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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
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LETTER FROM THE CO-CHAIR
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LETTER FROM THE COEDITORS
ARTICLES
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A "CONVERSATION" WITH THE HubICL: A HUB OF RESOURCES FOR INTERCULTURALISTS
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STUDY ABROAD AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO BUILD INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE: A STUDENT'S REFLECTION
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
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MEET THE ICIS LEADERSHIP FOR 2020-2021
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ICIS MISSION
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
MEET THE ICIS LEADERSHIP FOR 2020-2021
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Roxanna Senyshyn, Ph, D., Past Chair (2019-2020) and Co-Chair
(2020-2021). As Co-Chair, I am sharing overall responsibility for the
direction and functioning of ICIS and serve as the primary liaison with
TESOL and other Communities of Practice. As the Past Chair, I seek
nominations for, run, and report the results of ICIS elections. I am
Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and Communication Arts and
Sciences at Abington College, Pennsylvania State University. My teaching
encompasses TESOL/ESL education, applied linguistics, and intercultural
communication courses. My research focuses on transformative
intercultural learning in teacher education, intercultural competence
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Amy Alice Chastain, Co-Chair (2020-2021). I am Associate
Professor of Instruction at the University of Iowa and serve as Outreach
Coordinator for ESL Programs and a member of the UI Charter Committee
for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. I have lived in France, China and
the UAE and my research interests include exploring ways to encourage
and build intercultural understanding and communicative competence; the
use of ethnography and narrative; language choice and identity. |
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Natalia Balyasnikova, Ph.D., Chair-Elect. As a Chair-Elect, I
work closely with Chairs on ensuring the implementation of ICIS goals
for the year. For any questions, contact me at natbal@yorku.ca. I am
Assistant Professor of Adult Education at York University, Toronto,
Canada. My teaching and research focuses on learning in later life and
the role of culture in this process. |
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Barbara Lapornik, ICIS Past chair. As ICIS past chair and
present Steering Committee member, I actively promote and support our
community as all our team concentrates on ICIS present and future steps
and direction. I can be contacted at: barbara.lapornik@gmail.com.
I am based in Trieste, Italy, and work for the bilingual high school LS
F. Prešeren, also covering the role of an international project
manager, who organises and coordinates student and staff exchanges,
competitions in civic education and English language certificates. I
focus my research on the manifold aspects of intercultural student
education in diverse contexts, presenting them at international
conferences. |
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Andrea Lypka, ICIS Community Co-Manager. I am Andrea Lypka, and
I am the Director of Integrated Learning for Learning Empowered in
Largo, FL. I oversee ESOL, Citizenship, Digital Literacy, and Financial
Literacy classes. I am an involved member of the TESOL ICIS community as
a community manager and Sunshine State TESOL Board. My research
interests include learner identity, discourse analysis, online teacher
training, service-learning, CALL, and participatory visual methods.
Please feel free to contact me and connect at alypka@mail.usf.edu. |
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Sharon Tjaden-Glass, ICIS Community Co-Manager. I promote ICIS
newsletter articles, meetings, webinars, and events on social media. I
can be reached at sharon.tjadenglass@gmail.com.
I am an instructional media designer for the eLearning Division at
Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. I'm currently interested in
best practices in instructional design for English learners, open
educational resources, and intercultural listening. |
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Leslie Bohon, ICIS Newsletter Co-Editor. As Co-Editor of the
ICIS Newsletter, I am responsible for collecting and distributing
interesting and pertinent information to our membership about
Intercultural Learning and Communication. You can contact Josephine and
me at newsletter.icis.tesol@gmail.com
with ideas, news, or articles for the ICIS Newsletter. I also teach
international students and conduct intercultural learning programs at
the University of Richmond (VA, USA) as Interim Director of ESL. |
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Josephine Prado, ICIS Newsletter Co-Editor. As Co-Editor of the
ICIS Newsletter, I am responsible for collecting and distributing
interesting and pertinent information to our membership about
Intercultural Learning and Communication. You can contact Leslie and me
at newsletter.icis.tesol@gmail.com
with ideas, news, or articles for the ICIS Newsletter. I serve as
Assistant Professor for English Learner Education in the School of
Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. My research
interests include intercultural competence in teacher education, and
ESOL teachers’ efforts in advocacy. |
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Jennifer A. Lacroix, ICIS member-at-large. As a
member-at-large, I serve as a liaison between the ICIS and the greater
TESOL International community. You can contact me at lacroixj@bu.edu with
collaboration ideas. I also teach at Boston University and am a regular
public speaker.
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Ha Nguyen, ICIS member-at-large. As the ICIS member-at-large, I
serve as a liaison between the ICIS and the general membership. I also
collaborate with the VietTESOL association and the US Embassy in Vietnam
to deliver webinars and organize the annual VietTESOL International
Conference for Vietnamese teachers and teachers around the world,
focusing on teacher PD, online learning, and intercultural competence.
Please feel free to contact me at htnguy13@ncsu.edu. |
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