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Discuss why being connected to peers in the profession is important and how you
can learn from them:
at BYUH
in Hawaii (Hawaii TESOL)
in the country or area where you plan to work (ex. Mongolia TESOL)
Online (give evidence that you have already started participating with your peers
online)
Email & Social Media (give examples of what you learned)
Webinars or Online Classes (list examples of what is available and attend at least
one and report on the experienc
Online Journals (list several articles that you have read and what you learned)

Worksheet:

Visit ELT website to get familiar with the various programs and the alumni
newsletter http://tesol.byuh.edu/
Use Google to find out about teaching ESL with Facebook or the role of social
networks in education.
For example look how the Reading/Writing Center uses Facebook.
In a 5-8 sentence paragraph with specific examples, discuss the role of
Social Networks in education and share your opinion (Facebook, Twitter,
Diigo, Linkin, Yahoo Groups, etc).

Answer: Social networks in education plays a great role for all the
students and professors. The resources may be shared among
members of a group through social media like Facebook. They
interact and share ideas on how they improve and how they can
build their strength and knowledge on TESOL through social
media.

Get to know the Field

Answer these following questions by doing a web search. Put a web address of
where you found your information and write your answer.
What is the BYUH TESOL Society and what do they do? Why would you
want to join it?

Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/479794408827139/
Answer: I want to join the BYUH Tesol society because I want to
find more ways from TESOL professors and experienced students

in TESOL society to help me become successful in the field. BYUH

TESOL society is a group or a society of students and professors
who are majoring and teaching TESOL who interact with each
other about TESOL and share their ideas and knowledge on how
the students should improve and have a mindset when they go
home.
What is Hawaii TESOL and what do they do? When is the Annual
Conference?

Link: http://www.hawaiitesol.wildapricot.org/
Answer: Hawaii TESOL is committed to building a community of
professionals teaching ESL in Hawaii. They work to promote
highest standards of employment and also provide ESL
professionals with opportunities for networking and professional
development. Their annual conference is Feb 2016.

When and where will the next TESOL Convention be held? What is the
theme?

Link: http://www.tesol.org/convention2016
Answer: The next TESOL convention will be help on Aril 5 th-8th
2016 and the theme is Reflecting Forward.

What is TESOLs Electronic Village Online (EVO)? When does it start? How
much does it cost?

Link: http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/10708567/FrontPage
Answer: EVO starts in 2016 and it is absolutely free.

What is Webheads in Action and what do they do?

Link: http://webheadsinaction.org/
Answer: The Webheads is a world-wide, cross cultural and vibrant
online-community of educators with an open enrollment for
anyone who wants to join.

In a 5-8 sentence paragraph with specific examples, talk about where can
you meet and learn from fellow English Language Teachers? You can also
talk about other sources that may be more relevant to you.

Answer: I think the best to meet and learn from other Language
Teachers is the Hawaii Society. It would be great to meet teachers
at the BYUH TESOL Society but then it would just be in Byuh.
Hawaii Society is a really huge TESOL society where I can meet a
whole tons of great language teachers here in the state to learn
from them and their experiences and profession. In this way I
would be introduced to many other effective teachers in order to
work together with them and cooperate with them about TESOL
knowledge.

Join several of these groups below and write Joined after the ones you
joined:

CALL_IS_VSL http://groups.diigo.com/group/call_is_vsl

TESOL English Language Bulletin http://multibriefs.com/optin.php?tesol A weekly

news bulletin from Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
(Joined)

Reading in a Foreign Language (Journal) http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/subscribe.html

NCELA Newsletter http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/listserv/

Pearson Longman ELT Mailing List http://esubs.pearsonedema.com/registration/account_login1.asp?product_id=1 or

http://www.longmanhomeusa.com/ and look for Newsletter

edSurge http://www.edsurge.com/

edWeb.net is a social network and professional learning community that makes it easy for teachers and
all educators to connect and collaborate with peers, share information and best practices, and spread
innovative ideas to improve teaching and learning.

Global Education Conference http://www.globaleducationconference.com

List a few things you have learned from reading the ESL email sent to you.

Answer: They didnt happen to send me an email.

Some of the various groups you have joined will keep

you informed when online conferences or webinars
will be happening.
During this semester attend an online event,
which is educationally oriented. As you attend
take screen shots and then write a reaction of the
event. This means you briefly summarize the
event and then most of your writing should be
what you learned from the event and how you felt
as you participated.

Answer and Screen Shots:

http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/listserv/

Online Journals
Keeping current in the field used to mean heading to the library and reading stacks
of professional journals or magazines. Now many of these journals can be found for
free online. Below is an old article which lists several of these online journals. Some
of the links may be broken, but by searching for the magazines name on the
internet, you probably will be able to find a new link.
Browse through several of the online magazines below. Since this article is
a few years old, also search the Internet for other online scholarly
publications related to our field. You will be asked to report your findings
later.
Web Wanderer
(English Teaching professional, Issue 40, Sept 2005, pg 61)

