3 semester hours in sociology

Source: Wikipedia

GAC and AlphaMax Seminar in 2010