English Language Educators Conference

The English Language Educators Conference is co-hosted by the English Language Institute and the Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. This year’s conference will focus on best practices for supporting newcomers. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Don Vu, will present the highlights of his bestselling book, “Life, Literacy and the…

Call for Proposals: English Language Educators Conference

Proposals are being accepted for the English Language Educators Conference co-hosted by the English Language Institute and the Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO on March 4-5, 2022. Pre-conference workshops on Friday, March 4 will target three different audiences:  K-12 ESL, English for Academic Purposes/Intensive English Programs, and…

TESOL & SLA Professional Development Conference 2017

by Terry Barakat The English Language Institute of Missouri State University (ELI of MSU) held our free bi-annual TESOL & SLA Professional Development Conference on Friday, April 28, 2017. We had about 30 participants who included colleagues from Ozarks-area K-12 and higher education institutions as well as intrepid attendees from Kansas City and Rolla, MO,…

Spring TESOL and Second Language Acquisition Conference – Missouri State

When: Friday, April 28, from 9:00am to 3:00pm Where: Missouri State University, The Morris Center, 301 S. Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO Conference focus: Best practices in the field Tips for teaching, assessing, and working with international students and non-native English-speaking students Presentations of professional or student research Advocacy, one of the ELI’s core values: The ELI…

MSU’s CELTA Program

By Jennifer Johnston The English Language Institute (ELI) at Missouri State University is now one of only 25 centers in the United States to offer the world renowned CELTA certificate (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from Cambridge University English Language Assessment. The ELI is only one of 3 U.S. university-based centers…