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2019 AWELL Conference
The conference for Academic Writing and English Language Learners (AWELL) is a two-day conference designed for faculty, language instructors, composition instructors, and writing centre professionals who teach and tutor ELL students. The goal of the conference is to provide tools and approaches in a workshop format that may be used directly in classrooms and tutoring […]
TESL Canada Fall 2019 TCEF Participation Grant ($250)
TESL Canada is happy to announce the Fall 2019 TCEF Conference Participation Grant ($250) to support five TESL Canada members to attend a professional development conference, to be held in any Canadian province, in the Fall of 2019 or Spring of 2020. Applicants must be a TESL Canada member at the time of application and new […]
Call for Proposals: Psychology of Language Learning Conference
Psychology of Language Learning conferenceCape Breton University, Canada, June 2020 The fourth international Psychology of Language Learning conference (PLL4) will be held at Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia CANADA based on the theme “Currents and Waves.” They welcome proposals on a wide range of topics relating to the many long-running currents of thought and […]
Message from TESL Canada President, June 2019
June 10, 2019 Hello Everyone, It is incredible to think that the summer solstice is right around the corner. It has been a busy spring at TESL Canada and for you as well, I’m sure. I am so pleased to be able to send you all a great read: The June edition of TESL Canada Connects featuring […]
Spring 2019 Newsletter is out!
The latest issue of the TESL NS Newsletter is out! Click here to download it. This issue features the following contributions from the TESL NS community: Message from TESL NS President David Packer Assuring Benchmark Accuracy: A Comparative Framework, by Sarah Sampara The Global Forum for EAP Professionals: Report from the BALEAP Conference 2019, by […]
Important Notice: TESL NS Financial Restructuring
Important Notice: TESL NS now a Non-profit Organization – Financial Restructuring TESL NS has corrected its status to a non-profit organization from a charity. This is due to a 2016 CRA revocation of TESL NS’s charitable status. After years of lengthy discussions and appeals with the CRA, tax accountants, tax lawyers, and the TESL NS board, the outcome […]
Message to Potential Candidates for CCLB Board of Directors 2019
Message to CCLB Stakeholders Re: Message to Potential Candidates for CCLB Board of Directors 2019 Message aux intervenants du CNCLC Sujet : Message aux candidats potentiels au Conseil d’administration du CNCLC 2019 Le message en français suit. Message to Potential Candidates for CCLB Board of Directors 2019 CCLB is inviting applications to fill vacancies on […]
Call for Nominations for TESL Canada Board 2018-2019
November 20, 2018 Dear Members, TESL Canada is currently accepting nominations for the TESL Canada Board for the position of: Vice-President. The submission date for email nominations is November 30, 2018. Nomination Requirements: · All nominees must be current TESL Canada members. · All nominees must be nominated by 2 current TESL Canada members. · All […]
Fall 2018 Newsletter is out!
The latest issue of the TESL NS newsletter is hot off the (digital) presses! Click here to download the newsletter! This issue features the following contributions by members of the TESL NS community: Executive Function and Writing: Can We Do More?, by Amanda Marshall • TESL NS President’s Report, David Packer • REFLECTION: Flippin’ My […]
Proposed By-law Change: November 2018
At this year’s AGM on November 17, we will be voting on some by-law amendments. These proposed amendments must be communicated to the membership in advance of the AGM. Here is a copy of the current by-laws, as amended in 2014. [Click to download TESL NS By-laws 2014] Here is a copy of the proposed […]
