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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| TOUCHSTONES AND TURNING POINTS: THE CALL-IS IN TESOL'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY |
| Stephanie Korslund, Jack Watson, & Aaron Schwartz |
In this Collaborative Letter from
the Chairs, Stephanie Korslund, the Chair, Jack Watson, the
Chair-Elect, and Aaron Schwartz, the Former Chair, reflect on the
CALL-IS past, present future highlighting the people and the technology
involved. Read More |
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| HOW THE TESOL CALL INTEREST SECTION BEGAN (UPDATED) |
| Vance Stevens, EFL and Computing Instruction to Air Force Cadets, Khalifa Bin Zayed Air College, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
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This article is based on an original prepared for the
CALL-IS newsletter (Stevens, 2003). It draws on emailed recollections of
Carol Chapelle, Elizabeth Hanson-Smith, Deborah Healey, Roger Kenner,
and Claire Bradin Siskin. This revision updates the earlier
work. Read More |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Larry Udry, Divine Word College, Epworth, Iowa, USA |
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In this letter from the editor, Larry Udry previews the
newsletter and thanks the newsletter editing team and the contributors
for their help in putting the newsletter out. Read More |
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| ARTICLES |
| LANGUAGE AND INTERCULTURAL LEARNING THROUGH A TELE-COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN AMERICAN AND SPANISH UNIVERSITIES: FROM STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVES |
| Jon Bair & Ju Seong (John) Lee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA |
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This paper reports on the experience of using CMC (e.g. Skype, Google Hangouts) as effective tools to develop
linguistic and intercultural competences through collaborative
activities between students in American and Spanish universities. Would
they learn as effectively or even more than face-to-face communication?
Come explore the implications of the tele-collaborative project for
second language teachers and learners. Read More |
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| TOP 10 USES OF A PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP FOR YOUR STUDENTS |
| Jenifer Edens, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA |
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Rather than asking adult students to register for and visit an
unfamiliar website, meet them where they are by using a private group on
Facebook to build community and keep students informed. Read More |
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| WHY NOT TEACH PREZI FOR LISTENING AND SPEAKING? |
| Melanie Jipping, Tokyo International University of America, Salem, Oregon, USA |
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Innovative uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw
attention to speaking more effectively. In addition, navigation of
Prezi’s canvas allows for a fluent representation of students’ ideas
while simultaneously limiting the use of text in the visual presentation
platform. Read More |
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| PRINCIPLES FOR EFFECTIVE ONLINE TEACHING |
| Heather Gaddis, Academic Coordinator of Educational Technology, Colegio Fontanar, Queretaro, Mexico |
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This article takes several best
practices in education, such as clear deadlines, prompt feedback, active
learning, and high expectations, and applies them to the online
teaching and learning context. Examples of how each principle can be
applied in any online learning system are provided. Read More |
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| THE JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING CALL 2015 CONFERENCE REPORT |
| Edo Forsythe, Hirosaki Gakuin University, Hirosaki, Japan |
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This article reports on the highlights of the JALTCALL 2015 Conference with information about some of the presentations and events given. The conference team hopes that more of the TESOL CALL-IS members can join them for a future JALTCALL Conference. Read More |
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| EXTRA CATEGORIES |
| MAKING CONNECTIONS |
| Suzan Stamper, Senior Lecturer and English Language Team Leader, Yew Chung Community College, Hong Kong |
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As TESOL prepares to celebrate its 50th
anniversary, let's celebrate our interest section by getting acquainted
with four more CALL-IS members: José Antonio da Silva, Katie Mitchell, John Madden, and Nina Liakos. Read More |
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