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| Leadership Updates |
| A WARM WELCOME FROM THE VDMIS NEWSLETTER EDITOR |
| Joyce Cunningham |
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| NOTE FROM THE CHAIR |
| Kenneth Kuo-pin Chi |
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Letter from the Chair of VDMIS - Kenneth Chi Read More |
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| New slate of VDMIS officers for 2012-2013 |
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| Featured Articles |
| USING VIDEOTAPED ROLE-PLAYS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS TO TEACH PRAGMATICS |
| Lisa Leopold |
Learn how videotaped role-plays with native speakers can help your English learners improve pragmatic competence from Lisa Leopold.
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| OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF TV SHOWS' REPRESENTATION OF NATURAL CONVERSATION |
| Mansoor Al-Surmi |
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Mansoor Al-Surmi raises an important issue with respect to authentic materials that we, as TESOLers, should reflect on! Read More |
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| TESOL 2012 Presentation Reports |
| SELECTING AND USING AUTHENTIC ACADEMIC LISTENING MATERIALS - TESOL PRESENTATION REPORT |
| Beth Sheppard |
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Authentic academic listening materials can help upper-level IEP students prepare to enter US universities. Beth Sheppard’s TESOL2012 presentation focused on sources, where to find such materials online and ways to use them in the classroom. Read More |
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| INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO EFL TEACHER EDUCATION |
| Hye-Sook Lee and Tom Penniston |
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This session by Lee and Penniston discussed the theoretical frameworks supporting, and pedagogical benefits associated with the use of multimedia technologies, such as videos, for online teacher training programs, and presented an overview of potential educational implementations. Read More |
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| THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT MELODIC STRUCTURE ON SECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARY ACQUISITION |
| Jiyoon Lee and Matthew Schreibeis |
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Using melodies composed specifically for the study, this presentation by Lee and Schreibeis reported on the influence of melodic structure on L2 vocabulary acquisition. Read More |
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| APPROACHES TO NEW MEDIA IN ENGLISH EDUCATION |
| Brian A. OliverSmith and Quran M. Karriem |
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In this report, Brian A. OliverSmith and Quran M. Karriem support the use of mobile phones that can and should be leveraged as powerful tools in the classroom to enhance learning, creativity, building stronger relationships between teacher and student, as well as creating a higher level of engagement in school curriculum. Read More |
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| SPICE UP YOUR GRAMMAR LESSONS WITH SHORT ANIMATED VIDEO CLIPS |
| Karolina Goldberg |
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In this next report, Karolina Goldberg writes about how to incorporate short animate films into grammar lessons to make them more appealing and entertaining to students. Read More |
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| USING GOOGLE DOCS TO FACILITATE LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: A TEACHING TIP |
| Luke Coffelt |
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Luke Coffelt explains the benefits of using Google Docs as an assessment tool by describing the main points of a teaching tip he presented at TESOL 2012. Read More |
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| PHILADELPHIA (PHOTO) STORY |
| Martin VanOpdorp and Mollie Calabrese |
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Find out how Martin VanOpdorp and Mollie Calabrese employed animated montages of photos to excite students and capture their spirit of creativity, fun, and friendship in an ESOL/EFL class. Read More |
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| TEACHING WITH TED TALKS: AUTHENTIC AND MOTIVATIONAL LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION |
| Monika Floyd and Liane Jeschull |
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TED Talks are short, inspirational, easily accessible videos that address a wide range of topics. Floyd and Jeschull discuss how to use these talks in ESL classes to boost students’ listening comprehension and expressive language skills. Read More |
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| DON'T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CELL PHONE ON! |
| Dorothy Taylor and Doreen Regan |
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Dorothy Taylor and Doreen Regan gave an interesting workshop on using students’ cell phones in English class to develop listening skills and so on. Read More |
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| THREE PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHER EDUCATION, DISTRICT COORDINATION, AND CLASSROOM TEACHING ON USING DIGITAL MEDIA TO ENHANCE ELEMENTARY ESL INSTRUCTION |
| Christel Broady |
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Three ESL professionals approached the topic of digital media use in elementary classrooms from three different perspectives. Their approaches ranged from discussing the reasons why it should be included to practical applications and even a demonstration of a real classroom using digital media. Read More |
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| MEDIA TOOLS FOR REFUGEE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, SCHOOL ORIENTATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| Lauren Swain |
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From Lauren Swain, learn how and why video can be your ultimate master tool for providing multilingual school orientation to refugee families, and professional development strategies to the school staff that serve them. Read More |
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| ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH VIDEOS IN INTEGRATED LEARNING CLASSES |
| Jane Nickerson |
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Jane Nickerson presented on how students become inspired to reflect on what they are learning when creating videos in integrated learning classes. Read More |
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| TARGETING DIFFERENTIATION WITH MAINSTREAM TEACHERS THROUGH ESL INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING |
| Dr. Annela Teemant and Dr. Christy Reveles |
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Teemant and Reveles demonstrate how differentiation for ELLs means attending to so much more than language issues. Read More |
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| ESL INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING AND ISSUES OF IDENTITY, POWER, AND AGENCY |
| Dr. Annela Teemant and Dr. Serena Tyra |
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Teemant and Tyra explain how instructional coaching changes more than teachers’ instructional practices. Read More |
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| ENGLISH LEARNERS AND DIGITAL STORIES AROUND THE WORLD |
| Paul McPherron |
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McPherron’s presentation summarized the unique aspects of using digital storytelling projects in English language classrooms, particularly detailing the stories from a storytelling group at a university in Southern China. Read More |
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| Community News |
| VDMIS CALL FOR PAPERS |
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