ARNIC Online Intensive English Classes
January 9 – 25, 2023
Focus: Professional English, Writing, Speaking, Listening
Business Learn about the culture of the U.S. workplace while improving oral, written and listening
skills. The emphasis will be on writing cover letters, preparing for job interviews as well as
English discussing job-hunting strategies.
Instructor: Jane Landis
Focus: Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary
Compound sentences are formed with a mess of clauses: adjective, adverbial, noun,
Grammar conditional; independent, subordinate, defining, non-defining; and time and place. Sort out
Central what’s what and practice how to construct and use clauses for clear, concise and descriptive
communication.
Instructor: Robert Speziale
Focus: Listening, Reading, Writing, Culture
This is a two-part class. Sessions 1 - 4 will be The Language of Food. Sessions 5 - 9 will be
Listening and Reading Skills.
The Language
of Food: Eating Part 1: The Language of Food
Improve your English skills while speaking, listening, reading and writing about food. Build a
Your Words knowledge of the grammar conventions, vocabulary and idioms around food and food
& preparation, discover the work of TV cooks and world-renowned chefs and share the recipe
Listening and of your own signature dish. As writer George Bernard Shaw said, in Man and Superman,
"There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”
Reading Skills: Part 2: Listening and Reading Skills Part II
American Improve your comprehension and speed in listening to and reading authentic American
voices. Discover cultural references and new vocabulary, get practice in expressing your own
Voices opinions too. Note: this course will cover different material than Parts I and III. You can still
register for this class even if you have taken Parts I or III.
Instructor: Angela Wilkins
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ARNIC Online Intensive English Classes
January 9 – 25, 2023
Who’s Who? The ARNIC Teaching Team
Tilla Alexander has over 20 years of experience teaching English as a New Language. She has
taught at the Office of Adult & Continuing Education. Recently, she has been teaching an ESL
class for Venezuelan and Immigrants Aid. She also holds leadership positions in NYCCAL (New
York City Coalition for Adult Literacy) and the NYC TESOL conference.
Jane Landis started her career as a motion picture sound recordist. She taught ESL at Brooklyn
College, the Manhattan School of Music, and for a Hunter College-sponsored program for
immigrant restaurant workers. She loves the arts, especially music (she plays guitar!) and
incorporates music into her lessons whenever she can.
Joyce Mandell passionately teaches pronunciation and business presentation skills to non-native
professionals in a variety of educational institutions and industries. She is on the faculty of Baruch
College’s Communication Studies Department, NYU’s Professional English Program and Pace
University’s English for Professionals program. She holds an MA in TESOL from Hunter College.
Karen Ruelle is a professional writer. She is the author of 22 books (some of which she also
illustrated). She also managed the EiA conversation program at the ESU for over a decade. After
receiving her CELTA certification, she began working as an ESL teacher for ARNIC. She loves
combining her various skills to nurture and encourage ESL students in her creative writing class.
Elaine Sohn taught ESOL for five years at CUNY. After this, she became a Site Advisor at the New
York Public Library in Upper Manhattan, running a program with more than 10 staff members, 30
volunteers and 100+ students, but enjoying the classroom the most! When she retired, she
became a volunteer at ARNIC, first as a conversation tutor then as a book club leader. She soon
began working as an ESL teacher for ARNIC. Her philosophy: the more you talk and listen, the
more comfortable you feel using your English skills!
Robert “Bob” Speziale began his career as a policy analyst and speechwriter in Washington, D.C.
and later worked in publishing as an Editorial Director at Time-Life Books. He is a devout
gardener, a published author and photographer and has taught ESL for more than 10 years.
Angela Wilkins has been teaching since 2005, after a career in public administration, diplomacy
and investment management. An immigrant herself, she loves teaching English and
accompanying students as they build their new life in the US.
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