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Tag Archives: TESOL
Advocating for TESOL as a Profession
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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Try a webinar!
Earlier this year I had the chance to take part in an online professional development opportunity known as the Virtual Round Table Web Conference. Participants from all over the globe gave online presentations in a webinar format on subjects related … Continue reading
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Tagged as ELT, free, Joe McVeigh, online, professional development, seminar, TESOL, virtual, virtual seminar, webinar
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Tips on Writing Successful Conference Presentation Proposals
The deadline to submit proposals for next year’s TESOL conference is June 1. Have you got your proposal ready? Here are a few tips on improving the proposals that you submit.
What to do after the TESOL conference
Many of us return from a big conference like TESOL 2012 full of energy and excitement. It’s invigorating to be around other professionals and to share ideas. But once we get home and sort out the laundry and get our … Continue reading
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Tagged as brown bag, business card, catalog, conference, contact, convention, EFL, ELT, ESL, exhibits, handout, Joe McVeigh, program book, publsher, TESOL
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Connect With TESOL Through Your Interest Section
A great way to connect with others at TESOL is through your interest section. TESOL has 21 interest sections (ISs), which are groups within TESOL that connect members based on professional areas of interest. The ISs referee proposals and other … Continue reading
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Tagged as conference, convention, interest section, IS, network involve, special interest group, TESOL, volunteer
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Free CALL Conference Webcasts
The CALL-IS is hosting several free webcasts during the TESOL conference starting tomorrow. If you’re at the conference, you can attend these live events.
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Tagged as #2012evo, #TESOL12, CALL, CALL-IS, computer-assisted language learning, computer-assisted language learning interest section, materials writers, mentoring, moodles, MWIS, podcasting, Sandra Rogers, second language writing, SWLIS, tech, TESOL, TESOL 2012, TESOL international association, TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo, webcast
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Ten Tips to Get the Most from the Conference
Coming to the TESOL conference? Whether it’s your first time or your fortieth, there are always new things to learn. Here are some tips on having the best experience you can.
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Tagged as bags, conference, convention, eshibits, Joe McVeigh, presentations, sessions, TESOL, thank you, volunteer
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Follow TESOL 2012 Conference Via Paper.li
Dear Readers, This year, I will be blogging about the convention remotely. Even though I won’t be attending in person, I hope to find some online events, links, or recordings of sessions to learn from. I’ll be posting those here … Continue reading
The First Step in the Job Hunt: Join Your Professional Organization
March means that it’s time for the annual conference and time to renew my membership. Since I won’t be attending the TESOL convention this year, I know that with my membership, I can keep abreast of the latest research in … Continue reading
CALL Resources on Diigo for Teacher Training
Do you Diigo? To be honest, I signed up but never used the online social-bookmarking tool. Fortunately, TESOL’s Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL) Interest Section has been busy bookmarking some great online resources. Dr. Elizabeth Hanson-Smith shared the Diigo CALL IS … Continue reading
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Tagged as CALL-IS, computer-assisted language learning, Diigo, social bookmarking, teacher training, teaching resources, TESOL, videos
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