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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| CALL-IS PAST CO-CHAIRS LETTER |
Jennifer Francois, Edmondson Elementary School, Brentwood, Tennessee
Maria Tomeho-Palermino, EFL/ESL consultant, Massachusetts, USA |
An eventful year, the CALL-IS has been even more productive
since we managed to accomplish quite a lot before and during the
pandemic. Read More |
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| LETTER FROM THE CO-EDITORS |
Suzanne Bardasz, University of the Pacific, International, Stockton, California, USA
Larry Udry, IELI Instructor, Divine Word College, Epworth, IA, USA |
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In this letter, Suzanne Bardasz and Larry Udry preview the
contributions to the newsletter and the contributions of some new
members of the CALL-IS Steering Committee! Read More |
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| ARTICLES |
| CREATING AN EFFECTIVE ONLINE TEACHING PRESENCE |
Valerie Sartor, DLIELC Lackland Air Force Base |
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TESOL educators adapt to the new reality of teaching remotely
by analyzing and strategizing ways to incorporate best practices into
the online environment. Read More |
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| "BEING THERE" WITHOUT "GOING THERE" IN A POSTPANDEMIC WORLD |
Andy Curtis, Anaheim University, California, USA (online) based in Ontario, Canada
Dave Dolan, Veative Immersive Technology Solutions, Shiga, Japan |
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The COVID-19 global pandemic changed everything. Education, including
English language teaching, has to be re-visioned. What if new
technologies could make it possible for us “to be there” without the
potential health hazards of having “to go there”? Read More |
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| THREE SPEECH-RELATED APPLICATIONS |
| Alison Larkin Koushki, Alaa Dehrab, Sarah Lowen, Katy Meren Fuchtman, Minsun Kim |
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These articles on speech-related applications are based on
sessions from TESOL’s July 2020 Virtual Conference. The first addresses
digital language engagement through multimodal video poems via a free
phone app, InShot. The second addresses a pedagogy, tried-and-true
activities, and best practices for Zoom. The last demonstrates ways to
incorporate video blogging with Flipgrid and offers some pedagogical
tips for its use. Read More |
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| SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE COLLABORATIVE WRITING: GOOGLE DOCS AND PADLET |
| Carlos Alvarez, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary Branca Mirnic, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Diego Navarro, Avanti Language School in Bogotá, Colombia |
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This article outlines synchronous and asynchronous
collaborative activities used in online classrooms where students can
interact, build knowledge, improve writing skills, and achieve higher
order thinking by using different online platforms, such as Google Docs
and Padlet. Read More |
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