NYS TESOL Special Interest Groups (SIG)

SIG Leadership

Melissa Duquette D'Youville College

Liz Fonseca Nassau Community College

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Upcoming Activities

A TEI Salon Event

• Date: May 21, 2012
• Time: 5-7pm
• Location: A warm residence in Nassau County, Long Island
• The topic: Are you curious about teaching overseas? Do you wonder what the experience is really like? A seasoned university ESL/EFL instructor will share anecdotes and information about living and teaching internationally
• More information and registration information - click here

Recent Activities

A Salon event was held on March 14, 2012 in the Buffalo, NY area.

A presentation given by Rutgers' Program in American Language Studies (PALS) at the 2011 NYS TESOL conference. Log-in to the members only site for the full presentation.

Teaching English Internationally: Finding Opportunities and the Application Process

BRING THE WORLD TO YOUR SCHOOL!

Explore these fully funded programs that are supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and implemented by American Councils for International Education!

• CONNECT INTERNATIONALLY
  The Educational Seminars Program provides short-term professional development opportunities to teachers and administrators from around the world, for 2-3 week reciprocal exchange programs and one-way professional development programs. Participating countries include Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, and Uruguay for reciprocal exchanges and Greece, India, and Italy for one-way programs. All Educational Seminars provide airfare, training, travel health care, and living costs. For more information, please visit www.americancouncils.org/es or email edseminars@americancouncils.org.
  Upcoming Program Application Deadlines: January 6 and March 30, 2012
   
• STUDY LANGUAGE IN EGYPT AND CHINA
  Intensive Summer Language Institutes (ISLI) provides fellowships for U.S. classroom teachers to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic in Alexandria, Egypt, and Chinese in Changchun, China. Current K-12 teachers, community college instructors of Arabic and Mandarin Chinese, and students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach these languages can apply. Participants earn ten hours of graduate credit through Bryn Mawr College, and are provided with peer tutors and roundtrip airfare. All travel and study-related costs are fully covered. For more information, please visit www.americancouncils.org/isli or email isli@americancouncils.org.
  Program Application Deadline: March 2, 2012

Featured Article

"American Voices, Far From Home", New York Times