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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR |
| Kevin Martin, HEIS Chair, Fairfax, Virginia, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| THE REWARDS OF MENTORING A TEACHING INTERN |
| Sherry Rasmussen, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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ESL instructors might feel intimidated when asked to mentor a
teaching intern, believing that they have to be “perfect” themselves.
However, mentoring includes showing interns the complete classroom
experience, including challenges and ways to overcome them. The goal is
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| SEEING BEYOND THE ERRORS: DEALING WITH THE WRITING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS |
| Daniel Clausen, Coco Juku, Tokyo, Japan |
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The normal difficulties of learning college-level writing can
be compounded by deficits in English ability. Instructors can help
English language learners in the classroom by developing awareness of
how different cultural traditions impact writing; providing direct,
easy-to-understand feedback; emphasizing the writing process over error
correction; and keeping in mind the emotional needs of the student
writer. Read More |
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| EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM |
| Rita Naughton, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA |
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Naughton presents effective classroom management techniques to
enrich English language learners’ (ELLs’) learning experiences. Divided
into three parts—educators, learners, and lessons—each section presents
and illustrates effective, research-based techniques from diverse
educational fields. These techniques aim to create a safe learning
environment for college-level ELLs. Read More |
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| TELLING OUR STORIES IN PICTURES AND WORDS: DEVELOPING EMPATHY WITHIN THE CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND BEYOND |
| Beth Olshansky, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA |
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English learners and students whose ancestors arrived long ago
discover common ground by creating and sharing immigration stories
crafted in pictures and words. This unique bookmaking project, using
collage made from hand-painted papers, served to deepen understanding
and develop empathy within the classroom, the school, and the greater
community. Read More |
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| BOOK REVIEW: DO NO HARM: DEVELOPING FAIR AND BALANCED ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR STUDENT GROWTH |
| Sandra Bruce, Guangxi University, Nanning, China |
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Assessment in the Language Classroom is a
pragmatic text that helps demystify the assessment process based on
sound research. It provides language teaching professionals with
relevant, useful assessment tools to apply to their classrooms and
serves as a guidebook to regularly take off the shelf and share with
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| TESOL ESL IN HIGHER EDUCATION INTEREST SECTION |
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