Author Archives: teslnovascotia
Proposed By-law Change: October 2014
At this year’s AGM on October 25, we will be voting on some by-law amendments, related to the roles of publication editor, webmaster, communications coordinator and members at large. Click here to download a copy of the by-laws which includes the proposed amendments.
September Newsletter
The newest issue of the TESL Ns newsletter has just been released! Click here to download it. This issue features articles, a lesson plan, and more! Real-Life Errors as a Learning Tool by Tiffany MacDonald What is a Good Book? by Fe Leonor Baculi Paraphrase as an Expression of Meaning by Kris Mitchell Immigration Challenges […]
Highlights from Sept. 9 Board Meeting
– The board continued working on the Fall Conference 2014. – The September Swap Shop Theme is “Ice Breakers, Warmers and Class Building Activities”. Swap Shop will be held on Sept. 23 at teh Stubborn Goat Pub. – Chris Klatecki has been appointed as a TESL Canada Representative for the remaining of the year of […]
2014 Fall Conference
TESL Nova Scotia’s annual Fall Conference will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 24-25, at Dalhousie University. The Fall conference is an annual event for ESL professionals from across the province to network and share knowledge with the goal of enhancing professional practice of the teaching of English in Nova Scotia.The conference will include […]
Activity Swap Shop Sept. 23
TESL Event: Activity Swap Shop. Warmer and Icebreaker Edition. When: Tuesday, Sept. 23. 5:00-7:00. (5:00-6:00 social hour, activity swap 6:00-7:00 ) Where: The Stubborn Goat Gastropub, 1579 Grafton St., Upper floor (Click here for directions) What: Informal TESL fun. This activity swap is both a networking social with the TESL community, as well as a […]
AWELL Conference – Call for Papers
AWELL – Academic Writing & English Language Learners Conference, 2014 October 3-4, 2014 | Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia AWELL is designed for faculty, instructors, and writing centre professionals who teach and tutor ELL students. The goal of the conference is to provide tools and approaches that may be used directly in the classroom […]
Seeking TESL Canada Rep
TESL Nova Scotia is currently seeking a representative to TESL Canada. The TESL Canada Representative represents our provincial association within the national organization and serves on the Board of Directors of TESL Canada. As the Nova Scotia representative, you will be responsible for: attending at least one meeting of the TESL Canada Board a year, […]
July 2014 Newsletter
The latest issue of TESL Nova Scotia newsletter is now out! Click here to download it. The issue features articles by Fe Leonor Baculi, Mary Lou Harnish, Michael Landry, Amanda Marshall, Anna Maier, Shazia Nawaz Awan, Sophie Paish and Oksana Shkurska. Comments, suggestions and contributions can be directed to editor@teslns.com. Enjoy!
REALize 2015 – Call for submissions
The call for submissions is open for REALize 2015, the National Online Forum for English as an Additional Language (EAL) / English as a Second Language (ESL) Professionals in Canada, which will happen on January 23 and 24, 2015. Check out this page for more details.
Highlights from June 12 Board Meeting
The TESL board met on June 12 at St. Mary’s University. The board reviewed evaluations of the Spring-2014 conference. According to the participants, the food was “fantastic”, ‘the best in years” and ‘awesome”! The participants also provided the board with many valuable suggestions for future TESL NS events. Thank you very much for your feedback! […]
