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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Maria Ammar, HEIS News Editor |
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| MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS |
| Debbie East, HEIS Co-chair & Ruth Ann Weinstein, HEIS Co-chair |
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| ARTICLES |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
| Dawn E. McCormick, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA |
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The Professional Development Committee (PDC) is an official TESOL Standing Committee that works with the TESOL Education Programs staff to plan online courses, virtual seminars, symposia, academies, certificate programs, and leadership training. PDC Chair Dawn E. McCormick writes an overview about this committee and invites HEIS members to learn more about it. Read More |
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| ELECTRONIC VILLAGE ONLINE SESSION: "DREAM ACT: WHAT TEACHERS CAN DO" |
| Nina Liakos, EVO Coordination Team, Maryland English Institute, College Park, Maryland, USA |
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In January and February, CALL-IS will have the Electronic Village Online (EVO), five-week professional development sessions on a variety of topics. Nina Liakos writes about EVO session, “ Dream Act: What Teachers Can Do,” which is a session that is being sponsored by the Higher Education Interest Section. Read More |
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| CRITICAL THEORY IN PRACTICE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING |
| Sarina Chugani Molina, University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA |
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Critical ELT in Action aims to support language teaching professionals’ exploration of critical pedagogy as it pertains to second language teaching and learning through theoretical frames and practical classroom and language teaching material analysis. In addition, this text guides language teachers in the process of critical reflection on the powerful role they could play in empowering learners or silencing their voices. Read More |
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| SUPPLEMENTING IN OR OUT OF THE CLASSROOM WITH ONLINE TEXTBOOK COMPONENTS |
| Ada Chrisman, Virginia Tech Language & Cultural Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA |
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Online textbook components have been around almost as long as the Internet. Teachers often use them secondarily, without making them an integral part of class. In this review of Pathways for Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking, Ada Chrisman shares her perspective of National Geographic and Heinle-Cengage’s latest collaboration. Read More |
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| COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY |
| PROJECT-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING: PREPARING IEP STUDENTS FOR STEM FIELDS |
| Nick Einterz, International English Center, University of Colorado-Boulder & Russell Moon, Career Track Instructor at the University of Oregon |
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Project-based language curriculum has become more common in classrooms as continued research lends support to the practice. Gamification, though new to education, is also becoming more prolific as a motivational method. Despite their distinct qualities, these two novel approaches can actually enhance each other when applied in the same curriculum. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY: HIGHER EDUCATION INTEREST SECTION |
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| CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS |
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| CALL FOR BOOK REVIEW SUBMISSIONS |
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| CALL FOR COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY SUBMISSIONS |
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