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 – 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 […]
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, […]
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!
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.
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! […]
Certificate in Immigration Program UBC Continuing Studies and Dalhousie University College of Continuing Education are pleased to be offering a new 100% online Certificate program to professionals who currently work or would like to work in the area of immigration. The program is accredited by the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) and is […]
Full Conference Program Suprasegmentals and Prosody in Every Language Classroom Andrea Taylor & Sean Cavicchi In this presentation, we will discuss the big picture aspects of teaching pronunciation. We will explain why suprasegmentals and prosody are so important and the benefits of including them in every classroom’s curriculum, both for learners and instructors. We will […]
Click here to download the TESL NS March Newsletter. This issue features news and articles by Tiffany MacDonald, Amanda Marshall, Simon Moll, Sophie Paish, Nurudil Temel, and Sam Worthington. Comments, suggestions and contributions can be directed to editor@teslns.com. Enjoy!
TESL NS is re-aligning its membership year with the calendar year. In the past TESL membership ran from November until October, but this is changing as of 2013-2014. Any membership bought in November or December 2013 or any time in 2014 is valid until the end of 2014. 2015 memberships will run from January 2015 […]
