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| Leadership Updates |
| FROM THE CHAIR |
| Laura Jacob, Mt. San Antonio College, Los Angeles, California USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Kris Acheson-Clair, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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| Articles |
| A CLASS FOR YEMENITE JEWISH REFUGEES: A LOST OPPORTUNITY |
| Naomi Abrahami, Long Island University Graduate, Purchase, New York, USA |
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“Music is the universal language of mankind” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet, 1807–1882). In an effort to connect with a group of Yemenite Jewish refugees who want to learn English, music has an unexpectedly unfortunate result. Read More |
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| Book Reviews |
| BOOK REVIEW: HOLLIDAY'S (2013) UNDERSTANDING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION |
| Elena Shvidko, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
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The teaser for the main page should read: Understanding Intercultural Communication, a new book by Adrian Holliday, might appeal to ICIS members as a means of learning more about how culture operates in their work and daily lives. The ethnographic narratives included in the book could also serve as a classroom resource for TESOL professionals who want to incorporate intercultural communication into their curricula. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| SNEAK PEEK: TESOL 2014 ICIS EVENTS |
| Kris Acheson-Clair, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Come check out what ICIS has to offer in Portland this year!
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| BREAKING NEWS: "NARRATIVES OF IDENTITY" WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING |
| Laura Jacob, Mt. San Antonio College, Los Angeles, California USA |
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Several of you have already responded to Laura Jacob’s recent call for narratives of identity in various TESOL contexts. The contributed narratives are up on a new website, linked here, and your continued submissions are welcome! A sample narrative from Rick Kappra is provided in this article. Read More |
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