B-MEIS Newsletter - December 2019 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
•  LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
ARTICLES
•  THE MYTH OF "BALANCED BILINGUALISM" AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
•  TESTING THE WATERS OF TRANSLANGUAGING
•  INTEGRATING A TRANSLINGUAL APPROACH INTO THE WRITING PEDAGOGY FOR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS THROUGH TEACHER FEEDBACK
•  PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL LISTENING SKILLS IN A MULTILINGUAL CLASSROOM
•  CONFISSOES DE UMA MAMAE BILINGUE: THREE LESSONS I LEARNED FROM MY BILINGUAL CHILDREN DURING A TRIP TO BRAZIL
•  BE THE OUTLIER
•  PLURILINGUAL PEDAGOGIES ACROSS THE COLLEGE CURRICULUM: FOUR CASE STUDIES
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
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•  CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS

ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY

BILINGUAL-MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION INTEREST SECTION (B-MEIS)

The Bilingual-Multilingual Education Interest Section (B-MEIS) 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. B-MEIS 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 B-MEIS.

The B-MEIS leadership team for 2019–2020 is as follows:

• Juliet Luther, Past Chair
• Alsu Gilmetdinova, Chair
• Ching-Ching Lin, Newsletter Editor

B-MEIS is currently seeking candidates for the following positions:

• Secretary-historian
• Community Manager (myTESOL and Facebook)
• Chair Elect Elect
• Members at Large