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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Gary Carkin, Professor of TESOL at the Institute of Language Education, Southern New Hampshire University |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT |
| Michael Burri, Program Coordinator, International Student Entry Program at BCIT in Vancouver, Canada |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
| Amanda Huensch, Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Carolyn Quarterman, ESL lecturer at North Carolina State University |
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| Articles |
| SQUEEZING IT IN: INCORPORATING PRONUNCIATION INTO LISTENING AND SPEAKING LESSONS |
| Tamara Jones, English as an Additional Language (EAL) Instructor, British School of Brussels |
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Although the connection between pronunciation and speaking and
listening classes is obvious, in the rush of the lesson, it may be
difficult for teachers to remember to integrate pronunciation into their
curricula. Tamara Jones suggests several strategies for seamlessly
incorporating pronunciation into conversation class
activities. Read More |
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| TACKLING LARGE CLASS SIZES WITH THE VIRTUAL INTERVIEW: CREATING ONE-TO-ONE LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY |
| Todd Cooper, Akira Tsukada, Akifumi Yamaguchi, & Yoshinari Naruse, Toyama National College of Technology, Toyama, Japan |
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Because of the large class sizes in Japan, teaching interactive
ESL communication classes is difficult. To remedy that, we are
developing a software-based interactive visual/audio recording system
that incorporates facial recognition and audio mapping technology. Our
system promises to virtualize one-on-one speaking practice and offer
opportunities for self-learning. Read More |
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| USING THE VOICE MEMO iPHONE APP FOR CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK |
| Monika Floyd, Harvard University Institute for English Language Programs, and LuAnn Sorenson, University of Illinois Intensive English Institute |
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Monika Floyd and LuAnn Sorensen describe how to use the Voice
Memo App on an iPhone to correct student errors and for students to
create logs for their own errors. Read More |
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| EFFECTIVE WAYS OF TRACKING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION PROGRESS |
| Catherine Moore, California State University, Fullerton, American Language Program |
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Pronunciation is often difficult to assess, yet
tracking each student’s pronunciation progress can be an even tougher
challenge. This article will share the use of different effective
methods for tracking students’ pronunciation progress, thus assisting
students to achieve success in learning
pronunciation. Read More |
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| Something Extra! |
| A Conference Announcement |
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| About this community |
| WHAT IS THE SPLIS INTEREST SECTION? |
| Nancy Hilty |
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A brief description of SPLIS, its purpose, and its membership. Read More |
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| CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS |
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