The 42nd Annual TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Convention and Exhibit
Dates
April 2 — 5, 2008
Venue
Hilton New York and Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, US
Organizer
TESOL
Theme
Worlds of TESOL: Building Communities of Practice, Inquiry and Creativity
Plenary speakers
* Suresh Canagarajah, William J. and Catherine Craig Kirby professor in language learning, department of English, Pennsylvania State University, US (Worlds of Practice: In Search of Community)
* William Grabe, professor of applied linguistics, Northern Arizona University, US (Ten Good Ideas for Teaching Second Language Reading)
* Bonny Norton, professor and distinguished university scholar, department of language and literacy education, University of British Columbia, Canada (TESOL Identities: Making a World of Difference)
* Lía Kamhi-Stein, professor and coordinator of the TESOL MA Program, California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), US (Building Classroom Communities Through Teachers’ Lived Experiences)
* Sandy Briggs, TESOL President, US (Creating Independent Language Learners)
* Shondel Nero, associate professor, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, US (Languages Without Borders: TESOL in a Transient World)
* Penny Ur, head of the Master in Education (MEd) program in foreign language teaching, Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel (Correctness and Correction)
* Aída Walqui, director, the Teacher Professional Development Program, US (Quality Teaching for English Language Learners: What Does Principled Practice Entail?)
