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MinneTESOL
Minnesota Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
December 2009 Updates
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Journal Now Available
ONLINE
2009 Journal Now Available!
The editors of Volume 26 of the MinneWITESOL Journal (2009) are pleased to announce
that it is now available online at http://www.minnewitesoljournal.org/
This volume brings a welcome addition to the editorial staff. Continuing
editors Mike Anderson and Bonnie Swierzbin are very pleased to have Gail
Ibele and Andrea Poulos of the University of Wisconsin at Madison join them
as co-editors. Welcome, Gail and Andrea!
We thank all of those involved in the process of creating this volume of
the MinneWITESOL Journal, particularly the authors and the Editorial
Advisory Board. We also thank Hamline University, the University of
Minnesota, and University of Wisconsin for their support of the editorial
process.
Editors:
Mike Anderson
Bonnie Swierzbin
Gail Ibele
Andrea Poulos
http://www.minnewitesoljournal.org/
Pictured Left: Past President Rosie Sharkey and Harold B. Allen Award
winner Eric Nelson.
Click here to go directly to the online journal.
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Fall Conference a Great Success!
MinneTESOL Conference 2009
The 2009 MinneTESOL Conference is now behind us, and we are very pleased
with the positive comments we have received from presenters, volunteers,
exhibitors, and attendees. This conference is highly dependent upon people
who give of their time and talents, and we appreciate those contributions
more than we can say.
Highlights of the conference were:
• Kao Kalia Yang, local author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
• Keynote address by Dr. Elaine Tarone, Dr. Martha Bigelow, and Ms. Kit
Hansen who described their research: How Research on Oral Language Can
Inform Literacy Instruction in a Second Language
• Friday afternoon pre-conference workshops presented by Sarah
Tahtinen-Pacheco, Elaine Tarone, Bonnie Swierzbin, and Betsy Parrish
• Eric Nelson, 2009 Harold B. Allen Award Recipient
• 34 Exhibitors
• 50 Break-out sessions and poster sessions
• Interest Session Meetings: elementary, middle school, high school, adult,
college, teacher education
On behalf of the Executive Board, we extend a heartfelt thank you!
Kate Jensen and Annie Marrin
MinneTESOL Conference Co-chairs
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Message from the Outgoing
President
Dear MinneTESOL members,
I am approaching my final days as President of MinneTESOL, and I want to
thank you for honoring me with this position. I have had such a wonderful
opportunity this year to work with the MinneTESOL Executive Board and other
members of our organization on various initiatives. Collectively our
organization accomplished a lot this year including: numerous interest
section gatherings in the spring, the MinneTESOL essay contest, revisions
of the organization's by-laws, ongoing improvements to the website,
publication of the MinneWiTESOL Journal, our State Fair presence, our
annual conference, and so many other activities. I want to thank all of
you, especially the Executive Board, for making my position as President an
enjoyable and learning-filled experience. Whether you are long-time members
or brand new, I hope you will join me by volunteering in the MinneTESOL
organization and participating in its activities over the coming year.
Laura Funke
Pictured left: outgoing MinneTESOL President Laura Funke and incoming
President Astrid Liden Church
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Call for Papers: 2010 Journal
The MinneWITESOL Journal, an online publication
of the Minnesota and Wisconsin TESOL organizations,
seeks contributions for Volume 27 to be published in the summer of 2010.
Submissions of the following type will be considered:
• Articles (15-20 pages) or Reports (7-10 pages) about:
Instructional methods, techniques, and materials
Work-in-progress or research with implications for ESL
Issues in ESL curriculum and program design
Testing, assessment, and evaluation in ESL
Professional preparation
Sociopolitical issues in ESL
Learner perspectives about language learning
• Grammar Usage Studies (15-20 pages):
Investigations into how grammatical forms are actually used in spoken or
written language that inform our understanding of English and how it can be
taught.
