BEIS Newsletter - March 2016 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
•  ABOUT THIS ISSUE
ARTICLES
•  LANGUAGE LANDSCAPES AND MULTILINGUAL ASSESSMENT: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. ELANA SHOHAMY
•  TEACHING THE WHOLE CHILD WITH A LOT OF HEART
•  IMPLEMENTING BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN TAIWAN: TWEAKING IT FOR SUCCESS
•  EXPLORING THE REALITIES AND BENEFITS OF TRILINGUAL EDUCATION
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: BILINGUAL BASICS

ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY

ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY

Bilingual Education Interest Section (BEIS)

The Bilingual Education Interest Section (BEIS) of TESOL has the purpose of supporting and promoting primary languages and literacies as fundamental to the acquisition of English as a second or additional language. BEIS supports the human right of all individuals to develop and maintain proficiency in a primary language, including a native signed language, and in English. Teachers of English to Deaf Students (TEDS) is part of BEIS.

The BEIS leadership team for 2016–2017 is as follows:

• Sandra Musanti, Past Chair
• Francisco Ramos, Chair
• Helen Berg, Chair Elect
• Juliet Luther, Chair Elect elect