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Dear IEPers,
I hope this finds you all well.
The TESOL annual convention is just around the corner. We
had hundreds of proposals and many of them were of excellent quality.
The IEP Interest Section has selected some wonderful proposals for the
convention on all sorts of issues that affect intensive English
programs. If you are attending, be sure to look in the convention
catalog for sessions sponsored by the IEPIS.
During the convention, we have our InterSection with the EFLIS
as cosponsor on the topic “The Changing World of IEPs With
Globalization.” This panel will discuss how globalization has brought
new possibilities to the traditional way that IEPs are set up and
introduce some fascinating twists on the more established practices in
IEPs in the United States and Canada. We will also have another
InterSection cosponsored by the Higher Education IS on “The Role of IEPs
in Higher Education.” This panel will address the political,
administrative, and academic issues that confront IEPs in colleges and
universities. It promises to be an interesting discussion exploring some
of the difficult issues that confront those IEPs attached to tertiary
institutions. The IEPIS Academic Session is entitled “Real-World
Academic Writing: What English Programs Need to Know.” The incoming
chair, Carol Romett, has described that in more detail below.
IEPIS will be hosting an information table on Thursday March
17, 9 to 11 a.m., and Saturday, March 19, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. If you are
interested in volunteering at the IEPIS table, please let me know at Schmitt@psu.edu.
I hope that many of you will be able to make it to New Orleans
in March and look forward to meeting you there. I also know that it is
not always possible for everyone to make it to the convention. We will
be doing our best to get as much of the discussions and presentations
there out to the wider membership one way or another, not least through
this newsletter so that all our members can benefit from this
professional gathering.
Wishing you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2011.
Peace,
Leo | 
