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Maria Ammar, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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A REFLECT-IN-ACTION ASSESSMENT DESIGN IN A MTESOL PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE UNIT
Anna Filipi and Marija Dedic, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

This paper details an assessment design in a MTESOL unit addressing the need for professional practice experiences to build reflective practice. The assessment design seeks to provide professional development and life-long learning by placing distributed expertise and collaboration between educators and students, and students and their peers at its core. Read More

I, HUMAN - WHAT ROLE FOR HUMAN TEACHERS IN A TECH-DRIVEN WORLD?
Daniel Clausen, Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies, Nagasaki, Japan
In a world of improving educational technology and increasing automation, what is the role of human teachers in the 21st-century classroom? This article is a thematic exploration that uses the survey answers of 55 students to explore the relationship between technology and human teachers in the English classroom. Read More
SPEAKING: A FUN WAY TO ASSESS
Elif Yasin Holocsi, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, School of Foreign Languages, Ankara, Turkey

Assessment is an inseparable part of curriculum and instruction, guiding teachers to measure their learners’ progress and performance in each skill and take action for more effective teaching and learning environment. This article discusses some speaking tasks and fun games to evaluate learners’ speaking skills formally or informally. Read More

STANDARD ENGLISH AND LOCAL VARIETIES: FINDING A MIDDLE ROAD

By Jimalee Sowell, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

In classrooms around the world, English language teachers might be challenged to decide which variety of English—a standard or a local variety—to emphasize in their courses. This article suggests a balanced approach that considers both standards and local varieties. Read More

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CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN EDUCATION
Shaden Attia, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Critical Race Theory in Education is an edited book that offers an overview of Critical Race Theory and how different researchers utilize the theory to bring about change in education. Read More

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