2019 TextTESOL is going to take place in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio is a great place to be at during the Halloween season, especially if you are a fan of all things that go ‘bump’ in the night. But if you are not much for spooky things you can always skip that and enjoy this year’s conference: The ABC’s of TESOL. The mission of the great state conference is to gather professionals who teach English to Speakers of Other Languages together to share their expertise via teaching workshops, research presentations, and poster sessions.
Sioux Falls is the home to over 70 parks and greenways. This year it will also be the location of the 2019 Dakota TESL! Save the date, as Monday and Tuesday will be dedicated to all things ESL, while the evenings will be reserved for Community Nights covering the topics of diversity (October 20) and trauma (October 21). Even though we won’t be there our swag will so make sure you get a goodie bag if you attend.
If you are an ESL teacher in Alberta make sure to attend this annual ATESL that is to take place on Friday and Saturday at the Westin Hotel in Calgary. As every year, conference attendants will be provided with professional development opportunities, networking, creating awareness, and learn about government policies.
Intermountain TESOL is a nonprofit organization open to anyone in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming concerned with the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. This year the event will be taking place at the SLCC Taylorsville Campus. Brock Brady (Former TESOL President) will be the Keynote Speaker.
The hip capital of Buckeye State will be having its annual conference at the Greater Columbus Convention. Ohio TESOL is an association of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. The conference will provide professional representation, resources, and advice to individuals dedicated to teaching the English Language. We are happy to announce that we will be there, so if you are down in Columbus, Ohio, we’ll be happy if you stop by and say hello
Louisville is known for many great things, which makes it a great location for the annual KYTESOL Conference! Home to the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory as well as the renowned Kentucky Derby, Louisville will be hosting the KYTESOL Conference at the Breckinridge Inn. We won’t be attending but our swag will be there!
English USA Stakeholders Conference 2019 is a great opportunity to network with colleagues from all types of English language programs around the US as well as with invited officials from key organizations and government agencies. Our catalog will be waiting for you there.
CATESOL Annual Conference 2019 is coming up! This year, CATESOL is celebrating its 50 years. exciting! The CATESOL is an annual conference that brings together teachers of English. This year the conference will be taking place at the San Jose Convention Center. If you are in a Halloween mood make sure to take the time and visit the Winchester Mystery House.
MIDTESOL 2019 will be taking place in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday and Saturday! This year’s conference is taking place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Even though we aren’t able to attend this year’s conference, we made sure to sent out some goodies, so keep an eye out for some English Central swag!
It is hard to believe that in little more than a month it will be time for TESOL! And if that isn’t exciting enough, it is in Atlanta, so all of us who attend will have the chance to fill up on fried pickles (and chicken) at the same time. That is what they call “living”.
English Central will be there and exhibiting with our newest publisher, Innova Press. Award-winning author Terry Phillips will be with us representing Innova. Terry will also be presenting on his upcoming series EAP Grammar. As always, we will also have plenty of great books with us and fun little gifts for those who are kind enough to come and visit us at our booth.
We hope you will attend our sessions too! Here are the details:
The Skillful approach to teaching critical thinking
March 13th, 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM in A408 at GWCC
All published EAP materials claim to teach critical thinking skills, but do they ask students to do more than discuss their opinions? In this session, attendees look at low- to high-order critical thinking skills and how they can effectively be taught across levels of an EAP curriculum.
The importance of grammar in EAP
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English is largely a syntactic language, with meaning being conveyed in most cases by word order. However, there is generally a focus on tense formation and usage in the ESL classroom. This session explores the importance of teaching competence in syntax to improve academic reading and writing.
