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TESOL 2013 is almost upon us. IEPIS will have a strong presence
in Dallas with 81 presentations. In addition to academic and poster
presentations, we will have a tremendous Academic Session and three
InterSections.
The academic session that Caralyn Bushy organized brings
together top researchers to share perspectives on teaching and learning
academic vocabulary.
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Presentation Title |
Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Academic Vocabulary |
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Session Summary |
Coxhead's Academic Word List
highlights the importance of vocabulary for academic study and has
inspired a host of teaching materials and similar word lists. This panel
revisits the notion of academic vocabulary, exploring it from different
perspectives in order to offer teaching and learning ideas for IEP
programs. |
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Presenters |
Diane Schmitt, Keith Folse |
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Date, Time, Room |
3/23/2013, 10 am–12:45 pm, Convention Center D222 |
IEPIS is sponsoring an InterSection with the Materials Writers
IS exploring aspects of the textbook industry and current textbooks’
limitations.
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Presentation Title |
Two Sides of the Textbook, Materials Writers and IEP Instructors |
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Session Summary |
Intensive programs have specific
needs for teaching materials that take into account the IEP student
profile, program structure, and curriculum. The presenters will discuss
the relationship between IEPs and published teaching materials. Topics
include development of specific materials for the IEP market and
teachers' adaptation of materials to IEP
classrooms. |
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Presenters |
Jim Bame, Lynn Bonesteel, Doe-Hyung Kim, Nolan Weil |
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Date, Time, Room |
3/22/2013, 10–11:45 am, Convention Center D 224 |
IEPIS partnered with the Second Language Writers IS in a timely
InterSection, exploring aspects of identity and voice of academic
multilingual writers.
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Presentation Title |
Voice and Identity in Pre-university Second Language Writers |
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Session Summary |
The development of voice and identity
are some of the most crucial yet challenging elements for developing
multilingual writers. In this session, experts on voice and identity
discuss approaches for helping students develop an awareness of these
concepts as well as improve their use in pre- and university-level
writing. |
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Presenter |
Suresh Canagarajah, Diane Belcher, Jim Rogers, Silva Pessoa |
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Date, Time, Room |
3/21/2013, 1–2:45 pm, Convention Center D224 |
Finally, the Applied Linguistics IS partnered with us in a practical, researched-based session.
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Presentation Title |
Applied Linguistics and IEP Teaching Essentials of Academic Skills |
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Session Summary |
Presenters address research findings
in applied linguistics useful in IEP instruction, with a focus on
practical teaching of academic listening, grammar, and academic writing.
The essentials of instruction are based on academic corpus analyses,
combined with practical suggestions for grammar "noticing" and
production activities to develop writing accuracy and
fluency. |
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Presenter |
Jim Bame, Gena Bennett, Jan Frodesen, Eli Hinkel |
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Date, Time, Room |
3/23/2013, 10–11:45 am, Convention Center D 225 |
The IEPIS Open Meeting will be on Thursday, March 21, 5–6:30 pm
in the Convention Center Room D221. In this meeting, the membership is
polled for future topics and leadership in TESOL and for TESOL 2014 in
Portland. I hope to see you in Dallas!
Jim Bame is the IEPIS chair for the 2012–2013 year. He
is associate professor and director
at Utah State University’s Intensive English Language
Institute. |
