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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
ARTICLES
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IMPACTING UNDERGRADUATES' PERCEPTIONS OF ITAS THROUGH INSTITUTIONALLY SUPPORTED CONTACT
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USING MUSIC TO FACILITATE PRONUNCIATION TEACHING: PRACTICE, SEGMENTALS, AND DISCOURSE INTONATION
Community News
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WHAT IS THE ITA IS?
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LEADERSHIP UPDATES
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
Kim Kenyon, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY , USA
TESOL 2013 is coming up fast! We have an awesome academic
session and two InterSections planned (as well as a great ITA dinner!).
Member-at-large Elena Stetsenko is organizing our ITA dinner
and has reserved space for us at Sonny
Bryans Smokehouse. We will have a private room, and
vegetarian options will be available.
The academic session that Liz Wittner organized brings together
a great group of researchers to share their recent research.
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Presentation Title |
Recent Research Regarding ITAs: The Dynamics of Interaction |
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Session Summary |
Two decades of ITA research firmly established the
need for ITAs’ communicative competence. Recent research focuses on
their undergraduate interlocutors as well. Presenters discuss
ITA-undergraduate interaction, communicatively significant aspects of
discourse intonation, and a framework of spoken language interaction.
Implications for programs, practitioners, and researchers will be
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Presenters |
Greta Gorsuch, Okim Kang, Lucy Pickering, Shelley Staples |
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Room Number |
D222 |
The InterSection with CALL and Video will explore technology uses from a variety of perspectives.
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Presentation Title |
New Technology Horizons for International Teaching Assistants |
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Session Summary |
This InterSection explores creative uses of
computer-mediated instruction for teaching international teaching
assistants. The presenters showcase research, online and video tools,
mobile technologies, web-based pronunciation software, electronic
portfolios, and rubric creators that expand opportunities for students
to reflect on and assess their communication. |
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Presenter |
Dawn Bikowski, Robert Elliott, Janet Goodwin,
Barbara Schroeder Jensen, Mary Jetter, Jeff Kuhn |
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Room Number |
D224 |
The InterSection with the International Association of Teachers
of English as a Foreign Language and TESOL’s English for Specific
Purposes Interest Section was organized by Ron Clason, member-at-large.
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Presentation Title |
Crucial Variables for Harmony in the ESP Classroom |
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Session Summary |
Successful delivery of ESP lessons normally depends
on a subtle and judicious mix of appropriate materials, a conducive
learning environment, bringing out the best in learners themselves, and
the teacher’s skills. This IATEFL-TESOL InterSection explores the
crucial variables contributing to creation of a harmonious ESP classroom
with best synergies. |
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Presenter |
Najma Janjua, Mark Krzanowski, Kevin Knight, Shahid
Abrar-ul-Hassan, Evan Frendo, Yinghuei Chen, Margaret van Naerssen, Anne
Lomperis, David Kertzner, Zeynep Altinsel, Ron Clason, Emalia
Iragiliati |
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Room Number |
A310 |
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