Category TESL NS News
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 […]
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!
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! […]
2014 Spring Conference Abstracts and Bios
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 […]
March 2014 Newsletter
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!
Realigning the TESL NS Membership Calendar
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 […]
Activity Swap Feb 27
TESL Event: Activity Swap When: Thursday, Feb. 27. 5:00-7:00. (5:00-6:00 social hour, activity swap 6:00-7:00 ) Where: Dalhousie University Club Pub What: Informal TESL fun. This activity swap is both a networking social with the TESL community, as well as a chance to share ideas and go home with an activity you can take into […]
2014 Spring Conference
The TESL Nova Scotia Spring Conference will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services (ISIS) in Halifax, from 9:00-3:00. The Spring 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 […]
