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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT |
| Stephanie Korslund, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA |
This letter from Stephanie Korslund, the incoming chair-elect, previews
the upcoming CALL-IS sessions at the 2015 TESOL convention in Toronto,
Canada. Read More |
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| LETTER FROM THE INCOMING CHAIR-ELECT |
| Jack Watson, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada |
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Jack Watson, the incoming chair-elect, highlights the TESOL convention in Toronto, in his
home country, and some of the professional benefits of the CALL-IS. Read More |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Larry Udry, Divine Word College, Epworth, Iowa, USA |
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In this preconvention letter from the editor, Larry Udry previews the
newsletter and thanks the newsletter editing team for their invaluable work. Read More |
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| ARTICLES |
| GOOGLE, A WORLD OF APPS |
| Teresa Almeida d'Eça, Freelancer, Lisbon Area, Portugal |
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In this article, the author highlights some of the Google apps that she
uses on a daily basis to simplify personal and professional group work
and communication in a seamless way. Google has much to offer. Adopting
Google apps helps maximize communication, collaboration, and sharing
with anyone, anytime, anywhere. Read More |
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| STUDENT JOURNALING WITH PENZU |
| Sarah Lee Takahashi, Asia University, Tokyo, Japan |
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Blogs and other interactive writing platforms are used increasingly in
TESOL classrooms. In this article, Sarah Lee Takahashi explores the
application of an approachable online journaling platform, Penzu. This
article will discuss its ease of use, sharing capabilities,
customizability, and student feedback. Read More |
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| USING AUGMENTED REALITY TO ENGAGE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER |
| Julie A. Delello, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA |
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In this article, Dr. Julie A. Delello of the University of Texas at
Tyler demonstrates how some newer augmented reality technology can be
used in the classroom. Read More |
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| TESOL'S PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF ONLINE TEACHING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: A VERY ENJOYABLE AND ENRICHING OPPORTUNITY |
| Robert Wachman, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, General Santos City, Philippines |
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In this article, the author discusses the benefits of taking TESOL’s
Principles and Practices of Online Teaching Certificate Program. Read More |
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| USING THE CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH TO LEARN ABOUT NEAR SYNONYMS: COLLOCATIONS |
| Roger W. Gee, Holy Family University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Collocations—words that tend to occur together—can give useful clues
about differences between near synonyms and how their uses vary. It’s
easy to find and compare collocations with the Corpus of Contemporary
American English. Read More |
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| MAKING CONNECTIONS |
| Suzan Stamper, Yew Chung Community College, Hong Kong |
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"Making Connections" celebrates its tenth year with Abraham Reshad, Maria Tomeho-Palermino, and Susan Gaer. Read More |
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