SRIS Newsletter - March 2018 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
ARTICLES
•  ENGAGING WITH RACE AND ESOL TEACHING THROUGH A READING GROUP
•  FROM DACA TO DARK SOULS: PROMOTING MMORPGS AS A SANCTUARY FOR "LOS OTROS DREAMERS"
•  FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CUBA (BUT NOT NECESSARILY FROM CUBA TO THE UNITED STATES): THE CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE
•  PROFESSIONAL GROWTH: LEARNING KEYS TO SUCCESS FROM CUBAN ENGLISH TEACHERS
•  ELT PRACTICE IN TURKEY: A BRIEF LOOK INTO CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TO AMEND THE ELT PRACTICE
•  THE HANDS UP PROJECT
BOOK REVIEWS
•  BOOK REVIEW: OUT OF MY GREAT SORROWS
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  SRIS SESSIONS AT THE TESOL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
•  MISSION STATEMENT
•  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION, BUILDING SOLIDARITY

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

Laura Jacob, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, California, USA

Dear SRIS Members and Friends,

This is an exciting time as we gear up for the annual convention, this year preparing for Chicago!

Please be sure to check out the incredible SRIS sessions this year. Visit the conference planner, go to the top right corner and choose “Social Responsibility” from the drop-down menu. You can also see a list of TESOL forum meetings as well as SRIS sponsored conference sessions here. Additionally, join us for the SRIS open meeting on Wednesday, 28 March from 6:45-8:15 in N132.

We will also be rolling-out the four “strands” of SRIS this year, so stay tuned for announcements and further ways to get involved. The four strands are: EL Advocacy, the Intersections of Identity & Language Teaching, Professional Learning (Teacher Education, Curriculum Development and Social Justice Resources), and Global Issues in Education (Peace, Environment and Economic Justice).

Riah Werner and Anastasia Khawaja, thank you for taking the newsletter to new levels this year!

I have been very proud to be Chair of this important and passionate Interest Section.

Thank you, all, for your participation.

Warmly,

Laura Jacob

Laura Jacob is the current chair of the Social Responsibility Interest Section and coeditor of Social Justice in English Language Teaching (published by TESOL Press), and she teaches adults at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. She has previously lived in South America, Japan, and India.