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  • Dates: June 1-3, 2018
  • Location: Rethymno, Greece
  • Theme: Languages and Cultures at Home and at School
  • Call for Papers: September 30, 2017
  • Further Information: Click here
01/06/2018

TIRF Insights: Social and Emotional Learning is available in four languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), English, and Spanish.

This paper, authored by Katherine (Kath) Stannett, investigates social and emotional learning (SEL) against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent disrupted education and learning loss.

Recent research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to disrupted education, learning loss, and the wide-scale use of hybrid and online teaching and learning. The pandemic has also revealed and underscored a need to address not only students’ academic skills but also their social and emotional skills.

This paper is made available to the public for free. Use these links to access the publication:

 

TIRF is pleased to have worked with author Kath Stannett, an England-based teacher trainer and materials writer, and in collaboration with Laureate International Universities and National Geographic Learning, to produce this first paper in the “TIRF Insights” series. This series was formerly known as “TIRF Language Education in Review.”

Via “TIRF Insights,” the Foundation profiles recent research in the field of English Language Teaching in a practical and accessible format. Our publication is written for parents, teachers, school leaders, and all student advocates who want to review recent educational trends in a nonacademic way.

Click here to download the English version of TIRF Insights: Social Emotional Learning.

http://www.tesl.ca/

TESL Canada’s Mission is to promote excellence in the teaching and learning of English as a second or additional language in partnership with its constituent provincial and territorial associations, and like-minded national and international organizations.

TESL Canada’s Values:

  • Excellence in language, settlement, and refugee programs;
  • National standards for professional certification and teacher training program recognition;
  • Working together with provincial and territorial associations on common goals;
  • Promoting ongoing professional development;
  • Research and scholarship in the field of teaching and learning ESL;
  • Linguistic rights for individuals and communities;
  • Equality of employment opportunity for qualified non-native English-speaking and native English-speaking teachers; and
  • Assisting with English language development while still protecting Ancestral languages for speakers of Indigenous first languages.
TIRF Grantee Patsy Vinogradov
  • Date: June 22-23, 2017
  • Location: Taipei, Taiwan
  • Call for Papers: October 31, 2016
  • Further Information: Click here
22/06/2017

The seventh volume in the “Global Research on Teaching and Learning English” features chapters with original research written by internationally recognized scholars and TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant awardees. The volume addresses the crucial and growing need for research-based conversations on the contexts, environments, goals, and measures of success for Chinese-speaking learners of English. It includes sections on language assessment, perceptions in university contexts, and technology, especially in relation to young learners, in order to promote in-depth discussion of the teaching and learning of English for native speakers of Chinese.

The13 research-based chapters in Chinese-Speaking Learners of English: Research, Theory, and Practice discuss topics such as the impact and implications of using emerging assessment tools; the increase in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses; academic speaking and writing; and teaching in an online or hybrid environment. Throughout the book, the authors draw on their knowledge of their multiple contexts, as well as their learners’ needs and goals.

This volume is co-edited by Ryan Damerow, TIRF’s Chief Operating Officer, and Dr. Kathi Bailey, TIRF President is now available for purchase online.

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TIRF at 2016 TESOL: Building Peace Through Language Policy and Planning (April 2016)
The mission of CARLA is to study multilingualism and multiculturalism, to develop knowledge of second language acquisition, and to advance the quality of second language teaching, learning, and assessment by conducting research and action projects; sharing research-based and other forms of knowledge across disciplines and education systems; and extending, exchanging, and applying this knowledge in the wider society.
http://www.carla.umn.edu/
Type: Journals
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=APS

ISSN: 01427164
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Keywords: language development, language disorders, psycholinguistics
Start year: 1980

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http://www.anupi.org.mx/

The mission of the National Association of English Teachers at University Level (non-profit organization), is to improve the quality of the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL/ESL) in Mexico, to promote the professional development of those involved in the profession, and to initiate and support research in this area.  The objectives of the National Association of English Teachers at University Level are to:

  • Encourage professional development in the teaching of EFL/ESL through the establishment of links between teachers and public and private universities in Mexico, as well as abroad;
  • Support the development of a network for reflection, analysis and systematization of educational practices in Mexico with the objective to share between colleagues our successes and experiences;
  • Publicize and stimulate the activities related to teaching and research with specialists in the area;
  • Organize academic and cultural activities;
  • Establish standards to guarantee quality in academic EFL/ESL teacher training programs at bachelors and graduate levels, as well as design a profile that specifies the knowledge and abilities essential for graduates from these programs;
  • Specify the mechanisms for the certification of teachers that meet the profile and who wish to receive a national or international certification;
  • Establish criteria for the evaluation of teachers who possess different levels of proficiency of the English language; and
  • Accredit academic EFL/ESL teacher preparation programs in Mexico at bachelors and graduate levels.
  • Date: February 10-11, 2017
  • Location: Lucknow, India
  • Call for Papers: December 10, 2017
  • Further Information: Click here
10/02/2017
Type: Journals
http://benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_seriesview.cgi?series=JAIC

ISSN: 2211-4742
E-ISSN: 2211-4750
Publisher: John Benjamins
Country: The Netherlands
Language: English
Keywords: argumentation theory, multidisciplinary, communication studies, linguistics

Start year: 2011

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Learn U.S. Civics and ESL with pictures and easy words. Access lessons, worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, videos, and other printables. Links: http://www.elcivics.com/ and http://www.elcivics.com/esl-ebook-worksheets.pdf

http://www.tesol-france.org/index.php

TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) France, an affiliate of TESOL Inc. and IATEFL, is a non-profit organization of teachers of English in France run entirely by volunteers. Its purposes are to stimulate professional development, to disseminate information about research, books and other materials related to English, and to strengthen instruction and research.

The Foundation is pleased to share access to a translated Chinese version of its 2012 report regarding English language training for the 21st-century workforce. Click here to access the translated paper. We are extremely thankful to our colleagues at English Career magazine for making this report available to Chinese readers. We would also like to recognize Ms. Yi-hua Lin for helping to check the translation of the paper.

Suggested readings on Teaching Pronunciation from John Murphy, University of Georgia. Link: http://www2.gsu.edu/~esljmm/ss/furtherreading.htm

Dr. Tasha Darbes is interviewed by TIRF Trustee MaryAnn Christison for the Foundation’s November newsletter.