The Summer 2018 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. This issue includes: Preview of MIDTESOL 2018 Speakers Report from TESOL Advocacy & Policy Summit 2018 Winning ESL Student Essays And more! Click here to download your PDF copy. For back issues of MIDTESOL Matters, click here.
Ukraine invites volunteers for the biggest educational programme in Eastern Europe! The GoCamp programme is calling for volunteers from all over the world to come to Ukraine and teach kids English, French and German at school camps all over the country! During the three-week programme in September 2018, children, who might have never been to other countries or…
by Cynthia Lamas It isn’t too late to jump in and take part in the #ELLCHAT_BKCLUB 12.0 book discussion which started this past Saturday, June 16, 2018, with their second fiction novel Refugee by Alan Gratz. This book chat will last four weeks and is divided accordingly: Week 1: June 16 – June 22: pages…
by Jan McClellan Four Things Every Principal Should Know about English Language Learners by Persida and William Himmele is a quick and easy read that introduces basic language information as well program models for principals and administrators. This book is less than 100 pages and concisely gives administrators the beginning foundation of what having English…
Help us congratulate the 2018 winners of the ESL student essay contest! Winning essays will be published in the upcoming Summer 2018 edition of MIDTESOL Matters. Adult Program Essays Tiange Zhang, University of Missouri-Center for English Language Learning Daeun Aum, University of Missouri-Center for English Language Learning Ruoyin Zhao, University of Missouri-Center for English Language…
by Zachary Smith One of the struggles I have had during my professional career as an ELL teacher is assisting my ELLs with finding activities to become involved in. We all know that our students need engagement and interaction with other students in order to more quickly and effectively pick up on social language (BICS).…
by Zachary Smith Tips for those who didn’t attend the TESOL Convention: 1. Check the online resources that are shared by the presenters at TESOL. Each year for the conference, TESOL does a wonderful job of vetting and finding the best presenters who are experts in their research and teaching areas. Most of the presenters…
If you’re heading to Chicago for #TESOL18, here is a summary of when and where to meet up with other MIDTESOLers. Tuesday, March 27 after the opening plenary, join us from 7:30-10 PM for the MIDTESOL Social Gathering. Meet us for food and fun at AceBounce, 230 N. Clark St. AceBounce is a high-end restaurant…
Patrick T. Randolph’s presentation, “A Guaranteed, Humanistic, Four-Step Process to Help Prevent Plagiarism,” was nominated by MIDTESOL’s executive board based on input from conference attendees as the Best Presentation from the 2016 MIDTESOL Conference. The presentation was then selected by TESOL International as one of the eight “Best of TESOL Affiliates.” Patrick will present his…
by Zachary Smith A couple years ago, I wrote the article, “Seven Tips for Successful Home Visits.” This topic is still so important today that I am writing a follow up with an update on ways to help improve the outcome of home visits. In addition to the seven tips that I provided in the…
