Save the Date! The 2019 Dakota TESOL Closer Connections Conference is scheduled for October 21-22 at Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD. Registration opens July 1. Visit the Dakota TESOL website to stay up to date.
If you’re heading to Atlanta for #TESOL19, here is a summary of when and where to meet up with other MIDTESOLers. Tuesday, March 12 after the opening keynote, join us from 7:30 – 9:30 PM for the MIDTESOL Welcome Social. Meet us for food, fun, and networking at Suite Food Lounge, 375 Luckie St, Atlanta,…
Attendees at the Iowa Culture and Language Conference are invited to the MIDTESOL social gathering on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 beginning at 6:30 pm at Backpocket Brewing, 903 Quarry Rd, Coralville, Iowa. MIDTESOL members in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area are welcome to join us even if you are not attending the conference.
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…
MIDTESOL is pleased to invite its members to announce and submit student essays for the Best K-12 ESL Student Essay Award and Best Adult ESL Student Award. Topics reflect this year’s conference theme: “Building on the Past, Looking to the Future”. Eligibility: Best K-12 Essay Award – The student must be a K-12 school student…
Increase your knowledge of East Asia in 2018 beginning with the “Four Keys to the Culture of China” presentation from the Kansas Consortium for Teaching about Asia on Saturday, February 3rd at 4:30 PM, Room #126A in the Carlson Center at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS. “Four Keys to the Culture of China” will benefit educators…
When: Saturday, February 17, 2018 10:00AM-4:00PM Where: Mammel Hall Scott Campus University of Nebraska-Omaha Keynote: Dr. John Levis, Iowa State University The MALT Annual Colloquium on Language Teaching seeks to create a community of area language teachers & learners, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and encourage research in the field of Language Education. The event, which takes place on…
A note from MIDTESOL board member Zachary Smith: Are you attending the Iowa Culture and Language Conference in Coralville November 6-8? If so, please join your MIDTESOL friends for a social and connection hour on Tuesday. We will meet in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Coralville on Tuesday, November 7 at 6:30…
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…
Congratulations to our ESL student essay award winners! The first place essays from each category will be published in the Summer 2017 edition of MIDTESOL Matters. Best ESL Student Essay Award 1st place – Richard Yampanya 2nd place – Huilin Mao 3rd place – Di Zu All three are students at the University of Missouri.…
