ALC Newsletter - 03/11/2013 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
•  MEET JEAN FRANTZY ITALIEN, INCOMING ALC MEMBER A!
ARTICLES
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION TO SUPPORT AFFILIATES

•  TESOL ARABIA REACHES NEW AUDIENCE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
•  CATESOL MEETS ONLINE
•  THE NEW MARYLAND TESOL WEBSITE: PROS AND CONS
•  SOCIAL MEDIA AND SUNSHINE STATE - CONNECTING WITH MEMBERSHIP AND BEYOND
SHARING STORIES FROM AFFILIATES AROUND THE WORLD
ASIA AND OCEANIA

•  FIRST STEP: AMEND THE JALT CONSTITUTION
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
•  INTRODUCING KSAALT - HELPING TEACHERS BLOOM IN SAUDI ARABIA
CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
•  CA&CB CONFERENCE AT THE ANNUAL PRTESOL CONVENTION IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
EUROPE AND EURASIA
•  TESOL FRANCE: UNE HISTOIRE A SUCCES
•  NALDIC CONFERENCE 20: READING ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE


•  LANGUAGE LANDSCAPES, TESOL ITALY'S 37TH NATIONAL CONVENTION
BEST PRACTICESARKTESOL
•  ARKTESOL DEVELOPS CONVENTION CENTER PARTNERSHIP
INTESOL
•  TRAINING BURMESE REFUGEES AS COMMUNITY
Maryland TESOL
•  SHADOWING TO FIND AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATCH
TESOL Arabia
•  TESOL ARABIA CONTINUES TO GROW
TESOL Greece
•  PSYCHOLOGY AND ELT: EGO DEPLETION: 'I CAN RESIST ANYTHING - PROVIDED THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO DO!'
WELCOME NEW AFFILIATES
•  AAELTA HAS BECOME TESOL'S AFFILIATE
•  TESOL SUDAN 2011 - 2012 NEWSLETTER
47TH ANNUAL TESOL CONVENTION AND EXHIBIT
•  2013 BEST OF AFFILIATES SESSIONS
•  ALC COLLOQUIUM 2013

 

ALC COLLOQUIUM 2013

TESOL Teacher Identity: Perspectives From Around the Globe
The establishment of a strong professional identity is crucial for TESOL practitioners. This safeguards both the profession and the academic discipline of TESOL. This is important if the TESOL profession is to be a strong advocate, and source of best practice, for English language learners. In this colloquium, TESOL educators from around the globe share their perspectives on the challenges, and victories, in developing or maintaining a professional identity for TESOL educators in various regions around the world.

Organizer: Misty Adoniou (TESOL Affiliate Leadership Council)
Chair:
Janet Pierce (TESOL ALC)
Presenters:
Kevin Cleary (Japan), Ana Maria Rocca (Argentina), Sufian Abu-Rmaileh (Saudi Arabia), Karen Cadiero-Kaplan (California), Michele de Courcy (Australia)
When and Where: March 21st  Convention Center A303 9:30-11:00am