September 2011 Archive

SETESOL Conference in Richmond (September 15, 2011)

Celebrating Culture and Heritage through Language Teaching

Conference site: http://vatesol.cloverpad.org/SETESOL_Conference_2011

This is a great opportunity to attend a regional TESOL conference right here in Richmond. Please see the email message below for details.

There is a tentative schedule of presentations that you can find on the conference site. Laurie Weinberg, President of VATESOL (Virginia TESOL), has passed on a list of presentations that are relevant to teaching adult ESOL.

Here are some of the titles that are definitely geared toward the adult education audience:

• Social Support as an Academic Transition Strategy for Adult ESOL Students– D. A. Westin, Ph.D.
• Language Learning Strategy Used by Colombian Adult English Language Learners – E. Paredes
• Best practices in ESL writing feedback – S. Kegley
• Celebrating Cultural Diversity Through Writing: A Class Book Project – N. Ball
• Promoting Reading Fluency in Adult ESL learners: Extensive Reading – D. Ewert
• Having Fun with Oral Proficiency: Lowering the Affective Filter – A. Chrisman
• Interactive ideas to teach practical information including laws, finances and education – L. Shainis
• Creating a New Faculty Orientation Online in Moodle – L. Bowles
• Using Popular Media to Create Whole Language Modules – T. Allen
• ELT Simplicity & Cognates: How I taught a million people – R. Moran Molina
• Culture Shock Effect on Language Acquisition – A. Quiambao
• Applying Brain Research to Develop Culturally and Personally Relevant Lesson Plans – M. Kaeiser
• The Write Stuff: Getting Students to Write and Read More! – A. Clarke
• Is it learning, OR-I-GAMI – K. Shah-Saleh, Ph.D.
• ESL Review App – Integrating New Technology – D. C. Wagner-Loera
• Celebrating Culture and Heritage by Cultivating Physical and Metaphorical Gardens – A. Clarke

*Please note that co-presenters are not listed.

Funding Available for adult ESOL classrooms (September 12, 2011)

The Tina B. Carver Fund was established by her family and colleagues to honor the life and work of Tina B. Carver, longtime member of TESOL and the ESL/EFL community. Grants are available for funding the purchase of student classroom learning materials and/or teacher-related materials (e.g., ancillary materials that can be used in conjunction with textbooks or other instruction materials) to support adult ESL education programs in the United States.

Donations to the fund are gratefully accepted.

Eligibility: A TESOL member, or member of a TESOL affiliate, may submit an application on behalf of a community-based organization, charitable institution, or other nonprofit in the United States that carries 501(c)3 status and provides ESL programming for adults. Awarded grants will primarily serve the hardest-to-reach students with limited resources.

Deadlines: Annual application deadlines are January 31st, May 15th, and September 30th.

To Apply: Complete the online application with the following information:

The link to this information can be found at: http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=362&DID=13503