5. Of Special Interest:
View Imagination and the Learning of Language,
the Keynote Address from the Virginia TESOL, September 15, 2001
presented at the University of Richmond by Clyde Co reil, Ph.D
4. Upcoming Conferences:
April 26, 2002 - The 13th Annual Conference on the Role
of the Imagination in Language Learning, at New
Jersey City University.
May 16 & 17, 2002 - NJTESOL/NJBE Spring Conference
at the DoubleTree and Holiday Inn Hotels,
Somerset, NJ. For further information, please e-mail me
atmnapoliello@njcu.edu
-M.N
3. "A
Picture File for Calendars"
As I was busy
changing calendars as the New Year approached, I thought I would
share with you something that I have done almost every year that
I have been a teacher. I love calendars and never throw them away!
They are recycled into my "picture file." These beautiful calendars
have become an invaluable teaching tool and the source for language
development for many students. I began my picture file when I was
teaching special education. With language development as a primary
goal when teaching special education students, I used them frequently.
They often adorned my bulletin boards. I now always use them in
my teacher training. They can become the center point for a language
experience chart or a discussion starter. This picture file can
be incorporated into almost any thematic unit in the classroom.
They're great for a unit on the Seasons. In fact, you might shop
for a calendar with your teaching in mind. My favorite is the Impressionist
calendars. Using these pictures is a great way to incorporate art
into the curriculum. Picture files, in general, are wonderful teaching
tools since they are appropriate for almost all students - bilingual,
ESL, special education, general education - and for almost all levels.
-M.N
2. Coming Soon!
As immediate
past-president of New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of
Other Languages/New Jersey Bilingual Educators (NJTESOL/NJBE), I
am pleased to announce the publication of our second monograph.
Issues in Gender, Language Learning, and Classroom Pedagogy, edited
by Effie Papatzikou Cochran and Mary Yepez, will be available in
late August 2001. The monographs features several excellent chapters;
Rebecca L. Oxford, "A Synthesis of Existing Research on Gender Differences
in L2 learning Strategy Use"; David Sadker, "Gender Equity: Still
Knocking at the Classroom Door"; Mary Yepez, "A Case for Studying
Sexism in the ESL Classsroom"; Effie Papatzikou Cochran, "Using
Inclusive Language in the ESOL Classroom: The Medusa Syndrome";
Barbara Kamler, "Disciplining the Schoolgirl Body"; Jane Sunderland,
"Gender and Classroom Research: What's Special about the Language
Classroom?"; Michael Newman, "Sexist Language and Instruction in
Writing"; Joan Lesikin and Alice H. Deakins, "Gender in Public Life:
Pedagogy for ESL."
To purchase copies
or other information, please contact our collaborator and distributor,
Genaro Bastos at genaro@bastosbooks.com
-M.N
