Future of English Language Teaching Conference ONLINE | Saturday, 26 June 2021 | 09:30 to 16:45 (UK time) The 6th annual Future of English Language Teaching Online Conference of 2021 will take place on Saturday 26 June 2021. Confirmed plenary speakers include Scott Thornbury, and Silvana Richardson. Presented by Trinity […]
AKTESOL Evening with John McCaffery
AKTESOL Presents John McCaffery – “Translanguaging – the solution for our students from bilingual backgrounds?” Date: Wednesday 23 June Time: Drinks/nibbles 6pm, presentation 6:30pm – 7:30pm Venue: Papatoetoe High School John McCaffery is an Honorary Staff member at the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Te Puna Wānanga School of Māori and […]
Tertiary SIG Zoom meeting
For TESOLANZ Tertiary Special Interest Group Members Please join us on Tuesday 22nd June from 5.00 to 6pm for a Zoom group discussion: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/95424727110.The issues discussed at the meeting will form the basis of our report for the next TESOLANZ newsletter. If you weren’t able to make it to the […]
WATESOL Expo
View the WATESOL Expo Programme This year’s WATESOL Expo will be on Thursday, June 17th at Wellington East Girls’ College, 4 – 7pm. The Expo will begin with a keynote address from Dr Corinne Seals speaking on Using other languages in the English classroom? Bringing ‘translanguaging’ into the conversation. We […]
LTRC seminar: Studying listening test-takers’ response processes
Topic: Studying listening test-takers’ response processes: challenges and opportunities Date: 16:00-17.00pm, Tuesday 25th May (AEST) Abstract: Listening test-takers’ response processes have traditionally been under-researched in language testing, despite their central role in validity arguments. A possible reason for this relative lack of studies is the methodological challenge associated with collecting […]
CANTESOL Assessment Workshop
Join us for a CANTESOL Assessment Workshop Presenter: Dr. Sara Cotterall, Adjunct Research Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington Meaningful, personalised language assessment: Encouraging learners to measure their own progress. This workshop focuses on what individual learners can do to evaluate their language learning progress. First, Sara will briefly explain why […]