The annual MacKay Lecture Series at Dalhousie University features four lectures given by internationally renowned speakers, addressing subjects related to the liberal and performing arts. For more information, visit the series website. LECTURE I 7:00pm, Thursday, September 24th Weldon Law Building, Room 105 Patricia Lamarre, “Parkour de ville: What the linguistic trajectories of young multilingual […]
Stephen Whelan is our new Newsletter Editor. He is looking for writers for the next (October) newsletter, so please get in touch (editor@teslns.com) if you’d like to see your name in print! Check out some of the newsletter archives for inspiration!
Heather Windsor is the winner of the $25 gift card draw for answering the members’ survey. Congratulations, Heather!
Your TESL NS Board recently formed an Advocacy Committee to speak on behalf of our members, students and the profession. In order to know the demographics and profile of our membership, and to better represent our members, we request that you complete this short survey. As an added incentive, all survey takers who complete the […]
There are a few events happening shortly in Halifax that may be of interest to you and your students! World Refugee Day June 20 Walk with Refugees on World Refugee Day (sponsored by ISANS, Halifax Refugee Clinic, and YMCA Newcomers Programs). On June 20 across Canada communities will Walk with Refugees to put refugee voices […]
Click here to download the latest issue of the TESL NS newsletter! The Spring issue features the following articles, reports and activities from TESL NS members from across the province: Teaching Immigrants One at a Time by Stephen Whelan Affiliate Assembly: TESOL Convention 2015 by Carol Derby TESL NS Activity Swap by Tony Rusinak TESL […]
The Halifax Regional School Board is currently accepting applications for the position of Manager, Adult EAL, responsible for the management of two Adult EAL sites located in Dartmouth and Bedford. Click here to visit the TESL NS Jobs Board for more details or visit the HRSB website. Applications will be accepted until June 2.
Slides and handouts for some conference sessions are available below! Concurrent sessions A 9:30 – 10:30 Try it out! 2 speaking activities for large groups Paula Cheal Participants at this workshop will partake in two speaking activities. We will be ‘doing it’, not ‘talking about it’. Activity 1: 3-2-1 Speak! For fluency and concision. Tried […]
The 2015 DCUTL will take place on April 29 and 30 in the Rowe Management Building at the Dalhousie University Campus in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia. The full program is available here. This year’s conference theme, “The Significance of Community Engagement for Student Learning”, will explore the broad spectrum of work-integrated learning and internship/practicum/co-op education […]
The TESL Canada National Conference 2015 will be hosted by ATESL in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. This year’s theme is “Elevating Language Learning to New Heights.” The Call for Proposals is now open, Click here to submit a proposal for the conference. You can also keep up with the latest conference information via the Conference […]
