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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Elke Stappert, The New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA |
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| MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT |
| Suzi Lee, Georgia Tech Language Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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| MESSAGE FROM THE COEDITOR |
| Joyce Cunningham, Tokiwa University, Mito, Japan |
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| ARTICLES |
| FLIPPED AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT |
| Evelyn Doman, University of Guam, Guam, USA & Marie Webb, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA |
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How can I make my assessments more authentic? Consider flipping
the assessment so that it is not just another test that students
complete on the spot, but rather a real-world assessment of the skills
they possess and can apply. Read More |
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| USING PIXAR ANIMATED SHORTS TO SUPPLEMENT ESL/EFL UNITS ON STORYTELLING |
| Kevin M. McManus, Tokiwa University, Mito, Japan |
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Integrating the storytelling process into the ESL/EFL classroom
can be an excellent way to engage learners while teaching important
language structures and culture. This article introduces several ways
animated short films from Pixar Animation Studios can be used to enrich a
unit on storytelling. Read More |
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| EXTRA CATEGORY |
| DUTCH EFL TEACHERS' COGNITIONS ON DEVELOPING STUDENTS' DIGITAL READING SKILLS |
| Manon Reiber-Kuijpers, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
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In a pilot project in the Netherlands, two lesson study teams
of EFL teachers in secondary education designed an innovative lesson
series aimed at developing pupils’ higher order reading skills in a
digital reading environment. The focus of the research was on the
teacher cognitions that emerged: what teachers know, think, and
believe. Read More |
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| PHOTOGRAPHY IN ELT: ENGAGE, INSPIRE, CREATE, LEARN |
| Crystal Bock Thiessen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
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This article is based on a presentation at the TESOL 2017
International Convention in Seattle, Washington, USA, which focused on
getting students to think beyond the selfie andto use their phone
cameras as interactive and fun language-learning devices. Bock Thiessen
shares photography-based activities and lessons for building skills in
vocabulary, oral expression, creative writing, community engagement, and
more for English learners and photographers of all levels. Read More |
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