• Reviews (500-1,500 words) of recently published ESL materials
Journal articles; print or online
Texts for professional development
Instructional materials for learners
Educational ESL websites or software
Complete details and submission guidelines can be downloaded
at: http://www.minnewitesoljournal.org.
Submissions must be emailed to one
of the following editors as a Word file. Submissions and questions can be
addressed to:
Mike Anderson, ande1819@umn.edu
Gail Ibele, gkibele@wisc.edu
Andrea Poulos, aspoulos@wisc.edu
Bonnie Swierzbin, swie0006@umn.edu
***Deadline for submissions is January 11, 2010***
Pictured right: Keynote speakers at fall conference Kit Hansen, Martha
Bigelow, and Elaine Tarone.
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Care to write a review?
The MinneWITESOL Journal has a number of books available for
review in the 2010 volume. Readers of the journal have enthusiastically
requested reviews of books, websites, and other materials, and the
publishers' representatives have been generous in providing materials to
review, which gives YOU a chance to examine newly-published materials and
write a review for publication in the MinneWITESOL Journal.
The books available for review are:
Milestones Series (2009) Targeted students: K-12
National Geographic INSIDE series Targeted students: K-12
Ventures 1, 2, 3 & 4 student's book Targeted students: adult
Literacy and second language oracy
If you are interested in reviewing one or more of these books, please email
one of the editors with the following information:
your name, email address and phone number
title of book(s) you would like to review
For the textbooks that are available in a series, specify the grade or
proficiency level(s) you would like to review.
After your review is received by the editors, you are welcome to keep the
materials you reviewed.
We also welcome reviews of textbooks and other materials that are not on
our list.
Please visit the journal's website (www.minnewitesoljournal.org)
for submission guidelines and to read reviews that have been published.
MinneWITESOL Journal editors
Mike Anderson Gail Ibele Andrea Poulos Bonnie Swierzbin
*** Deadline for submissions is January 11, 2010***
Pictured right: Friday night speaker and local author Kao Kalia Yang
signing her book, The Latehomecomer, at the fall conference.
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More
important announcements:
Make a Mark, Teach English!
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FELLOW PROGRAM
Applications for the Academic Year 2010-2011 English Language Fellowship are
currently being accepted.
• All fellowships are federally-funded professional positions.
• Assignments are for a ten-month period (typically from September to June).
Application deadline: March 1, 2010
Eligibility Requirements
--U.S. citizenship
--Master's degree with focus on TESL/TEFL (must be conferred by the end of
the 2010 Spring semester)
--Fellows must have minimum two years professional TESL/TEFL experience;
both teacher training and curriculum/material development experience are
helpful.
--Senior Fellows must have minimum four years of teacher training experience;
overseas experience in TEFL is helpful.
For more information or to apply online, view the EL Fellow site at:
http://elf.georgetown.edu
Questions? Contact the Northcentral Recruitment Center Staff of the English
Language Fellow Program: Nancy Peters, petersn@fvtc.edu,
(920) 735-4844, English
Language Fellow Program at Georgetown University, Center for Intercultural
Education and Development. Email: elf@georgetown.edu.
Tel: 202-687-2608. Fax:
202-687-2555
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Educational Seminars, formerly referred to as Fulbright Teacher Exchange
Programs, are sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
(ECA), U.S. Department of State. These programs provide unique opportunities
for qualified U.S. and international teachers and administrators to
participate in three to six week work-shadow and observational study
programs. Educational Seminars also provide educators with the opportunity to
learn about educational systems of other countries and participate on topic
focused seminars through a wide array of programs. The program countries
include Argentina, Brazil, Greece, India, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Thailand, Uruguay
and the United States. Through nation-wide competitions, approximately 80
U.S. teachers and principals are selected each year to participate in 2-3
week exchange programs in the host countries. Additionally, the program will
bring approximately 80 international teachers and principals for 2-3 week
programs to be hosted by schools across the U.S.
More information on our program can be found at: www.americancouncils.org/es.
View the EL Fellow site
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