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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Heidi Faust, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
| Natalia Balyasnikova, The University of British Columbia, , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada & Patriann Smith, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA |
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An update from newsletter editors and a short overview of the articles in this issue. Read More |
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| ARTICLES |
| EXPANDING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE IN TESOL: THREE APPROACHES FROM HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXTS |
| Heidi Faust, Ramin Yazdanpanah, & Jane Dunphy |
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As part at of our 2015–2016 goals, the ICIS is working to
interact with intercultural organizations outside of TESOL, to create
networks and bring new knowledge to the organization. Three ICIS members
presented at the 2015 SIETAR conference in Orlando, Florida. Their
presentation, “Expanding Intercultural Communication Competence in
TESOL: Three Approaches from Higher Education Contexts,” featured
diverse ways in which intercultural communication is addressed in TESOL
at their university programs. Read More |
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| INCORPORATING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND THE ARTS IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM: CASE STUDIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD |
| Maxi-Ann Campbell, Barbara Lapornik, & Amy Alice Chastain |
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In supporting the 2015–2016 ICIS goals of interacting with
other associations outside TESOL, three ICIS members presented a panel
entitled “Incorporating Qualitative Research and the Arts in the
Language Classroom: Case Studies From Around the World” at the 2015 International Association
of Language and Intercultural Communication (IALIC)
Conference. Read More |
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| BENEFITING FROM THE STUDENT RESEARCH FORUMS |
| Elizabeth Yoshikawa, Naruto University of Education, Naruto, Tokushima, Japan |
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As doctoral or master’s students, it is important that we take
stock of our current research skills. The following suggestions and tips
were highlighted at discussions at the Doctoral Research Forum at the
2015 TESOL convention in Toronto. Read More |
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| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH KOREAN |
| Quanisha Charles, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania , USA |
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This article discusses one of the ways in which intercultural
communication is established while teaching the English language in the
South Korean context. Particularly, the author addresses how the use of
Korean alphabets not only enhances student literacy skills in the
English language but also teacher-student intercultural communication. Read More |
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| FLAT STANLEY: A CONDUIT TO CULTURAL INTEGRATION AND EXPRESSION FOR ESL ADULTS |
| Lisa Currie, Lord Fairfax Community College, Middletown, Virginia, USA |
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Flat Stanley blogs, the familiar elementary reading/writing
resource, enrich community college ESL adults’ development and
expression of cultural understanding through authentic and creative
language during a summer grammar course. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| SAVE THE DATE |
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Save the date for this exciting event hosted by ICIS: A webinar with Darla Deardorff! Read More |
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| COMMUNITY UPDATE |
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| CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE JUNE ICIS NEWSLETTER |
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