VDMIS Newsletter - July 2015 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  FROM THE NEWSLETTER CO-EDITOR
•  FROM THE CHAIR
•  FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT
ARTICLES
•  FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM AND ITS APPLICATION TO ESL/EFL CONTEXTS
•  NINETY YEARS OF PROGRESS IN STUDENT-GENERATED MEDIA
EXTRA CATEGORIES
•  DIGITAL IDENTITY TEXTS: IMMIGRATION STORIES OF COMING TO CANADA
•  DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING FOR ELLS
•  HOW MOBILE APP VINE CAN CONNECT TECHNOLOGY WITH LANGUAGE USE
•  FLIPPING THE ESL CLASSROOM--MY STORY, MY FEARS, MY SOLUTIONS
•  FLIPPING TO CROSS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
•  CHOOSING FILMS FOR LOW-LEVEL L2 STUDENTS: SOME USEFUL CONSIDERATIONS
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  VDMIS OFFICERS 2015-2016
•  VIDEO AND DIGITAL MEDIA IS: PRESENTATIONS GIVEN AT TESOL 2015
•  MINUTES OF THE VDMIS OPEN ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, TESOL 2015
•  CALL FOR ARTICLES
•  VDMIS MISSION STATEMENT

 

CALL FOR ARTICLES


TESOL’s Video and Digital Media Interest Section (VDMIS) focuses on the production and use of video and digital materials in English language teaching.

TESOL Video News is the name of the VDMIS newsletter. The primary audience is the VDMIS membership, which includes anyone who is interested in student- and teacher-produced videos, reviews of commercially available materials, listening/speaking/reading/writing instruction through movies and TV, media literacy, film analysis, intercultural training, video as an assessment tool, teacher education, interactive video, distance learning, and the use of new video-related technology.

You are warmly invited to submit an article to TESOL Video News. You can report on activities using video, digital media, art, or music you have had success with in the classroom, or if you still haven’t done so, summarize your TESOL 2015 presentation in a conference report (up to 300 words) or a longer article (1,500 words). You may also submit announcements about topics such as new materials and resources, events, book reviews, websites, etc.

Submission Guidelines

  1. Length will vary depending on the type of submission.
    • Submissions for featured articles should be one to two pages long (around 1,500 words). Other types of submissions will be shorter, as above.
  1. Use the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual, 6th Edition for style guidelines and referencing outside sources.
  2. Include your headshot photo (format .jpg) in a separate file. We really want to know you.
  3. Send your file in Word format (.doc or .docx) as an email attachment to the editor (kennethchyi@gmail.com).
  4. Include a 1- to 2-sentence biography of each contributor/presenter with your submission.
  5. Include a 1- to 2-sentence summary of your article or report to entice the reader to go on to find your article and enjoy it. Essentially, this is your abstract—please keep it to fewer than 50 words.

Submission Process

  1. Please send articles or reports as attachments to the preconvention newsletter editor, Kenneth Chyi, at kennethchyi@gmail.com
  2. The deadline for submissions is 4 January 2014.
  3. When your submission is received, if it is accepted, the editor will review it and possibly revise it for clarity and formatting.
  4. If changes are necessary, it will be sent back to the author for revision.
  5. Finalized submissions will then be prepared for publishing in the e-newsletter.