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Revolutionizing Education by Reshaping Narrative

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Aziz Abu Sarah will present the Opening Keynote, titled “Revolutionizing Education: Building Peace in a Divided World,” at the TESOL 2016 International Convention & English Language Expo, 5:30 pm, Tuesday, 5 April.   “The West wants to destroy the Arab and Muslim world,” one of my … Continue reading

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Beyond Linguistic Borders: Language Learning Cradled in Cognition

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Dr. Jeanette Altarriba will present the James E. Alatis Plenary titled “Beyond Linguistic Borders: Language Learning Cradled in Cognition,” at the TESOL 2016 International Convention & English Language Expo, 8 am, Thursday, 7 April.   The study of bilingualism and how individuals represent and … Continue reading

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Negotiating “Acceptable” Usage

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Dr. Anne Curzan will present a keynote titled “Survey Says…: Determining What English Usage Is and Isn’t Acceptable,” at the TESOL 2016 International Convention & English Language Expo, 8 am, Friday, 8 April.  Why can’t we end a sentence with a preposition? Why … Continue reading

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Turning 50: Looking Back, Looking Forward

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Andy Curtis will present the 2016 Presidential Keynote, titled “Reflecting Forward, Reflecting Back: Looking in the Mirror at 50,” at the TESOL 2016 International Convention & English Language Expo, 8 am, Wednesday, 6 April.  Turning 50 can be tough! Having done it myself in recent … Continue reading

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Redefining Communicative Competence and Redesigning ELT in the 21st Century

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Jun Liu will moderate the James E. Alatis Plenary, presented by Drs. Lourdes Ortega and Michael Byram, titled “Redefining Communicative Competence and Redesigning ELT in the 21st Century,” at the TESOL 2015 International Convention & English Language Expo, 8 am, Thursday, 26 … Continue reading

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Teachers Crossing Borders and Building Bridges

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Sonia Nieto will present the opening keynote, titled “Teachers’ Roles in Crossing Borders and Building Bridges,” at the TESOL 2015 International Convention & English Language Expo, 5:30 pm, Wednesday, 25 March 2015. “I like to have parent conferences in laundromats,” declared Roger … Continue reading

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Building Bridges: Journey to a Better Future for TESOL

Yilin Sun
Yilin Sun

Dr. Sun will deliver the Presidential Keynote address, titled “Building Bridges: Journey to a Better Future for TESOL,” at the TESOL 2015 International Convention & English Language Expo, 8 am, Friday, 27 March 2015.  The last 50 years have marked significant transformation … Continue reading

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That’s a Good Question!

Diane Larsen-Freeman
Diane Larsen-Freeman

Dr. Larsen-Freeman will deliver a keynote address titled, “Complexity Theory: Renewing Our Understanding of Language, Learning, and Teaching” at the TESOL 2014 International Convention & English Language Expo, 8 am, Saturday, 29 March. When one of our students asks us something we … Continue reading

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