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…
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…
By Jennifer Johnston While the COVID-19 pandemic has made much about our jobs as ESL/EFL professionals challenging, it has also opened the doors to a wider variety of professional development opportunities, with many conferences, webinars and other training moving online. At the English Language Institute at Missouri State University, we now offer the Cambridge CELTA…
Update 3.11.20: The conference has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Save the date! Missouri State University’s English Language Institute presents the English Language Educator Conference on March 27 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This free, one-day conference is designed for English language educators at the K-12 and university levels. Proposals The conference…
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,…
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…
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…
Are you interested in teaching overseas? Missouri State University is now proud to offer the CELTA, a world-famous 120-hour English teaching certificate program from University of Cambridge English Language Assessment Our first course will take place July 13-August 14, 2015 Some highlights of the CELTA are: Classes on a variety of topics like Classroom Management,…
