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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT |
| Jack Watson, University of New Brunswick English Language Programme, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
In this letter, Jack
Watson, the incoming chair-elect, highlights what will be
happening at the Electronic Village at TESOL 2016 in Baltimore. Read More |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Stephanie Korslund, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA |
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In this letter, Stephanie Korslund
describes her term as chair and describes some of the events that can be
seen both at the conference or from the comfort of your own computer. 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 |
| CORPUS-BASED TASKS FOR EXTENDED LEARNING |
| Eman Elturki, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA |
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Corpus resources offer language learners opportunities to
discover and make inferences about typical language use through
examining several recurrent instances of a specific pattern. This
article demonstrates how ESL learners carried out corpus-based tasks
directly and independently outside the classroom using Facebook. Read More |
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| HELPING YOUR STUDENTS "ESCAPE THE ROOM" |
| David Dodgson , British Council, Manama, Bahrain |
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App games offer a great way to enjoy quick, fun challenges.
However, with the right activities, they can also be used in the ESL
classroom to encourage learners to engage with the language. In this
article, David Dodgson shares some ideas for “escaping the room” with
game-based learning. Read More |
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| SOCIAL MEDIA: THE METAMORPHOSIS TO BRAVE NEW TEACHERS AND STUDENTS |
| Kareen Sharawy, York University English Language Institute, Toronto, Canada |
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The roles of teachers and students are metamorphosing into new
configurations, which include the ability and willingness to engage
students with new tools, skills, roles, e-classroom environments, and
techniques. This article describes this “brave new learning space” and
explains the reasons some teachers refrain from using online social
media. Read More |
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| ASIACALL 2015 CONFERENCE REPORT |
| Edo Forsythe, Hirosaki Gakuin University, Hirosaki, Japan |
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The 2015 AsiaCALL Conference was held at Xi’an Aeronautical University in Xi’an, China in November, 2015. This conference report tells about this interesting and engaging conference held in a world-famous tourist destination. The conference included attendees from throughout Asia and around the world – check out the report for details and pictures detailing this wonderful event. Read More |
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| ALL ABOARD FOR THE ELECTRONIC VILLAGE. . .ONLINE! |
| Nina Liakos (Retired) Formerly: University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA |
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In this article, Nina Liakos reflects on the 16-year history of
the Electronic Village Online and some of its notable achievements,
personalities, and collaborators. Read More |
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| MAKING CONNECTIONS |
| Suzan Stamper, Yew Chung Community College, Hong Kong |
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Let's celebrate TESOL's 50th anniversary in this issue of the
"Making Connections" column with three more members: Christel Broady,
Vance Stevens, and Suzan Stamper. (I'm interviewing myself, but I want
to celebrate 10 years writing this newsletter column!) Read More |
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