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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR |
| Larisa Olesova, member A, TESOL International Association Affiliate Leadership Council |
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| MEET JEAN FRANTZY ITALIEN, INCOMING ALC MEMBER A! |
| Jean Frantzy Italien, TESOL MATE (Haiti) |
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ARTICLES
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION TO SUPPORT AFFILIATES |
| TESOL ARABIA REACHES NEW AUDIENCE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Rehab Rajab, Vice President/President-Elect, and Daniel Stebbins, READ SIG Treasurer, TESOL Arabia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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www.tesolarabia.org
TESOL Arabia embraces social media in order to increase
communication between members and nonmembers and encourage professional
development interaction on both a regional and global scale. The result
has been an increase in people participating in the many professional
development opportunities in and around the United Arab
Emirates. Read More |
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| CATESOL MEETS ONLINE |
| Branka Marceta, CATESOL TELL-IG Webmaster |
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CATESOL is using Adobe Connect as an online platform for Board
of Directors meetings and professional development offering, as well as
planning conferences and other events. This article summarizes this
affiliate’s experience so far. Read More |
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| THE NEW MARYLAND TESOL WEBSITE: PROS AND CONS |
| Gilda Martinez-Alba, Past President, Maryland TESOL, USA |
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http://mtesol.memberclicks.net/
If you are considering getting a new website for your
organization, you should read this article to find out what are some of
the pros and cons experienced by one affiliate. Read More |
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| SOCIAL MEDIA AND SUNSHINE STATE - CONNECTING WITH MEMBERSHIP AND BEYOND |
| Lindi Kourtellis and Kisha C. Bryan |
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Sunshine State TESOL http://www.sstesol.org
This article discusses the various ways in which Sunshine State
TESOL has utilized social media to strengthen the organization by
connecting with its membership and other stakeholders. Read More |
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SHARING STORIES FROM AFFILIATES AROUND THE WORLD
ASIA AND OCEANIA |
| FIRST STEP: AMEND THE JALT CONSTITUTION |
| Kevin Cleary, President, JALT |
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http://jalt.org/
At JALT we are working hard to modernize our systems so we can
better serve our members. In this effort, we often find that we need to
change internal rules or do away with traditional ways of accomplishing
our tasks. Changing our constitution took a bit more effort than we had
expected! Read More |
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| AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST |
| INTRODUCING KSAALT - HELPING TEACHERS BLOOM IN SAUDI ARABIA |
| David Berry, Newsletter Editor, KSAALT |
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www.ksaalt.org
KSAALT has grown as a language association to represent and support language teachers all over Saudi Arabia. Over its 7-year history, KSAALT has developed with different leaders. It started out only representing language teachers in Eastern province. Now it has grown to 4 chapters: Khobar, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Yanbu. Read More |
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| CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA |
| CA&CB CONFERENCE AT THE ANNUAL PRTESOL CONVENTION IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO |
| Josue Alejandro, PRTESOL Immediate Past President |
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The 11th Central American and Caribbean Basin ( CA & CB ) Conference and 39th PRTESOL Convention was held on November 16 and 17th 2012 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. TESOL also held an International Symposium the day before, November 15. The following countries were represented at the conference: Colombia, Cuba, Belize, Panama, Venezuela, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. Read More |
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| EUROPE AND EURASIA |
| TESOL FRANCE: UNE HISTOIRE A SUCCES |
| Bethany Cagnol, Phil Wade, Debbie West, and Ros Wright |
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TESOL France has seen enormous growth over the last few years
thanks to a group of extremely dedicated volunteers. In this article we
go behind the scenes to get a closer look at one TESOL International
affiliate's histoire à succès. Read More |
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| NALDIC CONFERENCE 20: READING ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE |
| Charlotte Franson and Nicola Davies, Executive Committee, NALDIC |
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www.naldic.org.uk
NALDIC's annual conference is the major event for EAL/ESL teachers in the UK. This year's conference provided participants with a wide range of perspectives on reading for ESL learners, opening with a plenary by Marilyn Abbot from the University of Alberta, complemented with work by colleagues from across the UK. Many of the presentations are available on the NALDIC website, www.naldic.org.uk. Read More |
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| LANGUAGE LANDSCAPES, TESOL ITALY'S 37TH NATIONAL CONVENTION |
| Beth Ann Boyle, TESOL Italy, Rome, Italy |
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Language Landscapes, TESOL Italy's 37th National Convention,
not only is an obvious reference to linguistic landscapes, but it also
suggests a rather dynamic visual image of how our world is constructed
and represented through language. Read More |
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| BEST PRACTICESARKTESOL |
| ARKTESOL DEVELOPS CONVENTION CENTER PARTNERSHIP |
| Kristina Howlett, President, ARKTESOL |
While lesson planning and classroom management are part of teachers’ daily lives, conference planning duties are typically unfamiliar to educators. Find out how ARKTESOL alleviated conference planning headaches, increased participant attendance, and structured more time for affiliate initiatives.