Dave Sperling continues his journey through cyberspace in search of the

seemingly limitless riches of the internet. Here he selects some sites to stimulate
teachers.
Running out of teaching ideas? Burned out in the classroom? If so, I have some good news
for you: the internet is a magnificent source of free online journals, magazines and
newsletters. In this article I will review some of my favourites.
Asian EFL Journal
www.asian-efl-journal.com
This excellent online journal examines issues within the Asian EFL linguistic scene, and youll
find archived articles from 2002 to 2005. Their most recent issue includes such diverse
features as A tale of two mainland Chinese English learners, Frequency effects on Japanese
learners perceptions of morphologically complex words and In the case of L2 learning v
cultural awareness.
Bilingual Research Journal http://brj.asu.edu
This journal deals with bilingual education, bilingualism and language policies in education,
and has a vast collection of articles dating back to 1992. A very good resource for bilingual
educators.
CALICO Journal http://ealico.org/calicopubs.html
CALICO, the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, is a professional
organization that serves a membership involved in both education and technology. Many of
their journal articles are available online, including ones dating back to 1983.
English Teaching Professional
www.etprofessional.com
Our own title! The leading practical magazine for teachers around the world with online
archives and a great
e-newsletter of practical tips and ideas.
ELT Journal
http://eltj.oxfordjournals.org/archive/index.dtl
This quarterly publication is aimed at those involved in the field of teaching English as a
second or foreign language. Includes archived articles from 1946!

ELT Newsletter
www.eltnewsletter.com
This newsletter is updated every Friday.
and you can read weekly articles on topics of interest to ELT professionals. This is an
excellent source for teaching tips.
ESL Magazine
www.eslmag.com
The magazine for American-English
language teachers youll find an archive of practical articles online.
Internet TESL Journal
http://iteslj.org
Brought to you by Charles and Larry Kelly, this is a top-notch collection of monthly journal
articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links. Their

current issue has articles on Adapting the L2 classroom for age-related vision impairments,
Using authentic business transcripts in the ESL classroom and Tips for teaching
conversation in the multilingual ESL classroom.
JALT Journal
http://jalt-publications.org/
JALT Journal is the research journal of the Japan Association for Language Teaching, and
youll find a comprehensive collection of articles from 1994 to 2004. Journal of
Language and Linguistics www.shakespeare.uk.net/journali jlling_home.html
A journal for language and linguistic studies with articles such as Optimal 1.2 speech
perception: native speakers of English and Japanese consonant length contrasts and On
measuring ESP proficiency at university.
Language Learning and Technology http://llt.msu.edu
Started in 1997, Language Learning and Technology is a refereed journal that seeks to
disseminate research to foreign and second language educators in the US and around the
world on issues related to technology and language education. It has archives from 1997 to
2005.
Modern English Digest
www.niodernenglishdigest.com
A popular magazine for students packed
with classroom resources; download a free sampler from the website!
Modern English Teacher www.onlineMET.com
Established over 3oyears, this journal covers teaching development and methods with a
selected archive online.
Reading in a Foreign Language http://ntlrc.hawaii.edu/rfl
Reading in a Foreign Language is a scholarly international refereed journal founded in 1983
at the University of Aston, Birmingham, England. The current issue features articles on
Understanding the role of text length, sample size and vocabulary size in determining text
coverage and A framework for developing EFL reading vocabulary.
The Reading Matrix www.readingmatrix.com/current.html
The Reading Matrix is a peer-reviewed professional journal with an editorial board of scholars
in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics. Youll find a large
collection of articles dating back to 2001.
Teaching English with Technology
http://www.tewtjournal.org/
[ http://www.iatefl.org.pl/call/callnl5.htm ]
This online journal is brought to you by IATEFL Polands Computer Special Interest Group,
and has archived issues dating from 2001 to 2005 [to present]. Youll find articles, Internet
lesson plans, and website reviews.
TechKnowLogia
www.techknowlogia.org
TechKnowLogia is an international online journal that provides policy makers, strategists,
practitioners and technologists with a strategic forum to explore, share, exchange and
review. There are online issues from 1999 to 2003.
TESL-EJ
www.writing.berkeley.edu/tesl-ej

An internationally-recognized source of ESL and EFL information for teachers throughout the
world with archived issues from 1995 to 2005. Sections include Articles, Reviews, Classroom
Texts, Teacher Resource Books, Applied Linguistics, History and Research, Technology in
Education, Media Reviews, Forum and On the Internet. Dont miss this outstanding resource!
Dave Sperling is the creator of the popular website Daves ESL Caf (www.eslcafe.com).

Some other Journals are:

Call-EJ http://callej.org/
TESL Reporter http://chd.byuh.edu/tesol/reporter
English Teaching Forum http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forumjournal.html
What journals did you look at? What did you find out?
Answer: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.html
- I learned from this website that it has a lot of great information and resources
for teachers and students all over the world. They accept submissions from
any other teacher around the world and it contains various fun games for the
teachers to help teach their students.

What new online journals did you find and what key words did you use in
your search to find them (include links)?

Answer: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN
%291949-3533
Tesol Journal
https://www.oxfordseminars.com/tesol-tesl-tefl-course/?
utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=all-ussearch
Popular Tesol Journals

Explain why you think these online sources would be helpful.

Answer: I think these online sources would be very helpful

because they are there to help assist teachers and students who
are currently studying TESOL and be able to help them learn new
ways to learn and to teach students. The resources are also
helpful because they provide many opportunities for students and
teachers to progress in the field of teaching and introducing them
to a newer level of teaching and learning.

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