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1. ORTESOL
Conference - November 20 & 21 at Portland Community College
- Sylvania -Pages updated June 30, 2009. ORTESOL
Call For Papers application information now available.
2. ORTESOL
Spring Workshop - Download the powerpoint presentation and view
pictures from the Spring Workshop held June 6th and Concordia University.
3. Our
Spring Newsletter is now available! (.pdf)
4.
Portland ESL Network - A reliable up-to-date network sharing information
locations of ESL programs in the Portland area.
5. ORTESOL Conference 2008 handouts
- Friday sessions and
Saturday sessions
6. TESOL
Global Discussion on Meeting the Needs of Young Learners
7. TESOL
Position Statement on Local Flexibility in the Education of English
Language Learners
Spring 2008 Newsletter Job Bank
Please help us develop SIG mission statements
The chair persons for the ORTESOL special interest groups are in the process of developing new mission statements. Please take a moment to visit your own SIG Web pages to read the statements then click the "tell us what you think" link to provide us with any comments or suggestions you have.
Extras from the ORTESOL Journal
(Click the links to download the PDF files described below)
A Blog-based Reading Program for Korean Undergraduates in Technical Fields
Mi Gyu Kang, University of Oregon (download pdf)
The full version of the summarized article, No Culture Left Behind, by
Barbara Swanson, Katharine Ballash, and Michelle Kost.
Appendices for Susan Matson and Mark Algren's article, Understanding
Arab Students. These include the survey form and detailed results from
the survey.
ORTESOL Newsletter Online!
You can now download an electronic version of the ORTESOL newsletter.
[Note: access to the newsletter requires a password. Login information will be sent to members via email. If you haven't received this information you can send a message via our contact form.
Check out the Fall 2005 issue:
Table of Contents | Download (password required)
The Oregon Professional Development Series
Your opportunity to :
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learn assessment techniques and tools to use in your classroom and program;
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interact with colleagues in a productive, motivating learning environment; and
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expand your knowledge and explore new approaches to enhance your teaching and program.
ORTESOL
Journal
Share
your expertise! The journal is seeking contributions for the upcoming
edition. See the Call for papers for
more details.
Please
visit the Guidelines for contributors page
for information on formatting.
ESL Awareness
Week
Every
spring, ESL institutions sponsor special events to help make the
public aware of what it is we do! Please visit our ESL
Awareness Week page for more information.
See a slide show of photos from past PCC ESL Awareness Week Events
(opens in new window, close the window to return)
Writing
for the ORTESOL Newsletter
Like to
write? Want to contribute to your field and support the professional
organization of ORTESOL? Whether it is by contributing news, sending
announcements, or writing a regular feature or column, the input of
the ORTESOL membership is invaluable. Why not participate through the
Newsletter? It's easy and rewarding.
If you are
interested in writing for the ORTESOL Newsletter, or if you have ideas
for features, please contact the Newsletter Editor, René Pearson (Contact Us )
Grants for Members
Action Research
ORTESOL has established a program to provide for action research support. The purpose of the action research program is to encourage and support innovative practices in teaching. Action research consists of projects or ideas that grow from an instructor's desire to know if a new teaching strategy or new materials are working and effective in helping students.
Please visit the Action Research Grants page for more information.
Workshop Grants Available
Grants of
up to $200.00 per workshop will be awarded. Because funds are limited,
you are encouraged to apply early.
Please visit
the Workshop Grants page
for more information.
Ask ORTESOL
Need some
professional advice? ORTESOL President Kathryn Long will get you in
touch with someone who can answer your ESL-related questions. Please
visit the Ask ORTESOL page for more information.
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