In case you need an excuse to visit Montreal this summer, Concordia University will be hosting a conference titled Language Awareness for our Multicultural World, July 8-11. Click here for details.
Check out this brilliant slideshow of the Spring 2012 Conference, created by new board member, Christopher Madden! Thanks, Chris. It will be permanently placed on the Spring 2012 Conference information page.
Thanks to all participants, speakers, exhibitors, executive and volunteers for an exhilarating conference! We’d like express a huge gratitude to our parting Executive members for their dedication over the years and another gigantic welcome to the new ones (whose dedication will most definitely be demonstrated in the coming year)!
Conference pages have been collapsed into one page, where you can find Pecha Kucha videos, conference photos, and presenter handouts/presentations: Conference > Past Conferences > Spring 2012.
TESL Canada is currently accepting nominations for the TESL Canada Board Executive [4 positions] and Elected Director [5 positions]. The length of Term is one year – from May 12, 2012 until the spring of 2013. Please note that nominees may be nominated for one or more positions. Click here for more information.- TESL Canada’s eMagazine SHARE, Issue 2 is available online here.
- TESL Canada Conference 2012 is quickly approaching. Calls for proposals are open until May 13. Click here.
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As the conference season approaches, it’s important to reiterate that we are examples for our students. Plagiarism isn’t only a student copying and pasting from Wikipedia; it’s also teachers using ideas from websites, blogs or books and passing them off as their own. With our spring conference near, let’s all be cognisant of this issue. Marisa Constantinides of CELT Athens discusses the issue here.
Newcomers may face any number of challenges in taking the Canadian citizenship test — e.g., low literacy levels, learning disabilities, or even post-traumatic stress disorder. CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario) has just released a new publication entitled Barriers to Citizenship – How ESL Teachers Can Help [pdf], which explains how teachers can help their students get the necessary support to have a fair chance on the citizenship test. CLEO also has other resources available in a range of CLB levels on their website.
Founded in 1976, TESL Toronto is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization representing educators and specialists in the fields of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL). We are an affiliate of TESL Ontario.
Our Mandate is
• to support professional development for teachers of English as a Second Language in Toronto, and
• to work with other regional affiliates and TESL Ontario to enhance ESL learning environments, and
• to establish and promote standards in ESL education.
The Executive Board of TESL Toronto is made up of members in good standing of TESL Ontario who volunteer their time and energy. TESL Toronto is currently accepting applications for new members of our Executive Board. More...
We represent approximately 1,500 members. Our members are mainly ESL instructors, though anyone with an interest in the field can join. More...
Conference inquiries
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All other inquiries
info@tesltoronto.org
