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LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
Michelle E. Benegas, Hamline University, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US |
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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
Bridget Schvarcz, Afeka Academic College of Engineering, Tel-Aviv, Israel Khanh-Duc Kuttig, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany |
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ARTICLES |
EDUCATING FOR FUTURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER LEADERS |
Julia Schlam Salman, David Yellin Academic College of Education, Jerusalem, Israel |
How can teacher educators help foster future English language teacher leaders? In this piece, I share some insights into this process, focusing particularly on my work in an area characterized by diversity, pluralingualism and intractable conflict. Read More |
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TESOL PROFESSIONALS' MOTIVATION FOR GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP - ELTA VOLUNTEERS |
Beatrix Price, School of English and American Studies, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary |
Leaders in English Language Teachers’ Associations (ELTAs) are often asked about the financial rewards of their strenuous work. Outsiders hardly believe that these professional organizations are run by volunteers and their leaders have no financial gain for their work. Why do TESOL professionals devote so much of their time and effort, beyond their regular work, to the development of these communities, if they are not paid for it? Read More |
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PREPARING PRESERVICE TEACHERS: DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION FOR ELS |
Veronica Aguiñaga, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK, USA |
Preparing preservice teachers to differentiate instruction is indispensable to the academic success of English learners (ELs) in their future classroom. It is vital that preservice teachers understand the significance and benefits of differentiating instruction in their teacher preparation to best meet the diverse and academic needs of ELs. Read More |
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COLLABORATIVE TEACHING FOR TBLT WITH RURAL CHINESE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH |
Jing Yixuan, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
Behind the scenes or come to the spotlight? This article introduces a project about teacher professional learning and development for task-based language teaching in rural China and the special role of the teacher educator in this process. Read More |
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VOICES |
HOW HIGH IS YOUR TEACHER REFRESH RATE? |
Slobodan Kelečević, Freelance, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
How often does a teacher do something new or refresh something existing and something that they already do? Read More |
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ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
MEET OUR INTERIM COMMUNITY MANAGER |
Khanh-Duc Kuttig, Department of English, University of Siegen, Germany |
Khanh-Duc Kuttig, TEIS Newsletter editor, interviewed Abdulsamad Humaidan who joins us as our interim Community Manager. Read More |
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