Chapter 1: Principles and Practices of the University of Miami Six-Week English Language Certificate Program for High School English Teachers from Brazil

In the spring semester of 2018, the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami’s School of Education and Human Development hosted 30 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers from Brazil for a Six-Week English Language Certificate Program for High School English Teachers From Brazil,” henceforth PDPI (“Pro- grama de Desenvolvimento Profissional para Professores de Língua Inglesa nos EUA”). In response to a request for proposals from the Institute of International Education, in June 2017, we applied to host a group of Brazilian high school EFL teachers for a professional learning opportunity. Our proposal focused on language development and methodology.