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LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
Claudio Fleury, Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasília, Brazil |
In this letter, Claudio Fleury, CALL-IS
Chair, redefines CALL and explains some recent initiatives both by TESOL
and the CALL-IS. Read More |
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LETTER FROM THE PAST CHAIR |
Jack Watson, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
In this letter, Jack
Watson, CALL-IS Past Chair, highlights the importance of
volunteerism in creating and sustaining an interest section. Read More |
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CALL-IS WEBCASTING IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM |
Vance Stevens, Christine Bauer Ramazani, Jack Watson, Abe Rashad, & Jennifer Meyer |
The authors demonstrate how teachers have been sharing their
expertise with technological tools in both online and face-to-face
conferences through the years. Read More |
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ARTICLES |
BUILDING KNOWLEDGE OF ACADEMIC WORDS, COLLOCATIONS, AND LEXICAL BUNDLES THROUGH INTERACTIVE CORPUS PLATFORMS |
Eman Elturki, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA |
This article discusses FLAX’s British Academic Written
English Collections, which are rich resources with powerful
built-in tools for developing academic English. Students can navigate
these collections independently to learn academic words, collocations,
and lexical bundles. Teachers can make use of these resources to develop
language materials and exercises. Read More |
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THE USE OF POWERPOINT IN INTERPRETING GRAPHS |
Trang Le, Viet Nam-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education, Danang, Vietnam |
This article summarizes a TESOL 2017 presentation showcasing
how Microsoft PowerPoint scaffolds students in describing charts and
graphs in a standardized test preparation class. PowerPoint features
such as animations, layout, Shapes, SmartArt, Chart, and annotations
lend themselves to visualizing significant
features of the chart as well as relationships between various
categories. Read More |
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TARGETING ANXIETY AND PROMOTING MOTIVATION IN STUDENT PRESENTATIONS |
Kent Patterson, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China |
Do your students suffer from anxiety yet admit that they didn’t
practice enough before their oral presentations? This article examines
one presentation approach that compels more practice, thereby reducing
anxiety, and promotes student motivation. Patterson examines WeVideo, a
smartphone application, and highlights some of its features and
benefits. Read More |
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EXTRA CATEGORY |
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING |
John Allan, College of the North Atlantic Qatar, Doha, Qatar |
This article describes a 3-day workshop designed to enhance
awareness, confidence, and good practices with technology integration in
a second language teaching environment. Instructors deliver three
mini-lessons based on their subject area while considering issues
related to education technology models, bring your own technology
(BYOT), gamification, social media, and blended learning. Read More |
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YOUGLISH: USING AUTHENTIC ENGLISH VIDEOS FOR PRONUNCIATION AND PRESENTATION PRACTICE |
Lara Wallace and Cassidi Hunkler, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA |
YouGlish is an online trove of authentic language videos
developed to “provide pronunciation in context.” At the TESOL 2017
Electronic Village, the authors shared how they use this tool. Read More |
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ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
MAKING CONNECTIONS |
Suzan Stamper, Yew Chung Community College, Hong Kong |
In this column, we interview three TESOLers who have all
participated in the Electronic Village (EV): as presenters, webcast team
members, or EV coordinators. If you are looking for a way to get
involved, the EV is a good place to begin. Look for a call for
volunteers in the next few months. Read More |
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS |
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Free Professional Engagement and Development- Electronic Village Online (EVO) sessions in EVO 2018 |
Call for Proposals ishere.
Past sessions please go to Previous EVO Sessions.
Important dates:
Due date for proposals: 24 September
Moderator Training: 22 October – 19 November 2017
EVO sessions: 14 January – 18 February 2018
Click here to read more about
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Call for Chapters: Technology and Language Learner Psychology |
Editors looking for chapters on crossroads of tech and language
learner psychology, especially theoretical or empirical studies on interaction
between technology and second language learner psychology issues.
Contact: Nourollah
Zarrinabadi. |
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2018 TESOL's CALL-IS Electronic Village Call for Proposal |
Don’t forget to submit a proposal for the Electronic Village. Please click here |
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