HEIS Newsletter - January 2013 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  From the Editor
•  Letter from the Chair
ARTICLES
•  Merging ESL and STEM
•  Reflections on My Master's Thesis Project: Using Corpora in the Classroom to Facilitate Learner Autonomy
Reviews
•  An Engaging and Effective Multiskills Approach to Teaching Grammar
•  Teaching and Ingraining Writing as a Process
Computer Technology
•  What Am I Doing Wrong? Common Problems and Solutions for Using Interactive Whiteboards
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  About this Community: Higher Education Interest Section
•  Call for Submissions
•  Call for Book Review Submissions
•  Call for Computer Technology Submissions

 

Call for Book Review Submissions

Book reviews are always a very popular feature of the newsletter. Book review guidelines are below. To request or suggest a book for review and for details, including submission deadlines, please contact Melanie Jipping.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

HEIS News welcomes reviews of scholarly books and textbooks dealing with English language teaching, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, language assessment, or other disciplines as they relate to ESL or TESL instruction in higher education settings. Anyone interested in writing a review for HEIS News may choose a recent book in the field and contact the editor for approval. Reviews will be considered for publication based on the quality of the reviewer’s evaluation and description of the book, and the book’s relevance and importance to the field.

Reviews should

  • be 600–900 words in length
  • include a 50-word (500 characters or fewer) abstract
  • include a 75- to 100-word bio of the reviewer
  • follow the style guidelines in the Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition (APA Manual)
  • be in MS Word (.doc or .docx) or rich-text (.rtf) format
  • include a headshot

Go here to read a sample book review.