Round table discussion on the current state of TESOL.
Past Events
BoPTESOL: Teaching Pronunciation
Teaching Pronunciation Presenter: Marty Pilott This presentation looks at: the goals of pronunciation teaching the three levels of pronunciation and why they are all important an approach to teaching based on articulation If needed, Marty will explain phones, phonemes and allophones. There will be some group work to practise an […]
AKTESOL: PLD Event 3
Kia ora This online event is open to all and we welcome members and non-members from around the country. This event is an opportunity for members to share what has worked for them in 2025 and what is coming up in 2026. There will be several breakout rooms and participants […]
Professor Paul Nation – What every ESL teacher should know
We are most fortunate to have the opportunity to hear Professor Paul Nation present once again this year – this time on the topic of: What Should Every ESL teacher know? Abstract This presentation revisits the book What Should Every ESL teacher know?, asking what has changed. The talk will focus on ESL […]
Structured Literacy and ELLs in Primary Schools
On Wednesday, 12th November at 7pm, Haidee Jenkins will present our Term 4 webinar. Haidee will review a brief history of reading teaching practices, focus on what structured literacy is, best practice, and then how it can be used to support our ELLs. There may be time for questions and, […]
Artificial Intelligence for Formative Assessment
Speaker: Dr. Peter Yongqi Gu is Associate Professor at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. Abstract Formative assessment is widely recognised as vital for effective teaching but remains underused in English language classrooms, often due to unclear conceptualisation and inappropriate implementation. This […]