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TESOL English Language Bulletin- English higher education faces enrollment slowdown 22 April 2014
- Common-assessment groups differ on accommodations 22 April 2014
- English language learners need help, not an inflexible state mandate 22 April 2014
- More than half new primary pupils struggle to speak English 22 April 2014
- Studies offer insights on implementing Common Core 22 April 2014
Tag Archives: TESOL President
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