Category From the Editor

LeNSes (TESL NS Newsletter) Fall 2023

The latest issue of our newsletter is now available, with lots of updates, content, and important information for TESL NS members.Please click here to read your copy of the Newsletter, and reach out if you would like to contribute to future issues of the newsletter.

Fall 2019 Newsletter is out!

The newest issue of the TESL NS newsletter is out! Click here to download it. It contains the following articles: 1.    Making a Difference: Halifax Refugee Clinic, by Charlotte Peak 2.    TESL NS President’s Report, David Packer 3.    A Reflection on the Teaching of Academic Writing: Appreciating the Otherness of International Students, by Khalid Al Hariri 4.    Roundtable: IELTS—Is […]

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 […]

Spring 2018 Newsletter is out!

The latest issue of the TESL NS newsletter is hot off the (digital) presses! Click here to download the TESL NS Spring 2018 newsletter! This issue features the following contributions by members of the TESL NS community: News: ISANS Executive Director Gerry Mills Retires, by Darlene MacInnis Message from TESL NS President David Packer 2017 […]

Fall 2017 Newsletter is out!

The latest issue of the TESL NS newsletter is hot off the (digital) presses! Click here to download it. This issue features the following contributions by members of the TESL NS community: Vocabulary and Context by Kris Mitchell Features of Spoken Grammar in the Classroom by Sarah Jane Blenkhorn Dyslexia in the English Language Classroom […]

May Newsletter is Out!

Click here to download the latest issue of the TESL NS newsletter. This issue includes writing by Stephen Whelan, Lydia Mans, Sandra Powell and Mary Lou Harnish.

December 2013 Newsletter

Click here to download the December 2013 issue of the TESL Nova Scotia newsletter. In this issue are articles by Priya Andrade and Tony Rusinak, Fe Leonor Baculi, Jennifer MacDonald, David MacLeod and Sam Worthington, and photos by Olga Sarycheva. Comments or contributions for future issues are welcome at editor@teslns.com. Enjoy!

Spring Conference Recap

On the morning of May 11 an eager audience of language teachers gathered at Mount Saint Vincent University to attend presentations by their colleagues. As we mingled over coffee, tea and muffins we deliberated over which concurrent sessions to attend. Our networking was an enjoyable mix of meeting familiar colleagues, new teachers, new members, recent […]

Note from the Editor, March 2013

Welcome to the new website of TESL NS. A lot of great ideas have been realized in the hard work and applied tech savvy of executive committee member Jennifer MacDonald. Especially, check out the google maps feature created to help us visualize where we are represented as ESL professionals throughout the province. Thank you, Jennifer! […]