Join a global online discussion on a key global issue in English language teaching:
Successes and Challenges in Meeting the Needs of Young Learners , October 15 – December 5, 2008
Share your experiences, ideas, and questions with colleagues worldwide. Facilitated by experienced practitioners, this online discussion is open to TESOL and TESOL affiliate members and other professionals in the ELT community worldwide. For more information, visit TESOL’s Web site:
www.tesol.org/onlinediscussionKey issue: The rapid growth of English language learning worldwide has created opportunities as well as serious challenges regarding language policy, teacher training, and lack of resources in effectively meeting the needs of school-age (K-12) learners.
What has been your experience? What are the successes and/or challenges in your country (or local context) in meeting the needs of young learners? Share your stories, questions, effective practices, and resources with your colleagues worldwide.
In addition, don’t miss this related TESOL virtual seminar:
Teaching Young Learners (K–12): Challenges and a Way Forward , with Annamaria Pinter, Wednesday, October 15, 2008 (9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EDT)
The pre-registration deadline to participate in the live event is October 9. However, registration for the playback version will stay open until January 15. This program is free for TESOL Global and Student members. For more information, visit TESOL’s Web site:
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=1426&DID=1143Annamaria Pinter is an associate professor at the Centre for Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick, England. She lectures at MA and EdD levels and supervises theses in the area of teaching languages to children. Her research interests include task-based learning, sociocultural theory, and materials design. She has been involved in teacher development programmes both at Warwick and overseas. She has published widely in the area of teaching English to young learners. Her recent book for TESOL teachers with an interest in young learners is Teaching Young Language Learners (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers).
If you have any questions about these programs, please contact
edprograms@tesol.org or +1-703-518-2528.
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