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| INTESOL |
| TRAINING BURMESE REFUGEES AS COMMUNITY |
| Amanda Snell, Adult Basic Education/Community-Based Programs Representative, INTESOL, USA |
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http://www.intesol.org/index.html
This article describes a student-driven language program
designed to develop in advanced English-speaking Burmese refugees the
language and leadership abilities they need to advocate for the needs of
their families and neighbors in a historically nondiverse community. Read More |
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| Maryland TESOL |
| SHADOWING TO FIND AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATCH |
| Maha Abdelkader, Member, Maryland TESOL and Laura Hook, President, Maryland TESOL |
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www.marylandtesol.org
Teachers strive to meet students' academic, linguistic, and
cultural needs while constructively engaging them in rigorous content. A
commitment to making a difference in students’ lives is shared among
teachers; however, perspectives vary regarding how to make this
difference. Shadowing is an effective strategy to align perspectives and
services to promote English learners’ academic achievement. Read More |
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| TESOL Arabia |
| TESOL ARABIA CONTINUES TO GROW |
| James McDonald, President, TESOL Arabia, Dubai, UAE |
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www.tesolarabia.org
TESOL Arabia is at a point of growth where we are striving to pull the best from our past into the rapidly changing the world of 21st century ESL professional development. Our team is developing, growing, responding and incorporating new innovative ideas to meet the growing needs of the ESL community in the Middle East. From rebranding, incorporating social media, continuing to produce quality publications, and expanding our professional development opportunities for our members, we are committed to making our affiliate something we at TESOL Arabia and TESOL International can be proud of. Read More |
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| TESOL Greece |
| PSYCHOLOGY AND ELT: EGO DEPLETION: 'I CAN RESIST ANYTHING - PROVIDED THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO DO!' |
| Nick Michelioudakis, Academic Consultant, London Exams Hellas |
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http://www.tesolgreece.org/
Why do students find assignments and projects so hard? Why is
change so difficult? And what do these questions have to do with cookies
and radishes? Watch the amazing Dan Heath describe
a fantastic experiment! Read More |
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| WELCOME NEW AFFILIATES |
| AAELTA HAS BECOME TESOL'S AFFILIATE |
| Abayneh Haile, President, AAELTA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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Addis Ababa English Language Teachers’ Association is a
nonprofit association based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We follow the
requirements of Societies and Charities Agency, a government body that
gives legal status to associations and nongovernmental organizations.
AAELTA is run by seven committee members who are elected by the members
for 5 years. We have a website and an email address, but not an
office. Read More |
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| TESOL SUDAN 2011 - 2012 NEWSLETTER |
| Oula Elsharif, TESOL Sudan, Editor, and Aymen Elsheikh, TESOL Sudan, Vice President and Co-editor |
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www.tesolsudan.org
It gives us great pleasure to introduce you to our second
newsletter, reflecting our activities and news for the last two years
(2011–2012) as well as our plans and annual conference arrangements for
2013. You can also find more news and updates on our official website. Read More |
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| 47TH ANNUAL TESOL CONVENTION AND EXHIBIT |
| 2013 BEST OF AFFILIATES SESSIONS |
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| ALC COLLOQUIUM 2013 |
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