The Conference Proceedings of MIDTESOL 2016

MIDTESOL is pleased to present The Conference Proceedings of MIDTESOL 2016. This publication is a collection of 11 articles written by presenters who made their presentations at the MIDTESOL Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO, September 30-October 1, 2016. “The scholarly articles featured in this publication were written by classroom practitioners who are passionate about teaching…

Iowa State University Annual Technology for Second Language Learning Conference

September 22-23, 2017 Iowa State University, Ames, IA Crossing Boundaries: The Geographical and Intellectual Diffusion of Technology for Language Learning Technology serves as a bridge that crosses historically constructed boundaries between second language teaching and other disciplines. It has created an unprecedented level of interconnection between language learning researchers and language teaching classrooms. It also provides the…

Classroom Community Builders Book Review

by Jan McClellan Classroom Community Builders – Activities for the First Day & Beyond by Walton Burns is full of differentiated games to include every student within your classroom. These games are easily adaptable to newcomers and mainstream ELLs as well as native or proficient English speakers. This book can instantly be implemented into your…

Interacting with Americans

by Terry Barakat How can we get our international students to interact with Americans and other speakers of English in authentic situations? At the English Language Institute of Missouri State University (ELI of MSU), this is an especially poignant question because the ELI building is located in downtown Springfield, a few blocks from the main…