Interest Groups
NNLEI Business Meeting
Posted April 6th, 2008 by adminTerry Doyle, CATESOL
Sheraton Carr
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Members of the NNLEI interest group will conduct their business meeting for the year 2008.
TEW-IG Annual Meeting
Posted April 6th, 2008 by adminMargaret Lyman - Ingrid Greenberg, ProActive English; CATESOL; San Diego Community College
Sheraton Compagno
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Members of the Teaching English in the Workplace Interest Group meet to discuss activities of the 2007 Steering Committee and elect new members to the 2008 Steering Committee.
Intercultural Communication Interest Group Business Meeting
Posted April 6th, 2008 by adminClarissa Ryan, California State University, East Bay
Sheraton Tofanelli
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Anyone interested in intercultural topics should attend this meeting. Potential new ICIG members can learn about the group’s goals, meet current members, and discuss their own intercultural concerns. In addition, brief official business such as elections will be conducted.
TELL-IG Business Meeting
Posted April 6th, 2008 by adminMarian Thacher, OTAN
Sheraton Gardenia
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Interest Group holds its annual business meeting at the conference. If you are a technology enthusiast and are looking for a way to get more involved in CATESOL, please attend! Learn about the work of the interest group and meet some interesting and creative people.
Important Issues Related to Non-Native Educators
Posted March 31st, 2008 by adminTerry Doyle, City College of San Francisco; Cassia de Abreu, San Diego Community College
IG Featured Colloquium
Convention Center 203
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Issues like the following important to non-native language educators will be discussed: (1) dealing with discrimination; (2) dealing with the fear of failure; (3) becoming more aware of the advantages non-native teachers bring to classrooms; (4) implementing change among hiring practices. Participants will be encouraged to introduce their own issues.
Interest Groups
Posted December 6th, 2007 by adminIntercultural Communication (IC-IG) Non-native Language Educators’ Issues (NNLEI-IG) Teaching English in the Workplace (TEW-IG) Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL-IG) CATESOL Interest Group members are passionate about their areas of interest. Friday afternoon, each of the four Interest Groups (IGs) will conduct a panel discussion, or "colloquium," on a timely topic related to its interest. These sessions are highly informative and reflect an assortment of current thought and practice. Following the colloquia, the IGs will hold their annual business meetings. Interest Group business meetings provide the best opportunities to get involved with other movers and shakers in these areas, share experience and ideas, and help shape the group’s activities for the coming year. Please visit the Interest Group table in the exhibit hall throughout the conference to meet IG leaders and get information about Interest Groups. Intercultural Communication (IC-IG) Non-native Language Educators’ Issues (NNLEI-IG) Teaching English in the Workplace (TEW-IG) Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL-IG) For the full article, please clck here to read more...
