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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Amy Alice Chastain, Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Kris Acheson-Clair, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| FIGHTING THE SYSTEM: HOW INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COURSES CAN COMBAT ENFORCED LINGUISTIC HOMOGENEITY ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES |
| Jung Sook Kim, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA & Bob Eckhart, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA |
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While discourse surrounding linguistic diversity on campuses
appears to be positive, the reality for multilingual students is an
enforced linguistic homogeneity. This article describes an innovative
course designed to build intercultural competence in undergraduate
business/engineering students while also providing strategies to
confront the underlying systemic reluctance to accept linguistic
variation. Read More |
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| IS IT TWPOC (TEACHING WHITENESS TO PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES) OR TESOL? |
| Mona Alsoraimi, San Diego Community College District, San Diego, California, USA |
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A TESOL professional explores her recent experience as a person
of color interacting with primarily White community college colleagues
for the first time. Her narrative reflects her experience as an outsider
in White academia and questions the paradigms and misunderstandings
that currently exist. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| SNEAK PEEK: TESOL 2015 ICIS EVENTS |
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In this last issue of InterCom before the TESOL
convention, we’d like to offer you a little preview to pique your
interest in the ICIS Academic Panel. See the Chair’s letter for a more
complete listing of ICIS-sponsored events. Read More |
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| Don't Miss Out on ICIS Events in Toronto |
| See the SNEAK PEEK in “About This Community” to the left for a preview from some of our presenters. |
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| Peace Linguistics |
| Dr. Francisco Cardoso Gomes de Matos (pioneer in peace
linguistics, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, Federal University of
Pernambuco, and past contributor to this newsletter – see his last
article here) would like to share with you his latest poster, which he
dedicated to TESOLers for use in their offices and classrooms. Francisco
also challenges InterCom readers to send him your thoughts, ideas and
items for a collectively drafted list of TESOLers’ Intercultural Rights
and Responsibilities. You can contact him at fcardosogomesdematos@gmail.com. |
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