ITAIS Newsletter - November 2016 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT
•  LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
ARTICLES
•  INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES IN CREATING AN ITA HANDBOOK
•  PERCEPTIONS OF ITAS
•  BLOOM'S AFFECTIVE DOMAIN & ESOL EDUCATORS IN HIGHER ED AND ADULT ED
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  WHAT IS THE ITA INTEREST SECTION?

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Maureen Templeman, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

Hi, ITA colleagues.

First, I want to apologize for this newsletter arriving late. It is supposed to be an October edition, but it is such a busy time, especially when it’s your first semester in a PhD program, so this time it’s the November edition.

However, although it is late, this edition will not disappoint! To begin with, we have two articles that offer contrasting perspectives. The first article represents the perspective of institutions that receive ITAs and the experience of creating an ITA handbook, and the second presents themes of research that has been done on the perspectives of ITAs themselves. Finally, we have a fascinating article that highlights the current state of knowledge among ESOL educators about Bloom’s affective domain.

I hope you enjoy reading this edition, and while you do, please start thinking about what you’d like to submit for the next one, to come out at the end of February or beginning of March.

Maureen