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Posted: Tuesday 29 October, 2013 at 12:52 PM

Five Spanish Virtual Classroom Scholarships awarded to CFBC Faculty and Students

(L-R Front Row): Mr. Gary DaSilva, St. Kitts and Nevis Honorary Consul to Spain; Dr. Moyia Rowtham-Francis, Lecturer; Her Excellency, Ambassador Celsa Nuno; Avis Pemberton, Lecturer; Xuxa Garroden, Student; Mrs. Delores Stapleton-Harris, VPASA,
By: Lesroy W. Williams, SKNVibes.com

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - THE importance of learning a second language was underscored at a scholarship award ceremony held at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) yesterday (Oct. 28).

     

    The Embassy of Spain has partnered with the CFBC to offer five scholarships for the study of Spanish on the Instituto Cervantes ‘AVE’ (Aula Virtual de Espanol) Online Course. 

    Instituto Cervantes is a non-profit organisation created by the Spanish government in 1991. Its mission is to promote the Spanish language and to contribute to the advancement of the cultures of all Spanish speaking countries and communities. 

    It is named after Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), the author of Don Quixote, and perhaps the most important figure in the history of Spanish literature. The Cervantes Institute, a government agency, is the largest organisation in the world responsible for promoting the study and teaching of Spanish language and culture.

    The brief ceremony was attended by Vice President Academic and Student Affairs of the CFBC, Mrs. Delores Stapleton Harris; President of the CFBC, Dr. Kelvin Daly; St. Kitts and Nevis Honorary Consul to Spain, Mr. Gary DaSilva; Ambassador of Spain to St. Kitts and Nevis, Her Excellency Celsa Nuno; CFBC senior administrative faculty, staff and students.

    In her opening remarks, Mrs. Stapleton-Harris thanked Her Excellency Nuno for the gracious offer of educational opportunities in a foreign language at the CFBC. She highlighted that the CFBC sees professional development as one of its key areas.

    Her Excellency Mrs. Nuno said that speaking Spanish as a second language opens doors and economic opportunities, and that the second language “that makes sense to learn” in the Caribbean is Spanish since in this region we are surrounded by 350 million Spanish speakers.

    The Spanish Ambassador emphasised that those who don’t speak a second language today will be at a disadvantage. She said that for that reason the Embassy of Spain located in Kingston, Jamaica, was pleased to offer the opportunity to learn Spanish through the online course which she said would help at the conversational level.

    Dr. Daly said that he was faced with the importance of speaking Spanish when he was turned down for a regional job he had applied for and wasn’t granted because of his ignorance of Spanish. He said that learning a foreign language is so necessary today that it should be a part of core studies at the primary school level.

    Five certificates were distributed to faculty members Dr. Moyia Rowtham-Francis, Ms. Avis Pemberton and Mr. Lesroy Williams; certificates were also distributed to two students, Mr. Towan Jack and Ms. Xuxa Garroden.

     
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