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Dear HEIS Community,
We are happy to present you all with this month’s newsletter, which
could not be published without all the work from our editor, Maria
Ammar, and all the fabulous contributors. Much thanks to each of you.
TESOL 2016 marked the organization’s 50th convention, and this
past convention most assuredly underscored the professionalization and
commitment we bring to our field as well as the contributions we make to
the TESOL literature.
Thank you to all who joined us for our annual meeting. Part of
the meeting was a focus on topics that we want to develop and add to the
Seattle, Washington TESOL 2017 convention program: “Engage, Enrich,
Empower.” Some ideas that were brought forth for our academic session:
Models to support matriculated students and university faculty in
working with the multilingual student, writing centers and their work
with the multilingual student, challenges/model programs for our
generation 1.5 students, as well as topics on multilingual students and
special needs at the university level. We also spent some time on
possible InterSection connections, such as with ESPIS to connect the
matriculating language learner to field-specific faculty; with EEIS to
discuss college readiness; and with PAIS around topics such as teaching
load, credit-bearing classes, and full-time positions.
Some final words of note: Thank you to outgoing Co-chairs Abby
Franchitti and Leo Schmitt, and a warm welcome to Chair-Elect Kevin
Martin. Sarah Springsteen is our social media manager, keeping us
connected with the #HEIStesol2017. Follow us on Twitter, check us out on
Facebook, and keep us posted with your ideas.
Please consider volunteering with TESOL, and consider running
for office—it’s a fantastic way to stay involved with our field.
Wishing each of you the best,
Katherine Earley and Yogesh Sinha
Co-chairs, TESOL Higher Education Interest Section
Katherine Earley is director of the Intensive English
as a Second Language Program at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA.
Yogesh Sinha teaches in the Middle East as an
assistant professor in the Faculty of Language Studies at Sohar
University, Oman. | 
