MidTESOL Matters Spring 2001

A Message from the Editors 

By Karen Schwelle and LuAnn Sorenson 

Greetings! We would like to introduce ourselves as the new co-editors of MidTESOL Matters. 

Karen has been a full-time ESL instructor in Washington University's ESL Program since 1998. She has studied in Austria, worked in Germany, and has been teaching since 1994. She taught German at Indiana University at Bloomington; EFL at a vocational/college preparatory high school in Magdeburg, Germany; and ESL at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  

Despite living in St. Louis, Karen is a die-hard fan of Chicago Cubs baseball. She also enjoys attending classical music concerts and recitals. 

LuAnn is also a full-time ESL instructor at Washington University, having joined the faculty in 2000. She has studied in Tromsø, Norway at the world's northernmost university and worked in Finland. She has been a language instructor since 1992 and has taught Norwegian at the University of Wisconsin at Madison; EFL at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland; and ESL at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the University of Iowa.  

When not teaching, LuAnn can be found taking walks with her Dalmatian. She also enjoys foreign films. LuAnn and Karen both are dedicated fans of "The X-Files," so you know where to look for the latest in X-Files-related materials development. 

As editors of MidTESOL Matters we hope to gather and pass along the news that is most useful to you. Because MidTESOLers serve a variety of ESL populations and work in a variety of educational settings, you can maximize MidTESOL Matters' relevance to your situation by contributing. Book reviews, teaching tips, post-conference write-ups, web site recommendations, and full-length articles are always welcome. We look forward to getting to know fellow MidTESOLers through our duties, and we welcome your comments and suggestions.  

A final reminder: To help inform your ESL and non-ESL colleagues about the activities of ESL professionals in our part of the country, please post MidTESOL Matters in your workplace; spread the word about MidTESOL and TESOL 2001 in faculty and district meetings; and encourage administrators to help you and your colleagues attend TESOL 2001. We hope to see you there! 
 

Karen Schwelle and LuAnn Sorenson

ESL Program, Washington University

Box 1083

One Brookings Drive

St. Louis, MO 63130 

Tel.: 314-935-5966 (Karen), 314-935-5046 (LuAnn)

Fax: 314-935-4075

karen_schwelle@aismail.wustl.edu

luann_sorenson@aismail.wustl.edu

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