CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Spring 2009 English Research Symposium. New Technology
and English Language Education in China. Sponsored by British Embassy,
Beijing Normal University
and China Central Radio and TV University
Workshop: Pedagogy of Online Learning for LINC Home Study Instructors
by Centennial College: February 17, 2007
34th TESL Ontario Conference
November 16 - 18, 2006
Holiday Inn
370 King Street West, Toronto
Sessions Attended
It's Essential.ca: New Resources for ESL Teachers
Presenter: Marianne Kayed - Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks. She introduces a new website by CCLB,
www.itsessential.ca
Pharmacy Educator Perspectives on Bridging
Presenter. Maxine Mungat. Brock University, St Catherines
Discuss programs for foreign trained pharmacists who wish to practice in Canada.
Online Professional Development
Effective Intercultural Observation. John Sivell
Teaching Spoken English. Judy Gilbert.
Citizenship & Language Training Curriculum - About Ontario. Antonella Valeo.
Evaluating Possible Paralinguistic Issues for Foreign-Trained Professionals. Kathryn Brillinger.
Lexis - Moving Beyond the Dictionary. Tania Iveson
Peel Halton Etobicoke Affiliate of TESL Ontario
General Meeting
October 12, 2006
100 Elm Drive, Mississauga
Workshops attended for PD:
Teaching Writing Skills with online Tools
TESL Toronto Spring Conference
May 13, 2006
New College, University of Toronto
40 Willcocks Ave., Wilson Hall
Workshops Attended:
- Teaching to the New iBT TOEFL
- Effective Presentations
TESL Toronto Employment Event
March 27, 2006
Bickford Centre, 777 Bloor St. West
Employment Information Session for ESL Professionals. March 27, 2006.
Rountable Guests: School Boards, College, Agency, Private School
Thirteenth International Symposium on English Teaching.
by the English Teachers' Association/ROC, Taipei. November 12-14,
2004.
Theme: "Trends in Asian ELT: Theory and Practice".
Christison, Mary Ann. Using Learning Theory and Research and
to Create Effective EFL Instruction.
Christison,
teaches at the University of Utah. She believes that research should be
made readily available for immediate use by teachers in the classroom
Cook, Vivian. Bilingual Cognition and Language Teaching
Cook
thinks that language teaching changes people and it is the responsibility of the teacher to change student’s minds.
Krashen, Stephen. Applying the Comprehension Hypothesis: Some
Suggestions.
Krashen has written in the fields of second language acquisition, bilingual education, neurolinguistics and literacy.
Forum
A panel discussion was chaired by Professor Anne Burns
of Macquarie University.
Panel consist of: Krashen, Christison, Cook and Adrian
Palmer of University of Utah.
There were also other invited papers and award-winning
papers.
Taipei International Book Exhibition at World Trade Centre in Taipei,
Taiwan
15 February - 20 February 2005.
See hard copy for details.
