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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Migrant program on North Coast helps English language learners catch up 29 July 2014
- Cutting to the Common Core: The positive side of the digital divide 29 July 2014
- 40 teachers for English language training in US 29 July 2014
- Survey results show teachers need more professional development 29 July 2014
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Tag Archives: TESOL President
Rethinking English Language Teaching and Learning in China
Deena Boraie
I have just come back from a very successful TESOL Symposium held in Guangzhou, China. We were hosted at the beautiful Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, which is located near Baiyun Mountain. The theme of the conference was really intriguing: … Continue reading
The U.S. Common Core State Standards: TESOL’s Perspectives Locally & Globally
Deena Boraie
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative is a significant education initiative in the United States and has been adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia. The CCSS cover English language arts and mathematics, and now there is … Continue reading
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Tagged as CCSS, Common Core, ESL standards, Standards, TESOL President, TESOL President's blog
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TESOL Symposium and Annual CAMELTA Congress: An Overview
Christine Coombe
As part of my summer vacation, I had the great pleasure of serving as a plenary speaker at the TESOL Symposium on K–12 Teacher Development and Training on August 12, 2012 and the 12th Annual CAMELTA Congress on August 13–14, … Continue reading
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Tagged as CAMELTA, Cameroon, ESL Africa, ESL Cameroon, TESOL President, TESOL President's blog, TESOL symposium
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Bridging the Gap Between Research and Classroom Practice
Deena Boraie
In an interesting article in the Guardian Weekly of October 16, 2012 (“How Useful is TESOL Academic Research?“), Penny Ur asks an important question about TESOL academic research for classroom teachers. She acknowledges the gap between classroom practice and research, … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom research, deena boraie, research in TESOL, TESOL President, TESOL President's blog
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Is Assessment for Learning Realistic for EFL/ESL Classrooms?
Deena Boraie
To better reflect the change in classroom assessment where assessment and learning are perceived as inseparable and assessment is viewed as a tool for learning, I prefer the use of the terms assessment for learning (AfL) and assessment of learning … Continue reading
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Tagged as assessment, deena boraie, ELL testing, ESL assessment, evergreen, formative assessment, summative assessment, TESOL President
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Next Generation ELT: MALL
Deena Boraie
Last year, the president of my university, Lisa Anderson, requested that we provide English language courses for our security guards. We tested and placed these learners in the appropriate levels in our continuing English program for adults. Recently, I found … Continue reading
Native English–Speaking Teachers and Trainers Still Idealized
Deena Boraie
The TESOL President’s Blog In spite of all the advances that have occurred within our profession, backed by research which has shown that trained nonnative English–speaking teachers (NNESTs) can in fact be better than native English–speaking teachers (NESTs) because they … Continue reading
Advocating for TESOL as a Profession
Suzanne Panferov
In my day job, I direct the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) at the University of Arizona (UA). The UA is a large, public university located in the city of Tucson in southern Arizona about 100 kilometers … Continue reading
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Tagged as 2013 Presidential Plenary, 2013 TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo, Center for English as a Second Language, corporatizing the university, English as a second language, English language teaching, higher education funding, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, TESOL, TESOL funding, TESOL President, University of Arizona
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Former TESOL President Brock Brady Attends 47th ASOCOPI Conference
Brock Brady
It was an honor to represent TESOL International Association at the 47th ASOCOPI (Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Inglés) conference in Tuluá Colombia, 11–13 October. The theme of the conference was “Encounters with Varieties of English,” a highly appropriate topic … Continue reading