ITAIS Newsletter - October 2017 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT
•  LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY
•  LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
ARTICLES
•  BUILDING BUY-IN FOR ITA PROGRAMS: YOUR WEBSITE SAYS IT ALL
•  LANGUAGE AND TEACHING: EVANESCENT BUT NOT INVISIBLE
•  BOOSTING ITAS' TEACHING SPEECH CONFIDENCE WITH VOICETHREAD: EXAMPLES FROM ITA TRAINING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
•  A DIRECTION FOR FUTURE RESEARCH IN THE ITA FIELD
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  WHAT IS THE ITA INTEREST SECTION?

LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY

Morag Burke, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Hello everyone in ITAIS,

I hope your academic year is going smoothly thus far. My thoughts are with those of you who were impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta was closed for 2 days, and many of us were at home without power. I hope that this letter finds all of you safe and well, and beginning the clean-up and recovery process from those storms.

The TESOL proposal acceptance emails have gone out, and I look forward to seeing many of you presenting at the convention in March. The annual convention is the highlight of the academic year for me, and I know many of you feel the same way. The ITA Interest Section provides an important professional community, particularly for those of us who work alone in our roles supporting and training ITAs.

Have an excellent fall semester/quarter. I look forward to seeing you in Chicago!

Best wishes,

Mo Burke

ITAIS Secretary