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Dear Intercultural Communication members,
A very warm greeting to all of our members! We hope you are enjoying these few months since our TESOL Convention.
This issue of InterCom is our Summer 2023 post-convention edition! In store for you in this newsletter, we have reflections from our leadership team from our TESOL Convention in Portland, March 21-24, 2023. We also are featuring a lesson plan on the nuances of idiomatic expression and intercultural understanding, and announcements of upcoming ICIS events.
This issue also includes a special feature, a lesson plan on the nuances of idiomatic expressions on intercultural understanding developed by Alla Fridrikh. Alla notes that she developed this exercise to highlight the cultural differences a phrase like “a cup of tea” can have towards intercultural communication. Alla has used the exercise successfully with a group of Ukrainian language students and a Peace Corps volunteer from the USA. The wide range of teachable points proves this activity a flexible and useful tool.
Finally, we encourage you to join us as you are able. There are several ways to share and to connect. ICIS holds informal “Coffee Hours,” offering ICIS members opportunities to meet, connect, and broaden our professional networks. The growing popularity of ICIS’ “Lightning Talks” have proven an exciting way to stay abreast of what our colleagues are discovering in their graduate studies. Also, you can find our events on our social media channels on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
Another way to connect with ICIS is to submit a piece to the ICIS newsletter. Share your insights or a lesson plan, experiences regarding intercultural learning, teaching intercultural competence or cultural exchange in your educational setting. Please see our Call for Submissions for links to the author guidelines and call. The next deadline is October 15, 2023. Please email your submissions to newsletter.icis.tesol@gmail.com.
We trust you will enjoy the features in this newsletter. We hope to see many of you in our upcoming events!
Amina Douidi, DEI and Intercultural Communication consultant, UK
Lorena Bustos, Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia
Nichole McVeigh, Universidad EARTH, Costa Rica
ICIS Newsletter Co-Editors
Amina Douidi, Ph.D, is a DEI and Intercultural Communication consultant. She helps ELT and Education publishers be more inclusive. Her research focuses on intercultural representation, interaction and dialogic pedagogy.
Lorena Bustos is an EAP teacher at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. She teaches mainly Reading and Writing to undergraduate and MA students. Her areas of interest are Academic Reading and Language Assessment with an intercultural take.
Nichole McVeigh is an English professor at Universidad EARTH in Costa Rica. She teaches English language and Conflict Resolution Skills to undergraduate students. Her areas of interest are intercultural communication, education for sustainable development, and the intersections of language and peace education. | 
