ALIS Newsletter - February 2015 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
•  LETTER FROM THE INCOMING CHAIR
ARTICLES
•  WORKING WITH CORPORA: INPUT FOR THE TEACHING OF PRAGMATIC ROUTINES
•  DEVELOPING A CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF SARCASM THROUGH CONCEPT-BASED INSTRUCTION
•  COLLOCATIONS: CRACKING THE CODE
•  CROSSING BORDERS: HYBRID IDENTITIES AMONG A NEW GENERATION OF ENGLISH TEACHERS
•  THE VOCABULARY DEMANDS OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH POPULAR SONGS
•  TASK-BASED INSTRUCTION: BUILDING BRIDGES FROM CLASSROOM TO REAL LIFE
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  JANA SAYS GOODBYE

ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY

JANA SAYS GOODBYE

Jana Moore, Temple University, Japan Pearl City, Hawaii, USA

Dear ALISers,

The time has come for me to say goodbye as one of your co-editors for the Forum. I have had a really great time over the past 4 years learning from and getting to know more about our interest section and interacting with so many other volunteers, presenters, and contributors. It is something I will definitely miss, but I'm being pulled in new directions and taking on new adventures, so it is time to step away and let someone else come in and lead the Forum.

Ben has done a tremendous job over the past year, and I have enjoyed getting to know him and working with him. He will now be ably assisted by our new co-editor, Monika. Dr. Monika Ekiert is associate professor in the Department of Education and Language Acquisition at LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York. She has past editorial experience that includes the managing editor position at Teachers College Columbia University's Working Papers in TESOL and Applied Linguistics. Monika has been working with us over the past few months to put out this issue, so I know that the Forum is in quite good hands.

I will continue to work with ALIS and TESOL International, so I will definitely still "be around," and hope to continue interacting with so many of you.

Take care,

Jana